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graduate)
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IB 410 International Business - 3KU/6ECTS credits
Economics and Management
Undergraduate
Fall 2015
Elnur Eyvazov
Eyvazov@hotmail.com
Prerequisites
Language
Compulsory/Elective
Required textbooks and
course materials
Saturday 15:10-18:00, Room 405N
41 Mehseti street (Neftchilar campus), Khazar University
By appointment
Office hours
ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics
English
Compulsory
Hill, Charles W.L. International business: competing in the global marketplace. 10th ed. 2014
(or 7th edition 2009), Boston: Irwing McGraw- Hill.
Course website
N/A
Course outline
In the course reviews the international business environment and key issues faced by
international business managers, including international trade and investment environment as
well as the global monetary and financial systems.
Course objectives
The objective of the course is to provide students with general knowledge of the international
business environment and how to manage international and global companies, and culturally
diverse employees.
Students should understand the role of globalization in shaping the business environment and
be capable of evaluating related trends, challenges and opportunities in business practices,
identifying complexities created by globalization and integrating concepts learned in this class
with those acquired in other courses, identifying and assessing major issues related to ethics and
social responsibility in the international arena, critically evaluating various components of a
national environment: technological, cultural, economic, political, and legal systems, and their
influence on business practices and strategies, examining trade and investment theories and
patterns, assessing the role of governments and their impact on the international business
environment, evaluating the role of various forms of regional economic integration on national
economies.
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Lecture
x
Group discussion
Experiential exercise
x
Case analysis
Simulation
Course paper
Others
Methods
Date/deadlines
Percentage (%)
25
Midterm Exam
5
Case studies
10
Class Participation/Activity
Assignment and quizzes
Project
10
Presentation/Group
Discussion
40
Final Exam
One semester paper
10
Paper
100
Total
Learning outcomes
Teaching methods
Evaluation
Policy
Tentative Schedule
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k
Date/Day
(tentative)
1
Topics
Globalization
Chapter 1
19.09.2015
2
26.09.2015
3
Chapter 2
Differences in Culture
Chapter 4/ Ch. 3 (7th e)
10.10.2015
Ethics in International Business
Chapter 5/ Ch. 4 (7th
e)Assignment: Quiz 1
17.10.2015
International Trade Theory
Chapter 6/ Ch. 5 (7th e)
24.10.2015
The Political Economy of International Trade
Chapter 7/ Ch. 6 (7th e)
31.10.2015
Foreign Direct Investment
Chapter 8/ Ch. 7 (67th e)
Assignment: Quiz 2
07.11.2015
Mid-term exam
14.11.2015
Regional Economic Integration
Chapter 9/ Ch. 8 (7th e)
21.11.2015
The Foreign Exchange Market
Chapter 10/ Ch. 9 (7th e)
The International Monetary System
Chapter 11/ Ch. 10 (7th e)
Assignment: Closing Case,
Quiz 3
The Global Capital Market
Chapter 12/ Ch. 11 (7th e)
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6
7
8
9
10
Holiday
National Differences in Political Economy.
03.10.2015
5
11
28.11.2015
12
05.12.2015
13
The Strategy of International Business
12.12.2015
14
15
16
Textbook/Assignments
Chapter 13/ Ch. 12 (7th e)
Case Presentation by Students
19.12.2015
The Organization of International Business
26.12.2015
Course Summary and Presentations
19.12.2015
Final exam
This syllabus is a guide for the course and any modifications to it will be announced in advance.
Chapter 14/ Ch. 13 (7th e)
Assignment: Quiz 4