SAIGONTECH
COURSE SYLLABUS
Introduction to International Business & Trade
IBUS 1305
3 credits
SUMMER 2015
Instructor: Anh Lam (M.Sc)
Email: anhln@saigontech.edu.vn
Ext: 1256
Office: Room 604
Visiting hour: by appointment
Study Hard, Think Big & Fly High
COURSE CONTENT
Course Description & Goals
How to complete the course
Course Schedule & Textbook
COURSE DESCRIPTION & LEARNING OUTCOME
What issues are taught in the course.
This course provides a critical overview of international business including the techniques for
entering the international marketplace, the impact and dynamics of socio-cultural,
demographic, economic, technological, and political-legal factors in international trade
environment. Topics include patterns of world trade, internationalization of the firm, and
operating procedures of multinational enterprises
Textbook: Cavusgil, Knight and Riesenberger (2014), International Business, 3rd Edition,
Pearson Publishing.
What you should know before you start the course.
Students need to be familiar with basic business vocabulary and be able to follow lectures,
participate in discussions and to work in English. Plus, make sure the course fits your timetable!
What you should know after you have completed the course.
Program Learning Outcomes
1. Identify global issues and trends.
2. Identify current global legal issues and
international trade management issues.
3. Analyze various sources of international
business research.
4. Demonstrate knowledge of global and
world geography.
Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
Learning Objectives (LO)
1. Define and explain terms in the global 1.1 Understand globalization and
environment.
international business
2. Identify participants
business.
in
international
3. Understand theories
trade and investment.
of
international
4. Identify factors impact on international
business.
5. Identify the various forms of entry
strategies in the international business.
6. Understand the global money flow and
how to minimize international risks.
HOW TO COMPLETE THE COURSE
In-class training
1.2 Understand the key concepts of
international trade and investment.
1.3 Distinguish between international
business and domestics business.
1.4 Understand the reasons why firms pursue
internationalization strategies.
2.1 Identify types of participants in
international business.
2.2 Understand the value-chain activity of
international participants.
3.1 Explain the advantages of specification.
3.2 Demonstrate the concept of comparative
advantage.
3.3 Distinguish between portfolio investment
and direct investment.
4.1 Understand the cultural environment of
international business
4.2 Understand political and legal system risks.
4.3 Understand the government intervention
in international business
5.1 Understand strategy in the international
context
5.2 Analyze organizational readiness to
internationalize
5.3 Understand forms of entry strategies by
firms to initiate international business
activities.
6.1 Understand the international monetary
and financial systems
6.2 Identify the key players in the monetary
and financial systems
6.3 Understand currency risks
There are 12 weeks (48 hours) that cover the academic subject areas. Attendance is strongly
recommended because students will achieve beneficial and practical information related to
their further careers. Moreover, those who are absent more than 12.5% of total hours will be
dropped from the course with an F.
Mid-term & Final exam
Exam
Exam Type
Duration
(Minutes)
Multiple Choices
Point
60
Closed book
120
Short Questions
40
Quiz, Assignment & Discussion
This course is not difficult, but wide. Therefore, at the beginning of the class, you will have a
short test (15-20 minutes) about the previous lecture. This will help you review the knowledge
week by week and prepare for mid-term & final exams.
Besides, you will have assignment to work at home every week to deepen and apply your
knowledge into reality. You will find these assignments on Moodle. These assignments are
essential in your score improvement; so TAKE THE CHANCE!
After doing your assignment, you will have a chance to discuss what you have done in your
home research in class discussion. Each day, there will be one student to become the lead of
the discussion.
Report & Presentation (group of 2)
In this report, your group will have a chance to apply all of the course knowledge into the
reality of a company. Your task is to develop a comprehensive business plans for a Vietnamese
small- to medium-sized enterprise (SME) to enter successfully in a foreign market. First, you
need to implement a comprehensive country report (external environment) to assess a
country’s attractiveness in term of competitive, economic, political, geographic, cultural and
demographic factors. Then, you perform a company analysis (strength and weakness) to define
appropriate strategy for your company expansion.
The report needs to have at least 2500 words and to be expressed in font Time New Romans,
size 12, line spacing 1.5. Deadline is 7:00 AM 28.08.2015. Late work means 0.
In the last day of the course (31.08.2015), all of you will present your report. The presentation should
last around 10-15 minutes (excluding Q&A part) with the participation of all group members.
Criteria
Speaking speed
Standards
Not too fast, not too slow
Attire
Appropriate
Time management
Power point slides
10-15 minutes for presentation (not including Q&A section)
Good design & layout
Pronunciation
Professional Manner
Accurate, clear, loud enough
Proper gesture, face expression, eye contact, audience control
Content
Quality of the content presented, quality of the answers
Course evaluation
Attendance & Participation
7%
Mid-term exam
20%
Quiz
15%
Assignment & Discussion
18%
Report & Presentation
15%
Final Exam
25%
Percentage Grade
Letter Grade
Note
90 – 100
A
Pass
80 – 89
B
Pass
70 – 79
C
Pass
60 – 69
D
Pass
0 – 59
F
Fail
Rules of the Road
1. Please be punctual. Otherwise, you will get an L in attendance book!
2. There should be no talking or phone ring whilst the instructor is speaking. It is rude and
disturbs other students. Pass a note or going out for answering phone calls if necessary.
