BUSI4X415: Doing Business in China (Fudan DBA)

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• To enable students to engage different Chinese business systems in a critically informed way which identifies emerging trends and specialized management issues.

• Comparative business systems
• Chinese business governance
• Chinese business and management
• Offshore Chinese business networks
• Multinationals doing business in China
• Public relations for business in China
• Mainland China: emerging business and management
• East-West organizational and management learning and development
• East-West business champions and pathfinder development
• China related Case Study Series

Subject-specific Knowledge:

• By the end of the module students should have:
• Have a critical appreciation of Chinses business dynamics;
• Have an advanced understanding of Chinese business systems.

Subject-specific Skills:

• By the end of the module students should have:
• Be able to compare and critically evaluate key Chinese business organizational and management preferences;
• Be able to anticipate/predict future developmental trends and issues;
• Be able to engage with problems and opportunities for developing Chinses business relationships

Key Skills:

• Ability to make an initial formulation and articulation of a potential scheme of research
• Ability to understand and resolve the problems and issues in undertaking doctoral research
• Ability to formulate, articulate and complete a scheme of research at doctoral level
• Enhanced personal effectiveness
• Effective written communication
• Advanced skills of self-awareness and time management

• The module will be delivered in a workshop format over an intensive three-day teaching block. Workshops will comprise a balanced mix of lecture- and seminar-type delivery combined with small group discussions and other activities as appropriate to the nature of the material. Also, guided reading will address key topics. This range of methods will ensure that students will acquire the advanced skills and knowledge to enable them to develop a thorough understanding of this specialist field of study.
• Learning will also occur through tutor-supported, as well as self-supported learning groups. In addition, guided reading will address key topics. This range of methods will ensure that students will acquire the advanced skills and knowledge to enable them to develop a thorough understanding of this specialist field of study
• The assessment of the module will be by individual written assignment, designed to test students' knowledge and understanding of the subject-matter and their ability to apply it to the analysis of specific issues relating to the study of skills.

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