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COURSE SYLLABUS: International Business

COURSE TITLE: DEPARTMENT: INSTRUCTOR:

International Business Business Susan M. Quade, MBA-IM E-mail | Vita

Textbook: Online Bookstore
Daniels, John D. and Radebaugh, Lee H., International Business, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458; 9th ed. 2001. ISBN# 0130308013

Instructors Background:
A Bachelor's of Applied Science in Industrial Technology from the University of Michigan; A Master's of International Management from the American Graduate School of International Management (commonly known as--Thunderbird) in Glendale, AZ in 1987. While there I have had classes in International Marketing, International Law, Counter trade, and International Trade Administration. The instructor has worked over 20 years for four multinational corporations. She has worked in International Sales, International Marketing, International Operations and International Project Management. She has taught in an MBA-Global Management programs were she specializes in Global Marketing, Global Operations and International Project Management. She has worked in Mexico and China. In addition, she has visited and studied Mexico's, Japan's, and China's business environments. Her regions of interest are Latin American especially Mexico and Asia especially Japan.

Course Purpose:
The purpose of this course is to provide a basis for understanding the global business environment and a person's place in it. The global business environment has increasingly influenced our professional, business and personal lives. This phenomenon has been "turbo-charged" since the mid-1990's due to the sky rocketing popularity of the Internet. It can make any company instantaneously a global company.

Course Scope:
This course encompasses the entire spectrum of International Business, which is a multi-dimensional version of an entire degree in (domestic) business. Topics covered will include International Economics, International Finance, International Marketing, International Law, Global Operations and International Human Resources. This is not an easy course, there are 21 Chapters and 770 pages to be covered in 8 weeks. You maybe tested on the entire chapter including the case studies at the beginning and end of the chapter.

ASSIGNMENTS:

Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Chapters & pages Chapters 1- 3, pages 1-113 Chapters 4-6, pages 114-227 Chapters 7-9, pages 228-339 Chapters 10-12, pages 340-437 Chapters 13-15, pages 438-543 Chapters 16-18, pages 544-655 Chapters 19-21, pages 656-770

Topic Introduction to the International Business Environment International Trade Theory Foreign Exchange & Direct Investment Multi National Corporations and Countries MIDTERM EXAM (Chapters 1-12, 450 points) Countries and Strategies of Control and Collaboration Marketing and Export/Import Strategies. International Finance and Human Resources FINAL EXAM (Chapters 13 - 21, 450 points)

Final Assignment:
Every week of class, e-mail a message to the instructor, informing her

1. What reading you accomplished that week; and
2. Two or more sentences on what you read that was the most significant/interesting/useful to you; and
3. Concepts you are having difficulty with, if any. This is worth the final 100 points of your grade.

Additional Resources:
It is strongly suggested that you take the multiple-choice quiz after each chapter. At least one question from each chapter on the quiz will be on the exams. It can be located at the web site for the book. It is: http://www.prenhall.com/myphlip/ I suggest you register at the web site when you begin your reading. It can be a worthwhile learning tool.

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