Teaching an international course in the business school: A new blended approach

This article showcases a course that is intended to address emerging educational needs related to the internationalisation of businesses. The course aims to cut across several functional areas (management, accounting, and general business) and pertains to issues confronted by managers while establishing business relationships outside their national borders. It utilises advanced educational methodologies and employs self-regulated learning along with several active learning strategies including interactive lectures, active review sessions, and 'jigsaw' discussions accompanied with extensive use of technology. It is designed to address how differences in international business practices can be translated into the future success (or failure) of a business partnership and to provide students with valuable insights as they prepare to be competent managers in a global business setting.