3. Academic Dishonesty Policy will be in effect through all exams and written assignments.
Make certain you understand and adhere to them. Especially, don’t commit PLAGIARISM under
any circumstances. If you are caught to plagiarize, you will get a 0 and even an F for the whole
course in case of recommitment.
4. No ‘extra credit’ work or additional assignments will be given without a valid reason. Instead,
your activeness in class discussion/ activity is highly appreciated and will be counted. Extensions
to any deadlines are possible only upon presentation of appropriate documentation.
Plagiarism & Cheating
Students are responsible for conducting themselves with honor and integrity in fulfilling course
requirements. Penalties and/or disciplinary proceedings may be initiated by SaigonTech officials
against a student accused of scholastic dishonesty. Please read my PowerPoint on “Cheating
and Plagiarism” and the following policies for more details about Academic Dishonesty Policy:
Acts of plagiarism include but are not limited to:
 Submit other people’s works to get points (Nộp bài làm của người khác để lấy điểm
cho mình).
 Copy words or ideas without citing source and author’s name (Sao chép từ hoặc ý
tưởng của người khác mà không nêu nguồn tài liệu và tên tác giả được trích
dẫn).
 Do not use quotation marks for direct citation (Không đặt dấu ngoặc kép trong các
trích dẫn nguyên văn).
 Cite the wrong source (Đưa thông tin sai về nguồn của một trích dẫn).
 Change the wording but sentence structure without citing author’s name (Thay đổi
từ ngữ nhưng vẫn giữ nguyên cấu trúc câu của một nguồn tài liệu mà không nêu
tên tác giả).
 Borrow words/ phrases from a source without using quotation marks or with making
negligible change (Vay mượn từ/ cụm từ của một nguồn tài liệu mà không đặt
dấu ngoặc kép hoặc chỉ thay đổi chúng một cách qua loa).
 Copy too many words or ideas that make up the most of personal work, regardless of
whether source and author’s name are cited (Sao chép quá nhiều từ ngữ hoặc ý
tưởng từ một nguồn tài liệu làm cho các ý tưởng đó chiếm phần lớn bài làm của
mình, bất kể có nêu tên nguồn hoặc tác giả hay không)
 Copy information from Internet such as company information, market information
etc. (Sao chép thông tin từ Internet (thông tin công ty, thông tin thị trường v.v)
 Use Google Translation to write up papers, regardless of whether you use your own
ideas or borrow ideas (Sử dụng Google Translation để viết bài, bất kể là ý tưởng
của bản thân hay vay mượn).
 Use Google Translation to write up papers by translating Vietnamese from existing
Vietnamese study materials/ sources into English (Sử dụng Google Translation để
dịch thông tin từ nguồn tài liệu tiếng Việt sang tiếng Anh và đưa vào bài làm của
mình).
COURSE SCHEDULE
Time: Monday & Tuesday, 7:30 AM -9:30 AM
Venue: Room 204
Week
Date
Mon
15/06/15
1
Tue
16/06/2015
Mon
22/06/2015
2
Tue
23/06/2015
Mon
29/06/2015
3
4
Topic
Syllabus explanation
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Globalization of Markets and The
internationalization of the firm
Quiz 1
Chapter 3: Organization participants that make
international business happen
Chapter 4: The cultural environment of International
Business
Quiz 2
Chapter 4 (cont.)
Discussion
Tue
30/06/2015
Chapter 6: Theories of International Trade and Investment
Mon
06/07/2015
Chapter 7: Political and Legal System in National
Environments
Quiz 3
Discussion
Chapter 7 (cont.)
Chapter 8: Government Intervention in International
Business
Quiz 4
Tue
07/07/2015
Homework/ Preparation
Assignment 1
Assignment 2
Assignment 3
Mon
13/07/2015
5
Tue
14/07/2015
Mon
20/07/2015
6
7
8
10
11
12
Assignment 4
Mid-term Exam
Tue
21/07/2015
Chapter 11: The international Monetary and Financial
Environment
Discussion
Mon
Chapter 12: Global Strategy and Organization
27/07//2015 Discussion
Assignment 5
Tue
28/07/2015
Chapter 14: Export and Countertrade
Quiz 6
Assignment 6
Mon
03/08/2015
Chapter 14 (cont.)
Discussion
Tue
04/08/2015
Chapter 15: Foreign Direct Investment and Collaborative
Ventures
Quiz 7
Chapter 15 (cont.)
Discussion
Assignment 7
Assignment 8
Mon
17/08/2015
Chapter 16: Licensing, Franchising & Other Contractual
Strategies
Quiz 8
Chapter 16 (cont.)
Discussion
Tue
18/08/2015
Chapter 17: Global Sourcing
Quiz 9
Assignment 9
Mon
24/08/2015
FE Review
Tue
25/08/2015
Final Exam
Mon
31/08/2015
PRESENTATION
Course evaluation & Discussion
Mon
10/08/2015
9
Chapter 8 (cont.)
Chapter 9: Regional Economic Integration
Discussion
Chapter 10: Understanding Emerging markets
Quiz 5
Tue
11/08/2015
Tue
01/09/2015
HOPE YOU WILL ENJOY MY CLASS & ENHANCE YOURSELF!