3 ECTS credits
75 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 8020297GNR for all students in the 1st semester at a (G) Postgraduate - preliminary level.
The course deals with the multitude of aspects that are part of the Investment Analysis and Plant Location Decision Making process: investment decision, location decision methodology, critical factor analysis, financial decision methodology, risk analysis.
Content overview:
Part 1: Goals, Strategy and Actions
Part 2: Location decision methodology
Part 3: Project definition and intangibles
Part 4: ROI analysis
Part 5: Exam – Defend your position
Study material
· Powerpoint slide deck (manual)
· Case studies
Global business expansions take form in various forms such as International Alliances, Foreign Direct Investments and Mergers & Acquisitions.
This course elaborates on Foreign Direct Investment which is a major growth component of all organisations that want to strengthen their position outside their home market.
As a result of this course the students will acquire a practical understanding of:
· Rational decision analysis
· International Investment Project Appraisal
· Location decision making
Valuable insights help policy makers to understand the economic attractiveness of their location from an international investor perspective.
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Interactive half day Group exercise : Defend your position (group paper)
Students also obtain individual marks based on their class participation
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Postgraduate Certificate Economic Diplomacy: Standaard traject
Postgraduate Certificate International Trade and Investment: Standaard traject
Postgraduate Certificate Flagship Programme in Economic Diplomacy and International Business: Standaard traject