Students will get an understanding of the peculiarities of emerging markets, their challenges and future outlook. In addition, we look at how companies from advanced markets behave when entering emerging markets and the other way around, i.e. emerging market firms entering advanced markets.

The course format is interactive. Students will be trained on a theoretical and practical level by engaging in in-class discussions, solving cases and presenting their analyses.

The assessment of students' grades are based on the following criteria:

• individual participation (40%). Participation is assessed based on the attendance, quality of preparation and active contribution in class. Attendance is required and students are allowed to miss (no more than) one session. In cases of illness or emergency students are kindly asked to send an e-mail to the lecturer beforehand.
• reflection paper (10%). A reflection paper of each student has to be handed in on the 22nd May 2017 (1,500 words). It should highlight the main take-aways from a theoretical and practical perspective.

• case study presentations (40%). Group of max. 5 people are pre-assigned. They are required to do two presentations. A report of the two presentations has to be handed in on 22nd May 2017.
• peer rating (10%). Each group member's participation within the group will be assessed by the other group members.