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Course Catalog 01/02


Business Adm and Social Science

IEM329 International Marketing 7.5 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Q III

LANGUAGE:English

EXAMINER
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PREREQUISITES
A-level Business Administraion passed and all courses for B-level Business Administration started with passed on at least IEM335, or equivalent. If prerequisites not fulfilled contact academic advisor.

COURSE AIM
The aim of the course is to:
- provide knowledge of the global marketing environment
- study the factors that motivate a firm to go international
- learn the process of assessing potential foreign markets from a firm's perspective
- provide knowledge of how to build a foreign marketing strategy for a company and discuss
the process of how to implement and manage this strategy.

CONTENTS
The course considers the following areas:
á Environmental factors in international marketing
á International markets
á Market decisions in international marketing
á Planning and control
The course considers market assessments prior to entrance on a market i.e. assessment of market potential and export estimation. Internationalization at different stages of development from first export to global activities with alternative modes of operation. Export of services, system selling, environmental and market knowledge, international market communication, negotiations and inter cultural communication.



TEACHING
Lectures, seminars, supervision, group assignments, cases and project work.



EXAMINATION
Written test, presentation of cases and project work. Presence during compulsory sessions is required.


COURSE GRADE SCALE: U, G, VG

ITEMS/CREDITS
Compulsory tests and assignments 7.50ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
It's available on the divisions hompage, at latest 3 weeks before the course starts.

REMARKS


Valid for the academic year 01/02.

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