Objectives and competences
In this course students:
1. Enhance their theoretical knowledge in the field of international economic relations and are able to apply it.
2. Gain the ability to apply their theoretical knowledge in practice in the field of international business.
3. Acquire holistic approach to analysis of international economic relations.
4. Acquire advanced knowledge of basic theoretical approaches in the field of international economic relations.
Content (Syllabus outline)
• Impact of globalisation on international business environment
• Emerging markets (with emphasis on BRIC countries) and the world economy
• Factor endowments worldwide: labour force, resources, capital, technology transfer;
• Theory of international economic relations: economic cycles and stability, gaining competitive advantage, (un)equal international exchange, theory of export promotion versus import substitution ;
• Theory of regional integration : stages of economic integration; measuring the impact of integration, economic and monetary integration;
• Integration process in the EU and world-wide
Learning and teaching methods
-lecturing;
-multimedia presentations;
-case studies;
-team work
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Students:
1. Acquire specific knowledge in the field of international economic relations.
2. Have a detailed knowledge of theories in the field of international economic relations.
3. Learn how to analyse and synthesise different approaches in the field of international economic relations.
4. Can demonstrate awareness of wider social and environmental ethical issues in areas of international economic relations.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
Cognitive/Intellectual skills:
Students:
1. Understand and apply critical analysis and theory development and their usability in solving real professional problems, with minimum guidance.
2. Get the ability to search for and synthesize new information from the field of international economic relations in literature and praxis.
3. Synthesize different knowledge and procedures and are aware of importance of use of professional literature.
4. Can select appropriate techniques for problem solving and are able to evaluate the importance and significance of data.
5. Can identify key aspects of problem from different viewpoints.
Key/Transferable skills
Students:
1. Further develop skills and expertise in the use of knowledge in a specific working area.
2. Upgrade the ability to become an autonomous learner.
3. Upgrade the ability to apply information technology.
4. Upgrade the ability to work in pairs and groups.
5. Further develop their communication skills in an effective manner to effectively and professionally communicate.
Practical skills:
Students:
1. Get practical experience in the field of international business.
2. Are able to act autonomously with defined guidelines and certain level of supervision.
Readings
Obvezna študijska literature/Compulsory textbooks:
Kenda Vladimir in Bobek Vito. 2003. Osnove mednarodnih ekonomskih odnosov. Maribor: EPF.
McKinsey Global Institute. 2018. Outperformers: High-growth Emerging economies and the companies that propel them. Brussels-San Francisco-Shanghai: McKinsey Global Institute. (available in pdf).
Fontaine, Pascal. 2018. Europe in 12 Lessons. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. (available in pdf).
DG for Communication. 2014. How the European Union works - Your guide to the EU institutions. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. (available in pdf).
DG for Communication. 2019. EU Budget at a Glance. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. (available in pdf).
DG for Communication. 2013. Internal Market. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. (available in pdf).
DG for Communication. 2019. Economic and Monetary Union and the Euro. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. (available in pdf).
Dodatna študijska literature/Additional textbooks:
Nenad Pacek, Daniel Thorniley. 2007. Emerging markets: lessons for business success and the outlook for different markets. London: The Economist Newspaper Ltd.
The World Economic Forum. 2019. The Global Competitiveness Report 2019. Full Data Edition (available in pdf)
Korez-Vide, Romana. 2015. Ključni vidiki družbenoekonomskega razvoja Slovenije in primerljivih držav. V: Štrukelj, Tjaša (ur.). Izbrani vidiki družbenih in gospodarskih transformacij. Maribor: EPF.
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