{"id":null,"code":"BO00BC25","name":{"valueFi":"Contemporary Issues in International Business Management","valueEn":"Contemporary Issues in International Business Management","valueSv":""},"credits":6.0,"minCredits":6,"maxCredits":6,"tags":[],"createdAt":1790534900571,"contentList":[{"title":{"valueFi":"Osaamistavoitteet","valueEn":"Learning outcomes","valueSv":""},"content":{"valueFi":"Upon completion of the course, students will be able to understand the impact of global events and developments—including the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, crises in the Middle East, political shifts in Western governments, and advances in artificial intelligence—on the international business management research. \r\nUpon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:\r\n1.\tDemonstrate a critical and advanced understanding of major global events and developments since the 2020s and their implications for international business management research.\r\n2.\tCritically evaluate how recent global events and developments have influenced theoretical, methodological, and empirical approaches in international business management.\r\n3.\tSynthesize and analyze multiple research and global perspectives to develop well-structured, evidence-based arguments addressing contemporary international business challenges.\r\n\r\nThe course supports students’ awareness of and engagement with the University of Oulu’s generic skills, including analytical, critical and creative thinking; international and multicultural competence; sustainability, responsibility and ethics; multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary skills; as well as communication, interaction and digital skills.","valueEn":"Upon completion of the course, students will be able to understand the impact of global events and developments—including the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, crises in the Middle East, political shifts in Western governments, and advances in artificial intelligence—on the international business management research. \r\nUpon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:\r\n1.\tDemonstrate a critical and advanced understanding of major global events and developments since the 2020s and their implications for international business management research.\r\n2.\tCritically evaluate how recent global events and developments have influenced theoretical, methodological, and empirical approaches in international business management.\r\n3.\tSynthesize and analyze multiple research and global perspectives to develop well-structured, evidence-based arguments addressing contemporary international business challenges.\r\n\r\nThe course supports students’ awareness of and engagement with the University of Oulu’s generic skills, including analytical, critical and creative thinking; international and multicultural competence; sustainability, responsibility and ethics; multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary skills; as well as communication, interaction and digital skills.","valueSv":""}},{"title":{"valueFi":"Sisältö","valueEn":"Content","valueSv":""},"content":{"valueFi":"The course comprises a series of lectures in which researchers from the Department of Management and International Business present their current research topics. 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