News
Our Degree Programs
Establishment
Language of instruction
English
Teaching content
ECONOMICS
This course occurs in the following program(s)
IESEG Degree - Programme Grande École
- Crédits ECTS: 2.00
Training officer(s)
PC.BAKUNDA
Stakeholder(s)
Pierre-Célestin BAKUNDA i' CYICARO
Présentation
Prerequisite
English Language Proficiency
Goal
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
- develop an understanding of the French Revolution of 1789, two World Wars 1914-1918, 1939-1945 and the 30 glorious years that followed de Second World War as well as French multicutural heritage;
- identify the main cultural characteristics of Contemporary French Society with special emphasis on its values;
- give examples of major French Companiesand compare them with international competitors;
- analyze the themes of French opportunities and threats, especially those related to society and culture.
- develop an understanding of the French Revolution of 1789, two World Wars 1914-1918, 1939-1945 and the 30 glorious years that followed de Second World War as well as French multicutural heritage;
- identify the main cultural characteristics of Contemporary French Society with special emphasis on its values;
- give examples of major French Companiesand compare them with international competitors;
- analyze the themes of French opportunities and threats, especially those related to society and culture.
Presentation
This course is designed for international students who study in France for a period of a year or a semester. It presents them the social, cultural and economic key indicators to the French companies, including an overview of the best business practices in areas of excellence and a critical view of perfomance. A biweekly monitoring allows students to become more involved in the matter of current issues and allow them integration into their sociocultural environment. Students will have the opportunity to have a climpse of French daily life and thus, they will discover the true face of France. Behavioral trends related to cultural values of the French society appear to allow students to better understand what can be considered as the French mentality. Plan: Part I - The First World War; Part II: The Second World War; Part III: The Very Smallest & Medium Enterprisesin France (VSEs & MEs); Part IV: International Business in France
Modalités
Organization
| Type | Amount of time | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Présentiel | |||
| Cours interactif | 14,00 | Students will take notes and will have Blackboard notes | |
| Travaux dirigés | 2,00 | Students will work in groups and will expose the outcome | |
| Autoformation | |||
| Lecture du manuel de référence | 2,00 | Manuel d'histoire de France version anglaise, Les clés du Management par Alexandre Ginoyer | |
| Travail personnel | |||
| Charge de travail personnel indicative | 1,00 | Devoirs | |
| Overall student workload | 19,00 | ||
Evaluation
Written examination in the form of Quiz and Essay Critical presentation of an article or a statement
| Control type | Duration | Amount | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contrôle continu | |||
| Présentation orale | 0,30 | 1 | 30,00 |
| Examen (final) | |||
| Examen écrit | 2,00 | 1 | 70,00 |
| TOTAL | 100,00 | ||
Ressources
Bibliography
3Levy, Jonah, Tocqueville's Revenche: State, Society in Conemporary French, Cambridge: Havard University Press -
Maclean, Mairi & Charles Harvey, "Business Elites & Corporate Governance in France and the UK, New York: Palgrave -
OECD Economic Surveys: France, March 2011 -
Lands, David, "French Enterpreneurship and Industrial Growth in the Nineteen Century", Journal of Economic History -
Maclean, Mairi & Charles Harvey, "Business Elites & Corporate Governance in France and the UK, New York: Palgrave -
OECD Economic Surveys: France, March 2011 -
Lands, David, "French Enterpreneurship and Industrial Growth in the Nineteen Century", Journal of Economic History -