Course Syllabus
COURSE INFORMATION
Course Prefix and Number: IBN301.01N
Course Title: International Management
Course Credits: 5
Prerequisites: Per program BAS
requirements
Course Start Date: Sept. 26, 2013
Course End Date: Dec. 5, 2013
Course Location/Times: CC3443/4-8:10
pm Thursdays
Required Textbook(s): International
Management by Helen Deresky, (7th
edition) January 17, 2010. Prentice Hall
ISBN -10: 0136098673.
Recommended Book(s): See List of Books
in Library Reserve. Recommended Books
do not replace the required text.
Required Materials and Aids:
Internet access.
Electronic Resources:
Course web site for online discussion.
Electronic books on library reserve list for
the course.
Instructor: Dr. Honorio Todino
Office: IB2322B
Office Hours: Mondays 4-6 pm, no appointments necessary - just drop in
Office phone: (206)934-7504
E-Mail: Honorio.Todino@seattlecolleges.edu
Course Description:
This course lays the foundation of the global business environment - varying political, economic,
and legal environments, globalization, international organizations, and regional integration.
Students also explore the cross-cultural environment - the dimensions of culture, cross-cultural
communication, motivation, leadership, and negotiation. Global human resources will also be
studied.
Course Goals:
The goal of this course is to introduce the student to some of the fundamentals of international
management, including the environment of international business and the basics of crosscultural literacy.
NSCC Essential Learning Outcomes Met by Course:
Knowledge
·
Facts, theories, perspectives and methodologies within and across disciplines:
Debate facts, theories, perspectives and methodologies about culture, global
trade, the political economies of various nations, and global human resources
issues.
Personal & Social Responsibility, including
· intercultural knowledge and competence
Analyze cultural dimensions and customs around the world, and apply that
cultural knowledge to specific business situations.
Course Outcomes/Learning Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to …
1. Describe how and why the world has become tightly integrated economically in recent
decades.
2. Debate globalization’s pros and cons.
3. Describe the role of the World Trade Organization.
4. Discuss the different types of economies and their relation to political systems.
5. Apply various ethical philosophies to international business scenarios.
6. Explain what culture is and describe the global research on the dimensions of culture.
7.
Apply understanding of cultural dimensions to cross-cultural discussions and
negotiations.
8. Describe organizational culture and how it may interact with a nation’s culture.
9. Explain what to consider in motivating and leading across cultures.
10. Discuss the issues and trends pertaining to global human resources management.
Course Requirements (Expectations of Students):
Students will be expected to demonstrate the ability to perform specific competencies
listed under “Course Outcomes/Learning Objectives.”
Attendance will checked at the beginning of each class. Three or more absences will mean a
grade of Incomplete for the course. Classes missed will always be counted in the above
requirement and can not be made up by extra work. Since almost each class will be ended with
a quiz, an absence will mean a missed quiz. A missed quiz will mean that the lowest score from
the student's quizzes over the term will be used as the score for that missed quiz.
If a student is not in class by the time attendance is checked, the student will be considered as
late for the class. Three instances of late arrivals will be counted as an absence. Please see me
during the first break if you are late to make sure that your attendance for that day's class is
counted. If you plan to leave the class early, meaning before the quiz is administered, please see
me during the break. Three instances of early departure from the class will count as one
absence.
Students will be expected to read all the assigned reading material for each class. All students
will be called upon to speak in each class and class verbal participation will be graded.
Lectures will be minimal so students should not rely on a lecture instead of reading the assigned
reading. Class time is used for discussion based upon the assumption that you have thoroughly
done all the readings and come to class very prepared. The Socratic method of learning is used.
Students are allowed to bring in and eat meals and drinks in class. Please be respectful of your
classmates and the instructor when eating and drinking.
Students are allowed to use lap top computers, tablets and other mobile devices to take notes
in class. However, please be respectful of your classmates and the instructor by not using your
computer or device to check email, browse the Internet, Facebook or Twitter; or do other things
aside from taking notes relevant to the class. From time to time, I may ask you to do an Internet
search for information during the class, otherwise please do not browse the Internet, view non
class videos, listen to music or other similar activities while class is going on. You are free to do
so during the breaks.
In addition to assigned readings, students will be required to keep up with international
business news and current events during the semester. Class time will be set aside to discuss
current events and topics relevant to the class. Students will be asked for verbal contributions to
this segment of the class.
There will be a course website on Coursesites.com. We will use the course website as our
classroom on Oct. 17. Since I will be attending an international business conference for
educators in Denver on Oct 17 to 19 to help grow the program and make it better we will not
have our usual classroom session on Oct 17. Discussion to make up for that day will occur on
the course web site at Coursesites.com. The discussion will be asynchronous. I will explain the
process during our Oct 3 class.
Typical Classroom Process and Schedule
4-4:15 pm Attendance will be checked. Announcements will be made. Graded quizzes from the
previous class will be returned and discussed.
4:15-6 pm Assigned readings for the week will be discussed. Class participation is expected and
graded. Lectures will be minimal. Videos may be shown. Exercises and other class activities such
as small group discussions may also occur at this time.
6-6:15 pm First break
6:15-7:25 Discussion of current events and topics in the world of international management will
be facilitated by the instructor. Each and every student will be asked for their contribution of an
international current event, issue or topic to be discussed in class.
7:25-7:40 Second break
7:40-8:10 Short quiz for the day
Methods of Assessment/Evaluation:
1. Each class will end with a short quiz based on the assigned text book
reading of the day. Each short quiz should be answerable in 30 minutes or
less. The quiz will consist of 10 points. Each correct answer will count as
one point for questions that have one correct answer. Some questions
may not have one correct answer but your answer may depend on your
personal position. Points will be given based on how well you explain and
justify your personal position. At the end of the term all the points for the
student will be counted as a fraction over the total number of points
available in all the quizzes. This score will form 50% of the final grade.
.
2. Class participation will count as 20% of the final grade. Over the 10 classes,
students are expected to make at the minimum, two lengthy verbal
participation contributions that add learning and value to the rest of the
over-all class discussion for each class to get 2 points for the class.
3. The final exam will be 30% of the final grade. The final exam will cover all
the assigned textbook readings of the whole term. Exam questions will be
based on questions selected by the instructor from the daily quizzes over
the term.
Schedule of Assigned Readings and Cases (All readings are from the required textbook,
International Management by Helen Deresky)
Week 1 Sept 26 : Introduction Discussion and Lecture
Week 2 Oct 3:
Read Chapter 1: Assessing the Environment, Political, Economic, Legal, Technological;
and
Read Case 3: Nokia - Business Interests vs. German Pressure for class discussion and
short quiz. The quiz will cover both chapters.
Week 3 Oct 10: Read Case 6: EBay in Japan for class discussion and short quiz
Week 4 Oct 17: Read Chapter 3: Understanding the Role of Culture for online class
discussion (This will be the only online class for the quarter)
Week 5 Oct 24: Read Case 4: MTV Networks for class discussion and short quiz
Week 6 Oct 31: Read Chapter 4: Communicating Across Cultures for class discussion
and short quiz
Week 7 Nov 7: Read Case 5: Google's Country Experiences for class discussion and
short quiz
Week 8 Nov 14: Read Chapter 5: Cross-Cultural Negotiation and Decision Making for
class discussion and short quiz
Week 9 Nov 21: Read Case 11: Carlos Ghosn for class discussion
Week 10 Nov 28: Happy Thanksgiving Day!
Week 11 Dec 5: Read Chapter 11: Motivating and Leading for class discussion and
short quiz