MSc International Business Welcome and IntroductionMSc International Business Welcome and Introduction. Petra Y. Barthelmess Slide 2 The program management team welcomes you to ZHAW’s

Building Competence. Crossing Borders.

Prof. Dr. Petra Y. Barthelmess

[email protected]

MSc International Business

Welcome and Introduction

Slide 2Petra Y. Barthelmess

The program management team welcomes you to ZHAW’s

International Business Master's Program

What makes us unique

• Internationality

• Speed and intensity (fulltime and only 3 weeks vacation)

• Close faculty, student, and program management collaboration

• Direct collaboration with companies

MSc IB Program Management

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Student Body

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MSc IB Program Setup

Refresher/Convergence

Business Boot Camp

Master’s

Thesis

Core Topic 1

Research &

Consulting

Methodology

Core Topic 2

Inter-

nationalization

Core Topic 3

Cross-Cultural

Leadership &

Management



Online

On site

Hybrid

MSc IB Program Setup

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Experience

Environment

Practicability

MSc IB Module Overview

Research/Methodology

Internationalization

Cross Cultural Leadership


MSc IB Module Overview Semester 1


Start

Semester 1a

Camp

Semester 1b



Semester 2a

Camp

Semester 2b



Semester 3


MSc IB Requirements

You have to pass all modules.

No compensation possible.

Options in case of insufficient grade:

• Substitute exam

• Subsequent improvement

• Module retake


One-year of intensive,

360-degree learning,

training, and practice.

MSc IB Program Spirit

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Holistic 4 competencies approach:

• Professional competence

• Methodological competence

• Social competence

• Self competence



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Artificial training environment / Real world environment

Theoretical input / Practice input

Exams and term papers / Business and research projects



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Any questions?


MSc IB Participating Faculty

Kha ldoun

Dia- Edd ine

Dr. Carlo

Pugnetti

Gianni

Valeri

Herbert

Winistörfer

Satschin

Bansal

Maya

Gadgil

Dr. Florian

Keller

Dr. Jeremy

CruzDr. Fabio

Duma

Dr. Albena

Björck

Prof. Dr.

Matthias SchüzProf. Dr. Petra

Barthelmess

And many

others…


1. Visualize yourself

Take an empty PowerPoint slide and start filling it up with 5-6 pictures (self

painted or copied) that introduces you as a person.

Post it on Moodle Blackboard

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2. Get to know each other activity

• Find your group

• Use your PowerPoint slide to introduce

yourself to the group

• As a group identify commonalities and

differences

• Choose a speaker who presents your group

to the class (what you share, what makes

you different from each other and how you

can use difference for synergy, rather than

letting it to become a cause for divisiveness).

Your turn… Group activity

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• Approach one’s study and experience with an open mind and a

willingness to learn.

• Be proactive. Show initiative and self-responsibility for one’s own

academic progress.

• Take challenges and difficulties as an opportunity to grow.

• To be open for the international multi-cultural work experiences.

Consider diversity not as a nuisance, but as a chance to work on one’s

intercultural skills.

• Expect to be assessed on results, not on effort.

Faculty Expectations: Attitude


• Be intrinsically motivated to learn and acquire skills and make the best

out of the program for oneself.

• Good time management.

• Being informed about current affairs and ask questions during the

lecture.

Faculty Expectations: In Class…


• Full compliance with the assignment.

• Active contribution from everyone.

• Fair, respectful, and positive interactions with each other.

• If problems arise try to solve them in the group. Contact lecturer or

program management in a timely manner if problems escalate.

Faculty Expectations: In Groups…


• When conducting business projects think like the CEO of the company.

• Be able to apply learnings with confidence.

• Interpreting results and thereby understanding the contribution of

scientific and data driven analyses to consulting and/or research.

Faculty Expectations: Project Work…


• Understanding of type of questions that may be asked (more

application than knowledge questions).

• Good exam technique when it comes to time management and make

sure the question is really answered – e.g. ‘which of the following are

not’… is occasionally misunderstood, despite NOT being highlighted.

• ANSWER THE QUESTION!

Faculty Expectations: During the Exam…


Individual reflection. Take a moment to reflect about the following:

1. What expectations to you have of yourself?

2. What expectations do you have of your instructors?

3. What expectations do you have of your classmates for this

program?

Please, send your answers in written form to [email protected] by

Monday August 31st 8 a.m.

Your Turn…

mailto:[email protected]

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