Course code: BED-3026
International Trade and Supply Chain Management
Campus
Semester / Year
Autumn 2009
Credits
10
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BED-3026
International Trade and Supply Chain Management
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10
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The course is administrated by
Fakultet for biovitenskap, fiskeri og økonomi
Fakultet for biovitenskap, fiskeri og økonomi
Type of course
Teoretical
Teoretical
Course contents
This module shall improve the understanding of seafood management decisions linking natural fish resource areas and consumption areas through transnational and multinational distribution and processing systems. The module aims to enable students to gain an understanding of the factors driving international trade and optimal decision making throughout the value chains across the seafood sector. This involves a consideration of principles of policy and strategy aspects related to global, national, regional and firm levels.
This module shall improve the understanding of seafood management decisions linking natural fish resource areas and consumption areas through transnational and multinational distribution and processing systems. The module aims to enable students to gain an understanding of the factors driving international trade and optimal decision making throughout the value chains across the seafood sector. This involves a consideration of principles of policy and strategy aspects related to global, national, regional and firm levels.
Objective of the course
To give students ability to effectively incorporate international economic and marketing principles and policy issues into seafood supply chain management decision making and make effective evaluation of decision making in the light of such issues. By the end of this module, students will be able to: consider the theoretical underpinning of models of international trade, direct investment and value chain activity analyse the seafood organisational implications of the different economic contexts within the global economy apply the relevant principles and concepts of international economic activity to particular scenarios and problems in seafood supply chains make reasoned selections of appropriate seafood management strategies in context of developing international economic and regulatory situations undertake critical reflection of how their own perspective on the international economic context of seafood supply chain management has developed during the course of this module.
To give students ability to effectively incorporate international economic and marketing principles and policy issues into seafood supply chain management decision making and make effective evaluation of decision making in the light of such issues. By the end of this module, students will be able to: consider the theoretical underpinning of models of international trade, direct investment and value chain activity analyse the seafood organisational implications of the different economic contexts within the global economy apply the relevant principles and concepts of international economic activity to particular scenarios and problems in seafood supply chains make reasoned selections of appropriate seafood management strategies in context of developing international economic and regulatory situations undertake critical reflection of how their own perspective on the international economic context of seafood supply chain management has developed during the course of this module.
Language of instruction and examination
English
English
Teaching methods
Featuring lectures, seminars and independent study sessions. The semiars will be varied in content, including attention to case studies, problem solving and policy discussions.
Featuring lectures, seminars and independent study sessions. The semiars will be varied in content, including attention to case studies, problem solving and policy discussions.
Assessment methods
Induvidual report plus stimulus response examination
Induvidual report plus stimulus response examination
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