MBA International Experiences

Module title	MBA International Experiences
Module code	MBAM936B
Academic year	2023/4
Credits	15
Module staff	Ms Jackie Bagnall (Convenor)

Duration: Term	1	2	3
Duration: Weeks			4-5 days

Number students taking module (anticipated)	10

Module description

The purpose of this module is to enable you to broaden your knowledge and experience by studying one or more elective modules at approved international partner institutions (Audencia in Nantes, Kedge in Marseilles) as part of your MBA study, live, study and interact with like-minded MBA participants in a cross-cultural environment overseas. Dependent on the credit bearing arrangements for the electives, credits will be counted as an MBA option and assessed by a combination of assessment set by the partner institute and assessment set by the Business School.

Expectations about prior knowledge and pre-requisites will depend on the individual modules offered by the partner institute.

Internationalisation: internationalisation of your experience is embedded in the module.

External Engagement: external engagement takes place through interaction with lecturers, professionals and like-minded MBA participants at local partner institutions.

Employability: you will acquire a number of skills, including adaptability and team working skills in a cross-cultural setting.

Ethics and Corporate Responsibility: The partner institutes’ MBA directly links with CSR and the module content directly addresses issues of ethics, CSR and sustainability in an international context.

Research in Teaching: All modules offered within the International Experiences build on the latest research and scholarship in the individual fields.

Module aims - intentions of the module

The International Experiences module on the MBA enables you to

broaden your knowledge of business in an international context
broaden your experience
network with like minded MBA participants, experts and corporate organisations overseas
promote the acquisition and application of team working in a cross cultural environment overseas
reflect on your skills development and experiences

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)

ILO: Module-specific skills

On successfully completing the module you will be able to...

1. adapt to life and learning in a foreign environment;
2. appreciate the challenges different environments generate to business, individuals and societies;
3. develop a global mindset;
4. network with like-minded MBA participants, experts and corporate organisations in a cross-cultural setting overseas.

ILO: Discipline-specific skills

On successfully completing the module you will be able to...

5. acquire specialist knowledge that complements that transferred on the Exeter MBA;
6. reflect on your experiences while living and studying overseas.

ILO: Personal and key skills

On successfully completing the module you will be able to...

7. take a global outlook: apply creative intelligence and ethical imagination to complex problems to ensure that environmental and social governance is taken into account;
8. apply critical thinking: present and defend strategic analyses in multiple forms (written, verbal, digital) based on case material, desk based and empirical research;
9. work with a collaborative mind-set: give and receive feedback at all levels in a confident and respectful manner. Work inclusively across multi-cultural groups to research, explore and prepare a persuasive argument against an assignment or client brief;
10. develop an ethical perspective: improve personal effectiveness through consciously and diligently making decisions on behalf of all stakeholders, environmental, social and financial;
11. demonstrate technological and digital literacy: identify and apply relevant technologies to source, process and communicate accurate information.

Syllabus plan

The modules on offer will each consist of four consecutive days (28 hours) of classroom-based teaching and learning that will introduce issues formally and through critical debate.

Learning activities and teaching methods (given in hours of study time)

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
24	76

Details of learning activities and teaching methods

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity	24	The learning activities and teaching methods will depend on the students module choices.
Guided Independent Study	76

Formative assessment

Form of assessment	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
As determined by partner institution	As determined by partner institution	As outlined by partner institution	As outlined by partner institution

Summative assessment (% of credit)

Coursework	Written exams	Practical exams
100	0	0

Details of summative assessment

Form of assessment	% of credit	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
A combination of lectures, seminars and group work as determined by partner institution	70	N/A	As outlined by partner institution	As outlined by partner institution
Reflective assignment (assessed by home institute)	30	1,500 words	1-7	Written feedback
	0
	0
	0
	0

Details of re-assessment (where required by referral or deferral)

Original form of assessment	Form of re-assessment	ILOs re-assessed	Timescale for re-assessment
As outlined by partner institution (70%)	As outlined by partner institution (70%)	As outlined by partner institution	As outlined by partner institution
Reflective assignment 1500 words (30%)	Reflective assignment 1500 words (30%)	1-7	6 weeks after briefing

Re-assessment notes

As determined by partner institution

Indicative learning resources - Basic reading

To be determined by the host partner institute.

Key words search

Audencia, Kedge, International

Credit value	15
Module ECTS	7.5
Module pre-requisites	None
Module co-requisites	None
NQF level (module)	7
Available as distance learning?	No
Origin date	24/10/2014
Last revision date	18/06/2021