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NORTH SOUTH UNIVERSITY
COURSE OUTLINE
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (MGT 372)
SEMESTER: SPRING 2012
Instructor
E-mail
Office Room
Office Hours
:
:
:
:
Time/Place:
Sec-4
Sec-5
Samira Rahman
samira.smi2010@gmail.com
NAC-703
S&T
9:30 am - 11:00 pm
M&W
9.30 am - 12:50 am
S&T
M&W
8.00am - 9:30 am
8.00am - 9:30 am
NAC-703
NAC-703
NAC-414
NAC-604
Text: International Business Environments and Operations – by Daniels J. D., Radebaugh L. H.,
Sullivan, D. P.
Edition: 12th edition
Publisher: Tata-McGraw-Hill, India.
&
Text: International Business: Competing in the global marketplace – by Hill, Charles. W. L.
Edition: 7th edition
Publisher: Tata-McGraw-Hill, India.
Course Objective:
This introductory course provides basic knowledge about International Business and the environment and
operations of International Business. This course delves on major issues of IB, important economic and
business theories, and interesting cases. The course will cover topics related to political, social,
economical and legal environment of international business. Additionally, strategic, structural and
managerial issues of international business are also included in the course content.
Tentative course schedule:
Class
no.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Topic
Chapter in the
text book
Introduction
Globalization & International Business (Submission of group members’ Chapter 1
name)
Globalization & International Business
Chapter 1
(Quiz-1)
The cultural environments facing business (Assign-1)
Chapter 2
The cultural environments facing business
Chapter 2
The political and legal environment facing business
Chapter 3
The political and legal environment facing business (Quiz 2)
Chapter 3
The economical environment facing business
Chapter 4
Chapter 1, 2, 3 & 4
Midterm Exam 1
International trade theory (discussion about the project)
Chapter 6
International trade theory (Assign-2 Journal)
Chapter 6
Government influence on trade (Quiz 3)
Chapter 7(i)
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13
Cross national Cooperation and Agreement (discussion about the
14
15
project)
Global capital market
Global capital market
16
17
18
Midterm Exam 2
Chapter 8
Chapter 11(Hill)
Chapter 11(Hill)
Chapter 6, 7, 8 &
11
the Chapter 11
The Strategy of International Business Managing
internationalization (Assign-3)
Country Evaluation and selection & the Organization of International Chapter 12
Business(Quiz 3)
19
20
21
22
23
Export & Import Strategy
Direct Investment & Collaborative Strategy (Quiz-4)
The Organization of International Business
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Presentation
Presentation
Final Exam
Chapter 11, 12, 13,
14 & 15
Exams
Students are to take three exams during a semester. Exams will be a combination of short and broad
questions. Compositions of points will be announced in class. Exam dates and venue will be announced
well in advance. Students must take the exams on scheduled dates.
Project
Students will be required to conduct a detail analysis of international business potential in a particular
industry of a country. The analysis will cover areas like, PEST analysis, Porter’s Diamond model
analysis, analysis of appropriate entry mode and strategic choice. For this task students will form groups
of five/six. Further details of the project will be discussed in class.
Marks distribution:
Midterm exam 1
Midterm exam 2
Final
Quiz
Assignment
Project
Presentation
Attendance
Total
15%
15%
20%
10%
10%
15%
10%
5%
100%
Important Notes:
 Students who will miss the midterm exams for any valid reason will have to sit for
comprehensive exam on the day of the final exam.
 No Make-up for Quiz or Case-study
 Grades will be assigned on the basis of NSU grading policy.
 Remember that cheating or plagiarism in any of the exams or assignments will lead to an F grade.
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Instructor reserves the right to change or alter the course material as deemed necessary as the class
progresses.