Module Details

Module Code: PLAC9018
Title: Internationalisation Placement
Long Title: Internationalisation Placement
NFQ Level: Expert
Valid From: Semester 1 - 2018/19 ( September 2018 )
Duration: 1 Semester
Credits: 30
Field of Study: 0111 - Placement
Module Delivered in: 1 programme(s)
Module Description: The Internationalisation placement exposes students to the specifically international elements of a business in a variety of settings allowing them to engage appropriately with internal and external stakeholders while experiencing multi-cultural exchanges. In undertaking this module students will further develop their knowledge of the global business environment.
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Formulate a considered strategy that identifies and enables further internationalisation opportunities for the host organisation.
LO2 Apply appropriate primary and secondary research skills with synthesis of garnered knowledge in the host company's environmental context.
LO3 Perform sectoral and competitive analysis for the host company in a manner that reflects the varied facets of successful internationalisation activities.
LO4 Critically appraise their own professional development while enacting measures to affect progress with respect to their own career goals.
LO5 Articulate reflected learning objectives that address identified skills and knowledge gaps with respect to varied aspects of internationalisation.
LO6 Build job search skills to support internship applications.
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named MTU module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. You may not earn additional credit for the same learning and therefore you may not enrol in this module if you have successfully completed any modules in the incompatible list.
No incompatible modules listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Requirements

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. You may not enrol on this module if you have not acquired the learning specified in this section.
No requirements listed
 
Indicative Content
Multi-cultural communication
The student will experience the challenges of multi-cultural communication within the host organisation with a view to determining their own strengths and weaknesses.
Operations Management
The student will develop a thorough understanding of how its organisation achieves fulfilment of its operational objectives while also understanding the strategic operational value of the organisation's core competencies.
Business Development
Through engagement with various processes and stakeholders within the organisation students will experience exposure of the direct and indirect antecedents of growth within an organisation.
Initiative & Motivation
Personal and professional engagement with career and context will yield the student the opportunity to demonstrate their own effectiveness.
Strategy
The student will explore the importance of strategy as a means to business success with particular focus on the relationships, behaviours and contexts of solid strategic direction.
Professional Development
The student will learn job searching skills, CV writing, Linked-in profiles, and interview skills to develop their own personal professional brand.
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Coursework100.00%

Assessments

Coursework
Assessment Type Other % of Total Mark 20
Timing Sem End Learning Outcomes 4,5
Assessment Description
Interview and Presentation: The placement coordinator will visit the partner organisation (virtually if based outside Ireland) to interview the student and evaluate their performance. The evaluation will be aided by the input from the learner's mentor/supervisor within the organisation. The student is also asked to prepare a critical reflection presentation on what the student has learned on placement.
Assessment Type Written Report % of Total Mark 30
Timing Sem End Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,5
Assessment Description
Students must develop a report for the company on any aspect of their current operations. The report will demonstrate the research undertaken relating to the area of focus, including an in-depth sectoral analysis. The report will show aspects of self-directed learning, reflection on decisions made, recommendations offered, and a critical awareness of the realities and complexities of the global environment from the perspective of their work experience.
Assessment Type Written Report % of Total Mark 30
Timing Sem End Learning Outcomes 4,5
Assessment Description
The student will develop an overall report on their placement experience. It should detail their decision making in relation to internationalisation issues, highlight examples of independent thinking, and the application of learning, as well as demonstrating reflection and self evaluation on their placement experience, and on their academic and professional development.
Assessment Type Other % of Total Mark 20
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 4,6
Assessment Description
Prepare and submit a professional CV and Linked-in profile for their professional branding (submitted by week 5 in Semester 1).
No End of Module Formal Examination
Reassessment Requirement
Coursework Only
This module is reassessed solely on the basis of re-submitted coursework. There is no repeat written examination.

The University reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecturer-Supervised Learning (Contact) Contact Supervision of placement Every Week 0.33 0.330000013113022
Independent Learning Non Contact Placement Activities Every Week 41.67 41.6699981689453
Total Hours 42.00
Total Weekly Learner Workload 42.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 0.33
This module has no Part Time workload.
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • McGraw Hill. (2012), International Business: The Challenge of Global Competition, 13. [ISBN: 0077606124].
  • Terri Morrisson. (2006), Kiss, Bow, Or Shake Hands: The Bestselling Guide to Doing Business in More Than 60 Countries, 2. McAdams Media, [ISBN: 1593373686].
This module does not have any article/paper resources
Other Resources
 
Module Delivered in
Programme Code Programme Semester Delivery
CR_BGLBP_9 Master of Arts in Global Business Practice 3 Elective