Contracts are one of the most common legal documents in both our personal, professional or business lives. Whether buying a cell phone, doing online shopping or going on a holiday, one is going to encounter a contract. Thus, knowing something about the basics of contract law will provide an added advantage when getting a job, buying a car or home and handling everyday agreements.
This course is to provide the fundamental and basic knowledge of the contract law. Who can enter a contract, how to approach negotiation and designing a written contract. The course will also examine unfair and improper contracts that could be challenged; focus on contract termination, covering breach and what losses are claimable. It concludes with brief examination of contract law governing Internet use.
This course introduces students to the methods of international business in a global context and aspects of strategic decision-making. It introduces international trade policies, global environment, etiquette, and other
standard strategies.SEM209 Organizational Behaviour
The goal of this course is to help students develop a conceptual understanding of OB theories and provide them with skills to put those ideas and theories into practice. Key techniques and processes designed to improve organisational efficiency and effectiveness are fully examined from the perspective of management, workers, and society at large. It covers a wide breadth of theories and applications dealing with such topics as perception, motivation, decision making, team dynamics, negotiation, conflict management, leadership, and organisational culture.
The course is to develop a comprehensive understanding of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) from the multiperspective of the globalization. This course
will cover all major elements of the M&A process including corporate strategy, due diligence, restructuring options, takeover defense and integration. It
will use cases and real world application to develop understanding of preparing evaluation of a proposed transaction.
The world now is more integrated and connected than ever due to increasing pace of globalization. This global phenomenon has emphasized the significance of business communication. Businesspeople and professionals from around the world are interacting in a diverse and expanding global communication environment. The necessity to equip business communication knowledge and competence is not an overstatement. This course provides learners the knowledge and tools to be competent in business communication. As the workplace revolves around communication, effective business communication skills matter more than ever. Learners would expect to learn topics encompassing business communication in global context, business writing process, communication at work, writing reports, analyzing ethical situations in business communication, and more. Learners will find it an enriching learning experience.
This course covers the familiarization of basic principles of management through class participation and doing projects, the development of teamworking skills in completing a medium size course project and sharpening the ability in presenting one’s own project and results.
Principles of management is a common course for SEM students.
Principles of management is a common course fo SEM students. It focuses on the four main functions of management such as planning , organizing , leading and control and some other issues of management.
The objectives of this course are:
1. To exposed students to the basic theories and concepts of theory of Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions in a globalization context and be able to use the theory to analyze some M&A cases.
2. To exposed and facilitate the important application of the method in cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions practice and know how to make decisions and avoid risks.
3. To comprehend the history and developing trends of cross-border mergers and acquisitions.
The goal of this course is to help students develop a conceptual understanding of OB theories and provide them with skills to put those ideas and theories into practice. Key techniques and processes designed to improve organisational efficiency and effectiveness are fully examined from the perspective of management, workers, and society at large. It covers a wide breadth of theories and applications dealing with such topics as perception, motivation, decision making, team dynamics, negotiation, conflict management, leadership, and organisational culture.
The world now is more integrated and connected than ever due to increasing pace of globalization. This global phenomenon has emphasized the significance of business communication. Businesspeople and professionals from around the world are interacting in a diverse and expanding global communication environment. The necessity to equip business communication knowledge and competence is not an overstatement. This course provides learners the knowledge and tools to be competent in business communication. As the workplace revolves around communication, effective business communication skills matter more than ever. Learners would expect to learn topics encompassing business communication in global context, business writing process, communication at work, writing reports, analyzing ethical situations in business communication, and more. Learners will find it an enriching learning experience.
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the
data and its relevance in business and develop an understanding of the
quantitative techniques from statistics. A particular emphasis is placed on
developing the ability to interpret the numerical information that forms the
basis of decision-making in business. Most of the examples are drawn from a
variety of business applications. This course introduces business statistics
and fundamental aspects of decision-making. It examines aspects of business and
marketing with regards to basic statistical analysis. Students will be provided
with the theoretical concepts, tools and methods of statistics as well as the
opportunity to work through example problems.