COURSE TITLE Global Engineering: Theory and Practice
Instructions
1. Wordcount: at least 2,000 words – references are excluded from the wordcount;
2. Please submit ONLY word documents. PDFs or any kind of photo documents will not be marked;
3. Please do not plagiarise: any similarity index above 20% will be referred to the Ethics Committee;
4. form/Prose is highly recommended as opposed to any metrical structure of text;
5. Please title your answers, for example: Answer to Question 1 or Answer to Question 2;
6. If you need extra time, please apply for Extenuating Circumstances;
Based on the case study: ‘Netcare’s International Expansion’
Answer all three questions.
Investigate the competencies that Netcare initially acquired in South Africa and subsequently they became internationally transferable.
Critically reflect on the reasons the United Kingdom was an appropriate location for Netcare to do business.
Assess the pros and cons of the various options that Netcare had either to expand internationally or do business at home.
