Download SPANISH BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

SPANISH BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT I
(LATIN AMERICA AND SPAIN)
Module Number:
LS1002
Number of Credits:
10
Name of Module Convenor:
Dr. Marco Aponte Moreno
Other Staff Contributing to the Module:
n/a
Pre-Requisite(s) for the Module:
n/a
Programme(s) for which module is offered:
IBML
Language of delivery:
Spanish
Teaching Period when offered:
Teaching Period 2
Normal maximum intake sizes:
30
1. Module Learning Outcomes:
a) Subject-related/Practical/Professional skills. Students will be able to:
 Identify general historical, economic, and political trends related to the
international business environments of the Spanish-speaking world
 Apply their knowledge and understanding of Latin American and Spanish
business environments
 Enhance their language skills since the lectures and seminars are in Spanish
b) Knowledge and understanding:
 Students will acquire solid understanding of social, economic and political
events that impact business in contemporary Latin America and Spain
 Students will become familiar with the most important business trends in Latin
America and Spain
 Students will acquire solid knowledge and tools that will allow them to analyse
business trends in Latin America and Spain
c) Cognitive and intellectual skill. Students will acquire:
 Ability to recapitulate essential information from written and oral sources
 Capacity to organise and present ideas in a structured manner
d) Transferable skills: Students will develop an awareness of
 use of Spanish reference materials
 aspects of independent and team learning
2. Module Content:
This module provides students with the grounding for understanding the social, economic and
political events that impact business in contemporary Latin America and Spain. In addition,
the module provides students with the opportunity to enhance their language skills since
lectures and seminars are conducted in Spanish. The module deals with Latin American and
Spanish business environments at a macro level. One of its main goals is to provide the macro
context for understanding the more specific topics that will be studied in LS2002 and LS3002
(International Business Environments – Latin America/Spain II and III). The module has been
designed to integrate with other modules such as BS1106 (International Business
Environment I), as well as LS1003 and LS1004 (Spanish History I and II), and LS2003 and
LS2004 (Contemporary Spain I and II).
3. Method of Learning and Teaching:
Lectures are one hour, and will cover issues addressed in the weekly readings. Seminars are
one hour and consist of class discussions and activities, which will require preparation before
class. The first week consists of a two-hour introductory session on Latin America and Spain.
The last week is reserved for the final examination.
4. Method of Assessment:
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Group presentations (25%): In groups, students will prepare an oral presentation
for weeks 23/24. Topics for the presentations need to be pre-proved by lecturer by the
end of week 19. Any topic related to Latin American and Spanish business
environments (at a macro level) will be considered.
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A 1,000-word essay (25%): Students will write a 1,000-word essay by the end of
week 18. Students will choose among three different topics to be defined by the
instructor by the end of week 16.
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Final Examination (50%): Two-hour, closed book examination. This assessment is
intended to test topics from the entire module.
Feedback: Students will receive written and oral feedback for each piece of
assessment in class and during consultation hours.
5. Essential bibliography:
Green, Duncan. Faces of Latin America. Latin America Bureau & Monthly Review
Press, Third Edition, 2006.
Ross, Christopher. Contemporary Spain, A Handbook, Hodder Arnold, Second
Edition, 2002.
6. Indicative Bibliography:
Alonso, José Antonio y Vicente Donoso (2000). “Sector exterior: apertura económica
y líneas de especialización, Economía: Ante el Siglo XXI, Madrid: Editorial Espasa
Calpe S.A. pp. 207-239.
Arellano, Javier. (2002) “La empresa” en Martínez Chacón, Elvira et al. Economía
española. Barcelona: Ariel Economía. pp. 413-434.
Barbería, José Luis. (2006) “Investigación y análisis: La marca España”, El País, (19
y 20 de junio).
Boyer Salvador, Miguel (2005) “Las etapas de la economía española desde 1975”,
Cinco Lustros Apenas, Madrid: Marcial Pons, Ediciones Jurídicas y Sociales, pp. 81109.
Casilda Béjar, Ramón. (2000) La Década Dorada: Economía e inversiones españolas
en América Latina, 1990-2000.
<http://www.eumed.net/cursecon/libreria/2004/rcb/index.htm>.
D’Entremont, Alban. (2002) “La población española” en Martínez Chacón, Elvira et
al. Economía española. Barcelona: Ariel Economía. pp. 177-197.
Instituto Español de Comercio Exterior (2007): “España: un perfil”, en Guía de
negocios en España. pp. 2-15.
Leiva, Patricio. (2000) “Una Asociación Estratégica: Unión Europea, América Latina,
Chile”. Inserción Económica Internacional de América Latina. Santiago de Chile:
FLACSO. pp. 97-110.
Lerman, Aída. (1998) “Las relaciones de América Latina-Mercosur con la Unión
Europea en los años noventa”. La Regionalización del Mundo: la Unión Europea y
América Latina. México: Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales de la UNAM.
pp.265-290.
Pineda, José. (2005) “Impactos sociales y territoriales de la inserción internacional”.
América Latina en el comercio global: Ganando mercados. CAF. Reporte de
Economía y Desarrollo 2005. pp. 125-148
Puyol, Rafael (2000). “Evolución y cambios en la población”, Economía: Ante el
Siglo XXI, Madrid: Editorial Espasa Calpe S.A. pp. 59-80.
Reportes de la CEPAL (2007). Comisión Económica para América Latina y el
Caribe, <http://www.eclac.cl/>.
Rodríguez Mendoza, Miguel. (2005) “Estrategias de negociación y acuerdos
comerciales”. América Latina en el comercio global: Ganando mercados. CAF.
Reporte de Economía y Desarrollo 2005. pp. 41-64.
Rouquié, Alain. (2001) “Introducción”, América Latina: Introducción al Extremo
Occidente. México: Ediciones Siglo XXI. quinta edición. pp. 17-35.
Scandizzo, Stefania. (2005) “Barreras comerciales que enfrenta la región”. América
Latina en el comercio global: Ganando mercados. CAF. Reporte de Economía y
Desarrollo 2005. pp. 65-92.
Trigo Portela, Joaquín. (2005) Ensayos sobre la Economía Española en el Siglo XXI.
Ediciones Gestión 2000, pp. 13-31
7. Weekly programme:
Week 14
Introduction to the module.
Week 15
Economics (Latin America). The Curse of Wealth.
(First Part). (Ch. 1: Green)
Week 16
Economics (Latin America). The Curse of Wealth.
(Second Part). (Ch. 1: Green)
Week 17
Politics (Latin America). Ballots and Bullets: The State, the Military,
and Politics (First Part). (Ch. 2: Green)
Week 18
Politics (Latin America). Ballots and Bullets: The State, the Military,
and Politics (Second Part). (Ch. 2: Green). Submission of griten
essay by Friday.
Week 19
Reading Week (no class). Reading at home: Particular sectors (Latin
America). Land, the City and the Environment. (First Part). (Ch. 3:
Green)
Week 20
Particular sectors (Latin America). Land, the City and the
Environment
(Second Part). (Ch. 3: Green)
Week 21
Spain in the EU (Spain). The European Tier of Government.
(Ch. 4: Ross)
Week 22
Economics (Spain). The Spanish Economy. (Ch. 6: Ross)
Spring Break
Week 23
First Part of Group Presentations
Week 24
Second Part of Group Presentations
Week 25
Independent study/review week
Exam Period: Final exam