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Lesson details
MIB - EU RELATIONS MANAGEMENT | |||
2023-2024 | EnIESEG School of Management
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IÉSEG
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Class code : | 2324-IÉSEG-MIB1S1S2-STR-MIBCI01UE | STRATEGY MANAGEMENT |
Level | Year | Period | Language of instruction |
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MSc in International Business | 1 | S1S2 | EnEnglish |
Academic responsibility | A.STEINHOUSE |
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Lecturer(s) | Adam STEINHOUSE |
Prerequisites
None
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
- Understand the EU decision-making process;
- Know what skills and ethics are required for effective negotiations in the European Union.
Course description
- The treaties and the spirit of the EU: The origins of the EU and the objectives of the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community. Different methods of economic integration: Free trade area; customs union; single market; Economic and Monetary Union. Treaty reforms: Single European Act; Treaty on European Union; (Amsterdam Treaty; Nice Treaty; Constitutional Treaty); Lisbon Treaty.
- Overview of the main institutions and the decision-making process: How the European Commission, Council, and European Parliament operate and fit together. How to influence the EU institutions: Ethics, lobbying exercise and lobbying tips. Using critical thinking and gathering knowledge and resources to make change happen.
- The future of Europe, EU enlargement and institutional evolution: Development of different groups of EU policy areas. Forms of integration: Intergovernmental, neofunctional (Community method), federal. Recent and future EU enlargement; Copenhagen criteria; candidate countries. Future development of the EU Negotiation exercise: Negotiating soft skills.
- Preparing for a negotiation and establishing your position; presentational tips; procedural points. Two rounds of negotiating. Debrief and reinforcement of key learning points to cover: Roles of Presidency, EP, Commission; lobbying; ethics; coordination; operating in an enlarged EU.
Class type
Class structure
Type of course | Numbers of hours | Comments | |
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Independent work | |||
Research | 10,00 |
Preparation for negotiating exercise: 4 hours Reading and research: 18 hours | |
Reference manual 's readings | 12,00 | ||
Independent study | |||
Estimated personal workload | 12,00 | ||
Face to face | |||
Interactive class | 16,00 | lectures and group work | |
Total student workload | 50,00 |
Teaching methods
- Interactive class
Assessment
Assessment based on participation and effectiveness in negotiation simulation exercise.
Type of control | Duration | Number | Percentage break-down |
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Continuous assessment | |||
Oral presentation | 0,00 | 1 | 70,00 |
Participation | 16,00 | 1 | 30,00 |
TOTAL | 100,00 |
Recommended reading
- Nugent, Neill The Government and Politics of the European Union, seventh edition, Palgrave Macmillan, 2010 (ISBN 9780230241183)
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suggested only, not required
- Suder, Gabriele, Doing Business in Europe, second edition, Sage, 2012 (ISBN 9780857020857)
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suggested only, not required
Internet resources
* This information is non-binding and can be subject to change