Exam brief for SIM337 April/May 2014 version (a)

Contemporary Developments in Business and Management (SIM337) Examination based on pre-prepared notes (up to three hours) Assessment weighted at 100% assessing all module learning outcomes.
Pre-exam Preparation 1) Choose an organization or industry-sector in a country with which you are familiar*. 2) Consider all the topics covered in the module pack and prepare notes on how these topics relate to your chosen organization or industry-sector. 3) In each case consider how the various factors have impacted or could impact on your chosen organization or industry-sector. 4) Consider in greater depth one of the following themes:

a) Corporate Social Responsibility b) International market-entry strategies c) The changing competitive environment (Porters Five Forces)
5) This is an open book examination. As such you may take into the exam notes comprising of no more than ten sheets (therefore twenty sides double sided) of A4 white paper with handwritten (or typed in font size 8) notes. Your notes must include a clearly identified summary of your chosen organization or industry sector (no more than 400 words). You will be able to take these notes into the examination room and they must be handed in with your examination paper. 6) You are allowed a paper translation dictionary. *In the case of a large organisation or industry-sector it is permissible to confine your answers to part of the organisation or industry-sector. The invigilators will be requested to confiscate any sheets taken into the exam above this number and the attempt to use additional materials will deemed an infringement of the examination regulation. Examination You will be asked a series of questions based on your studies within the SIM337 module as applied to your chosen organization and/or industry. You are allowed to take into the examination your own notes (see details above), and a paper translation dictionary. You should refer to your notes but you should not merely copy them as you will be expected to apply and expand upon them in relation to the questions asked.