Master
2023/2024
Mentor's Seminar "Business in Modern Asia"
Type:
Compulsory course (Socioeconomic and Political Development of Modern Asia)
Area of studies:
Asian and African Studies
Delivered by:
School of International Regional Studies
When:
1 year, 1-4 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Galina Nikiporets-Takigawa
Master’s programme:
Socioeconomic and Political Development of Modern Asia
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Contact hours:
8
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The seminar is aimed at individual counseling and support of the educational trajectory of a master's students, adjustment of the individual curriculum, development of academic skills and professional competencies. During the seminar, students will analyze possibilities and directions of the program courses for solving practical, analytical and research problems. The seminar will help master's students to identify their research interests and define them in the framework of individual research tasks and prepare term papers and dissertations. The seminar aims to develop the student's skills in self-organization of academic work and develop their academic writing and presentation skills. Also, the purpose of the seminar is to extend an ability to work with relevant materials and become familiar with the basic rules of academic ethics to organize and manage an individual research project.
Learning Objectives
- to develop academic skills and high professional research competencies;
- to achieve personal curriculum formation;
- to formulate a personal professional development goals.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- an identification of the range of career trajectories. an identification of research interest and individual research objectives.
- a selection of a key research strategy for an individual project.
- to achieve progress in research work.
- to complete the research work.
Course Contents
- Introduction- "International Business and Asia" and reasearch goals identification.
- Individual consultation- 1
- Individual consultation- 2
- Individual consultation- 3
- Individual consultation- 4
- Conclusion
Assessment Elements
- Group ProjectsProject- Group presentation on “National Differences in Political, Economic, and Legal Systems from the Position of Foreign Business” In the beginning of the semester, groups will select a leader and a nation-state (country) of choice for this specific project. After discussing the selection with the instructor and acquiring the approval, each group will analyze the political, economic, and legal systems of the nation-state chosen from the position of foreign business and prepare a presentation to be delivered in class.
- Reseach results and participationThis course is designed to be a highly interactive class to demonstrate the research progress. The ability to contribute to an open discussion of ideas and to defend your position on a research topic is an important ‘leadership’ skill that you can work on during this course.
- EssayReflective essay on a research paper.
Interim Assessment
- 2023/2024 4th module0.5 * Essay + 0.5 * Essay + 0.25 * Group Projects + 0.25 * Group Projects + 0.25 * Reseach results and participation + 0.25 * Reseach results and participation
- 2024/2025 3rd module0.5 * Essay + 0.5 * Essay + 0.25 * Group Projects + 0.25 * Group Projects + 0.25 * Reseach results and participation + 0.25 * Reseach results and participation
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations : Chicago style for students and researchers, Turabian, K. L., 2017
- Global business today, Hill, C. W. L., 2018
- Handbook of Asian management, , 2004
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Asian management systems : Chinese, Japanese and Korean styles of business, Chen, M., 2005
- Case studies in global management : strategy, innovation and people management, , 2012