CBA396 – International Business
Instructor - David W. Palmer, PhD
Office: Room 109 – Merrill Hall
Phone: 782-5770
E-mail: dpalmer@jsu.edu
Office Hours:
Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM,
Monday and Wednesday 2:00PM to 3:00 PM,
or by Appointment.
Text: Ball, D.A., et al. International Business: The Challenge of Global Competition.
12th ed. ISBN: 978-0-07-338140-4.Mc-Graw-Hill, Irwin. Homewood, IL.
Readings: Any outside readings required for each section of the class will be available
on the Blackboard (http://jsu.blackboard.com) session for this class. Readings will
also include assigned Opening Cases and strategic readings of most chapters.
Prerequisites: Junior standing, this is a CCBA core course.
Aims of the Course:
to develop factual knowledge (terminology, classifications, methods, trends).
to develop the ability to apply course material to improve rational thinking,
problem solving and decision making.
to enable students to understand the impact of culture on international business.
to enable students to understand and use the foreign exchange currency market.
Blackboard (BB): Blackboard is the main activity, assignment and communication
device for this class. The following table gives a list of activities and their location
on BB:
Activity
Case Assignments
Case Notes
Case Readings
Case Test
Class Notes and Slides
Exams
Outside Readings
Quizzes
Study Guides
BB Location
Assignments Section
Assignments Section
Assignments Section
Exams Section
Course Documents Section
Exams Section
Course Documents Section
Exams Section
Course Documents Section
CBA396 Student Evaluation is based on the items below:
16 quizzes
15 points each
240
4 exams
100 points each
400
4 cases/projects
90 points each
360
Total
1000 points
To receive a grade of :
A
B
C
D
F
Point Range
900 to 1000
800 to 999
700 to 799
600 to 699
less than 600
Teaching Approach: The course is based on individual activities from the class,
Blackboard web-pages and class notes. There is also a great deal of outside reading
and case work, the specifics of which may change by the day and week depending on
current events. This is a junior-level course and thus, the onus is on the student to
keep up with the assignments, quizzes and tests in order to fulfill all of the
requirements for the course.
Exams – Are to be taken on the assigned date. Unless I receive prior communication and
then you provide a doctor's excuse, obituary or university activity excuse make-ups
are not available. Exam will be available only on the assigned night from 3:00 PM
CT to 4:00 PM CT.
Written Cases – We will use cases to learn and apply the main concepts of the course.
The Country Resource Analysis will be submitted using SafeAssign for every written
project and are due by 3:00 PM on the day it is assigned (unless otherwise noted.)
Cases not submitted on time will not be evaluated and will result in a zero grade for
that case.
On-line Case Tests: A currency conversion case test and two international business
implementation case assignments will be administered as on-line case tests.
The cases will come from real businesses and are used to verify and apply the main
concepts of the course. Cases are used to help students
1) understand the critical issues by requiring their attention to real business
scenarios
2) recognize and determine the best avenues available to solve business
problems
3) create learned recommendations based on what you have garnered from the
class (using the Case Tests)
There will be special reading assignments for these cases posted in the
Assignments Section of Blackboard.
Quizzes – Sixteen (16) quizzes will be given over the course of the semester in
occurrence with the chapter reading assignments.
1. Quizzes will cover the chapter(s) and assigned readings for each weekly assignment.
2. Quizzes must be completed by Friday of each week at 1:00 PM.
3. Quizzes are administered though the Blackboard testing system using Respondus
Lock-Down Browser. Quizzes are in the Exams Section of Blackboard.
a. 20 minute time limit (NOTE: BB will close the quiz after 20 minutes)
b. Students will be allowed two attempts at each quiz
c. No make-ups are available since students have 4+ days to take the quizzes
4. These quizzes are to:
a. Encourage the student to keep up with the reading (about 2 hours per
chapter).
b. Prepare the student for the topics we are covering in class.
c. Give the student practice areas of the course before the exams
Student Expectations: Students are expected to have a personal computing device, or
access to such a device, with Internet access. This device and its Internet connection
should be dependable and fully functional before the student begins the class.
The student must have a current and working copy of Respondus Lock-Down
Browser (LDB) installed on their computing device or access to a computing device
with LDB installed.
Each student is expected to have a copy of the book and all required reading material
assigned in the class.
Students are expected to have read all assigned material for each session. Students
are responsible for both the assigned reading and the material presented in the class
notes and slides.
A student in any class should spend at least the equivalent time spent for a traditional
class each week. Thus, a student taking a 3 hour course should spend a minimum of
3 to 6 hours each week preparing for this class in addition to the three hours in class.
Academic Honesty Policy: Academic dishonesty in all forms will be dealt with swiftly
and severely in this class. That includes all forms of cheating, plagiarism, and
collaboration on individual papers. All students are required to do their own work on
exams and individual projects. Failure to comply with this policy may result in
failure of an assignment, removal from the course, failure in the course, and discipline
action deemed appropriate by the instructor in his sole discretion and/or policies and
procedures set forth by the JSU’s Academic Honor Policy found in the Student
Handbook under the University Policies link:
http://www.jsu.edu/depart/handbook/page17.html#honesty
CCBA Code of Conduct: Students are expected to adhere to the CCBA Student Code of
Conduct which is posted in various locations around Merrill Building as well as on
the CCBA web site.
Americans with Disabilities Act: Any student who qualifies for reasonable
accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 should inform me by January 16, 2012.
NCAA Student-Athletes: Reasonable accommodations will be made for athletes and
other students on official university business. Any student who is an NCAA athlete
should notify me and make certain I have a list of all expected team travel and
planned absences before January 16, 2012.
Changes in course requirements: Since this is an upper-level class and all classes do
not progress at the same rate. I may wish to modify the requirements or their timing
as circumstances dictate. For example, I may wish to change the number and
frequency of exams, or the numbers and sequence of assignments. However, students
must be given adequate notification. If such modification is needed, it will be in
writing and conform to the spirit of this policy statement.