IDRAC GROUP Les Experts Bac + 4 Dominante International Business management

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1 IDRAC GROUP Les Experts Bac + 4 Dominante International Business management Juin 2015 International Law and International Business Project Management CODE Semester Duration Credits Language PROA h 2 English Academic department : Human, Processes and Organizational Management Coordinator : Jean-Yves Hamiot Campus : Lyon [email protected] Phone number : Signature Person in charge of the syllabus: Nathalie Potin / Bertrand Mory Campus : Lyon E- mail : [email protected] / [email protected] Phone number : Signature Double validation by the coordinator Group program coordinator: Claudine Braymand E- mail : [email protected] Phone number:

2 OBJECTIVES & SKILLS Learning objective(s) for part 1 This courses aims at studying international business law issues through entities, operations and jurisdictions. for the Part 2 - Introduce technical aspects of project management to participants - Give access to project management jobs and to The 5 year MSc (Master of Science) program (International Business Project Management IBPM) developed by Idrac with CESI Engineering school and under an «Engineers Conférence des Grandes Ecoles» accreditation. Target skills and learning outcomes for part1 - Develop an understanding of the legal tools in international business environment - Discover international organizations and regulations - Study how to manage and minimize international trade disputes arising out of international transactions and international contracts for the part 2 - Understand professional project management techniques and major characteristics, steps and tools of project management. - Be able to analyze internal and external stakeholders of an international project and its key success factors. Course description for part 1 The course is divided into 4 parts. In each part, the teacher will refer to practical examples and mini case study with a view to easing the students understanding. The course enables students to get a legal culture dealing with international law issues. They should understand what international transactions entail and how to deal with international disputes arising out international transactions and contracts. for part 2 This course will provide students the opportunity to discover main aspects of IBPM MSc program. Consequently the course is structured by an inductive approach helping students to have access to the technical, (Project Management) Strategic (Stakeholder s management) and International (intercultural and specific dimension of international negotiations) dimensions of the IBPM Master program. To debrief the course, students will be required to prepare a group work and a group presentation to experiment their possibilities in the concerned program topics. 2

3 COURSE FORMAT & ASSESSMENT Prerequisites For part 1 : - Good level of English - Grands principes économiques ECOA101 - Environnement juridique de l entreprise, DRTA201 - Droit social et droit des contrats DTRA401 For part 2 - Grade of 700 at TOEIC Course Schedule (cf Academic model) FFP APP Teaching hours 16 4 Blended Learning TE / TI Evaluation Assessment / Grading Information Describe assessment mentioning percentage in the final mark Indicate the kind of continuous assessment, duration, date, and percentage in the final mark Types Description % Continuous Continuous assessment 50 assessment Written Exam Oral Eram Report Report «consulting mission» 50 TOTAL=100% Part I Setting the scene Duration 10 hours LESSON PLANS (SEQUENCING) PART I Section 1: Introduction 1.1 hypothesis for a manager / terminology and definition Section 2: Choice of law - Rules and Regulations Section 3: Conflicts of jurisdictions - Rules and Regulations Skill #1: Discover international private law Skill #2: Discover choice of law rules Skill #3: Discover conflict of jurisdictions Bibliographical references (Name 1st name Years Pages) Clavel, S. (2012) Henry, L. (2013) Melin, F. (2012) 3

4 Part II - International contracts Substantive Rules Duration (3 hours) Section 1: International transactions & International projects 1.1 Negotiation of international transactions and projects 1.2 Particularities of international transactions and projects Section 2: United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (the Vienna Convention) 2.1 When does it apply? 2.2 Buyer and seller s obligations 2.3 Non conformity of goods how do you deal with it? 2.4 Remedies in case of breach 2.5 Mitigation of loss Section 3: Unidroit Principles and Lex Mercatoria - Salient articles and Rules Skill #1: Discover international transactions and international projects Skill #2: Discover the Vienna Convention Skill #3: Discover the Lex Mercatoria and the Unidroit Principles Skill #4: Learn how to deal with international law conventions Bibliographical references (Name 1st name Years Pages) Clavel, S. (2012) Vienna Convention Unidroit principles Part III Disputes arising out of international transactions and projects Duration (2 hours & 2 hours TD case study) Section 1: ADR 1.1 Different types of methods (mediation, conciliation, and arbitration) 1.2 Advantage and inconvenient 1.3.Salient points for each method Section 2: Arbitration 2.1 Arbitral proceedings 2.2. Arbitral awards & enforcement of arbitral awards Case study N 1 PROA702 (2h TD) Skill #1: Discover Alternative Dispute Resolution Skill #2: Discover Arbitration Skill #3: Learn how to deal with a cross border dispute arising out of an international contract Skill #4: Learn how to deal with a cross border dispute applying the Vienna Convention Santulli, C. (2005) Kenfack, H. (2012) Vidal, D. (2012) 4

5 PART II Part I: Introduction: definitions steps and tools Duration: 4 hours Section 1: project definitions and project management approach Section 2: project management tools - Be able to anticipate and structure a project management approach. Bibliography: none Part II: Stakeholders and project management: project environment and international dimension Duration: 4 hours Section 1: Stakeholder definition and stakeholder mapping approach. Section 2: A first approach of intercultural management. Section 3: Introduction to international negotiation (technical and managerial approach) - Be able to detect the main actors of a project (internal and external) and to position their influence Bibliography: none Part III: Presentations and discussion Duration: 2 hours Students: presentations in English by groups and discussions. Required reading (data bases) For Part 1 only: BIBLIOGRAPHY CLAVEL S. Droit international privé, Dalloz, Hypercours, 3e édition, 2012, (694 pages) HENRY, L.C, L Essentiel du droit international privé, Gualino, Lextenso Editions, 4e édition, 2013, (110 pages) KENFACK H., Droit du commerce international, Mémentos Dalloz, édition 2012 (198 pages) MELIN F. Droit International Privé, 5ème édition, Gualino, Lextenso Editions, 2012 (258 pages) SANTULLI, C. Droit du contentieux international, Monchretien, 2005 (601 pages) The Vienna Convention is available at the following website: (date of consultation 16th June 2014). The documents can be downloaded in PDF format. The Unidroit principles are available at the following website : (date of consultation 16th June 2014). The documents can be downloaded in PDF format. 5

6 Recommended reading For part1 only VIDAL D. Droit français de l arbitrage interne et international, Gualino édition, 2012, (332 pages) BEGUIN J. & MENJUCQ M. (sous la direction de) Traité de Droit du Commerce International, Lexis Nexis, 2e édition, 2011 REDFERN A. & HUNTER M. with BLACKABY N. and PARTASIDES C., Law and Practice of international commercial arbitration, 4th edition, Sweet & Maxwell, 2004 RAMBERG J., International Commercial Transactions, 4th edition, 2011, ICC Publication No. 711E 6