International Project Management

Shandong University of Finance and Economics

Course Code：FMZ050301

Total Number of Instruction Hours: 36

Number of Credits：2

About this Course

This course is meant to teach the student that the firm is an Organization with the major components of Resources, Culture and Structure. This is at the heart of the Business Environment (Micro-Environment) and on the periphery is the Macro-Environment; each inter-reacting and affecting each other. Namely the firm is impacted by the Outside Environment, outside-in, and the firm is impacting the External Environment, inside-out.

This course provides a practical understanding of a firm’s position in the business economic environment, and the role of the major stakeholders. In deeper inspection, the basics that build the business will be covered and their interrelationship will be assessed. From both of these processes the role of the manager will be conveyed to choose the right amounts of inputs to deliver the most competitive and highest quality output, of course with the appropriate Social and Ethical mixture.

Prerequisites and Preparation

Cross-border E-commerce, Economics and Management.

Course Goals

The students will acquire a rough understanding of issues regarding the management and operation of international project after taking part in this course, which will help them to be able to take the first step towards being a qualified international project manager.

Students are expected to participate in class discussions with meaningful comments and/or relevant questions.

Course Components and Requirements

Course Components

1）Organizational Culture and Environment

2）Managing in a global Environment

3）Social Responsibility and Managerial ethics

4）Decision Making: The Essence of the Manager’s Job

5）Foundations of Planning

6）Strategic Management

7）Project management

8）Organizational Structure and Design

Requirements

1）Assigned readings

2）Lectures

3）Six problem sets (Showed by presentation)

4）Final Exam

Assigned Readings

Business, A Changing World, Fifth Edition, Ferell/Hirt/Ferrell; McGraw-Hill Publishers

Topical material and additional reading for class discussion may be assigned during the semester.

Deliverables and Grading

Method of evaluation and grading:

1）There will be six problem sets which will be individually graded. This will count for 50% of the final course grade.

2）There will also be a paper final exam. This will count as the remaining 50% of the grade.