BSc Fashion Buying and Merchandising

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The unit will introduce the cultural, economic, political environment of international business; internationalisation strategies and the management of international business.

MATS22302 cannot be taken if a student is taking MATS22702

 

A greater depth of the learning outcomes will be covered in the following sections:

• Knowledge and understanding
• Intellectual skills
• Practical skills
• Transferable skills and personal qualities

 

Contributing to developing programme learning outcomes and the assessment of:

• Identify how cultural variables and environmental factors affecting international activities
• Discuss the management of business functional operations in an international context
  • Systematically describe, analyse and appraise the structure of global fashion, textiles and related industries, with focus on the emerging issues of markets, services, consumer expectations within the macro-environment.
  • Confidently distinguish the key elements of contemporary challenges and issues in fashion and textiles and use these systematically in strategic planning of operational responses.
  • Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of key aspects of management theory in relation to management of organisations for example people management and information systems.

2.1       Analyse international situations and evaluate contemporary issues in international business

2.2       Discuss challenges of conducting business in global context

Contributing to developing programme learning outcomes and the assessment of:

• Identify and conceptualise appropriate theories, applying them to the fashion and textile industry.
• Synthesise, assess and evaluate information and data from appropriate sources and use these to make informed, independent judgments and decision making in relation to technical product and/or business contexts.
• Exercise original thinking and independent learning to design and execute a project to evaluate and analyse a business concept or a technical aspect of garment or textiles products.

3.1       Review how international business adjusts management practices in global context

Contributing to developing programme learning outcome and the assessment of:

• Act Autonomously with limited supervision or direction within negotiated guidelines, individually and as part of a team.
• Identify and employ appropriate sources of information.

• 4.1       Identify and evaluate relevant issues and information to generate possible solutions to the problems based on well-reasoned rationales

  Contributing to developing programme learning outcome and the assessment of:

• An ability to act ethically and communicate appropriately in a variety of complex and unpredictable contexts.

• An ability to plan, manage and evaluate the investigation into and acquisition of new knowledge.

• Clear and effective communication, using a range of styles and employing various media appropriate to the context.

Written and verbal - Summative feedback will be available upon request after the appropriate Exam Board has ratified results. 

 

• Collinson, S., Narula, R., Qamar, A., & Rugman, A. M. (2020). International business (8th Edition.). Pearson.
• Daniels, J., Radebaugh, L., & Sullivan, D. (2018). International Business, Global Edition (16th ed.). Pearson.