Course Name:
Course Number:
Global Business
World Language and Business Leadership
Start/End Times: Afternoon: Daily: Hours 6-7 1:30 pm - 2:50 pm
Location/Room: CAPS Room 321
Janet Graham JGraham@bluevalleyk12.org
913-461-4222
Gregg Brown GHBrown@bluevalleyk12.org
913-219-8105
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to explain the basic principles of the
American free enterprise economic system. In addition, the student will be able to explain the fundamentals of starting a business and the interrelationship among the functional areas to include accounting, finance, marketing, and engineering (manufacturing). This CAPS Global Business course provides material describing the institutions and operations involved in international businesses. Students learn to adapt managerial policies and practices to the global business environment.
Center for Advanced Professional Studies, Strand: Business, Technology & Media; Pathway: Global Business

CAPS Global Business – Fall 2014
World Language & Business Leadership
After completing the CAPS Global Business class, you should be able to conduct yourself in the following key areas:
Business Ethics
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Display the following personal qualities: honesty, loyalty, courtesy, cooperation, alertness, ambition, punctuality, interest, involvement, patience, tact, competence, sense of humor, dependability/reliability, flexibility, initiative
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Display professional conduct in the following professional relationships: employee/employer, employee/coworker, employee/public, including professionalism in attire and conduct
Entrepreneurship
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Identify and explain the steps in starting a business
Project Management
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Forecast project milestones and evaluate progress throughout projects
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Participate actively in an outside client / partner project with team members
Utilize world language skills in a real business environment
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Apply cross-cultural competencies in a workplace setting
Leadership & Teamwork
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Perform a self-evaluation to determine strengths and weaknesses
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Conduct and participate in team building activities and team projects with outside clients
Communication and Technology
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Prepare and deliver effective presentations
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Create an electronic career portfolio (resume, etc)
Practice customer contact skills, including meeting with a Mentor regularly
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Produce professional documents and multi-media presentations using appropriate technology
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Actively participate and interact with speakers
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Prepare weekly interoffice memorandums and journals of knowledge acquired
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Use appropriate technologies to create identified business correspondence & project presentations
Domestic Business Skills
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Value and Profit
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Industry Analysis and SWOT Analysis
Innovation
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Marketing plan development, 4 P's of Marketing, and Consumer Behavior
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Financial Planning
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Human Capital Markets
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Cross-Cultural Business Skills
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Understand the cultural nuance of world language usage in different countries
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Apply cross-cultural knowledge in a workplace environment
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Center for Advanced Professional Studies – Global Business

CAPS Global Business – Fall 2014
World Language & Business Leadership
Global Business – 2 nd
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semester emphasis
Globalization and International Organizations such as the IMF, WTO, World Bank, etc.
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Country Analysis and understanding the role culture plays in global business practices including international marketing, promotion, advertising, and consumer behavior
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Political Economy of International Trade, and Economic Theories
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International Trade Policy, Foreign Direct Investment, Regional trade agreements, and Tariffs,
Subsidies, and Regulations
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Global Monetary System, the Foreign Exchange Market and Global Capital Markets
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Develop an awareness of global issues, news events, and trade while understanding how they relate to business,
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Foreign Entry Strategies: determine appropriate methods for entering new countries and markets
Create an international business plan for a company preparing to expand globally
Kauffman Foundation.
FastTrac New Venture.
Harvard Business Review, selected case studies.
Hill, Charles W. L. International Business: Competing in the Global Marketplace . 9th ed. Boston:
McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2013. Print.
Textbook Online Learning Center http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078137195/student_view0/index.html
Interactive Maps, Business
Around the World
Semester grades are cumulative (1st & 2nd quarter), with periodic progress reports.
Professionalism
All other course work
20%
80%
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100%
A sample detailed breakdown of all other course work is as follows:
All other course work 80%
Client / Business Partner Project (Work Experience) using WL skills
Internal Project utilizing Cross-Cultural and Leadership Skills
Course Assignments and Activities
Mentors
Professional Development
20-30%
20-30%
10-15%
5-10 %
5-10%
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CAPS Global Business – Fall 2014
World Language & Business Leadership
Professionalism 20%
Some key examples of professionalism include the following, and more are listed in the CAPS materials
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Business attire (following the dress code)
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Punctuality and Personal Time Management
Attendance
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Communication skills (emails, written thank-you notes, verbal skills, etc)
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Attitude and initiative
Students are required to attend all the CAPS sessions that will be offered to further these professional skills.
External Client / Business Partner Project (Work Experience) 20-30%
This project is usually comprised of a small group of students working on a real-world business scenario with CAPS clients / business partners. Your project will require skills in the following areas:
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Project management tracking and reporting
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Teamwork
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Communication (with adults - in person, via email, phone calls, etc)
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World Language skills
Client projects usually comprise some of the following components:
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Strategic & Business Planning
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Price Strategy Development
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Market Planning and Market Research for businesses
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Brand Development
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Product Development
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Project Leadership
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Event planning & management
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Social media strategy development
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Advertising Strategy Development
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Product Selling & Donation Solicitation
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Other unique client projects
Internal Project utilizing Cross-Cultural and Leadership Skills 20-30%
Each student will work on a customized project that utilizes their world language skills in a professional environment where they develop cross-cultural and leadership skills.
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CAPS Global Business – Fall 2014
World Language & Business Leadership
Course Assignments and Activities 10-15%
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Journal writing - submitted weekly - this includes reflections of learning for that week
Guest Speakers
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Field Trips
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Stand-up meetings - weekly reports on Client Partner Project status
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Harvard Business Review - Case Study Analyses in class
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Executive Book Review - select and read a business book on a topic of interest to you and write a review. Examples of books in the fields of: leadership, a specific industry, business trends such as outsourcing, marketing, economics, a biography of successful entrepreneur, etc)
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Global News Presentation - once during the semester
The ability to apply business theories to current global issues is a critical component to 21st century business operations. Students will select a topic of interest (and follow current international issues by reading primary international newspapers and magazines and listening and watching international news programs). Each student will present on a news topic of interest once during the course that applies to a concept in the textbook, or a country focus / highlighted article and write an accompanying analysis (approximately 350 words or 1.5 pages).
Mentors 5-10 %
Each student will be assigned a personal mentor, who has been interviewed and screened by CAPS staff, as qualified to serve as a mentor in the Global Business program.
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You will be expected to meet face-to-face on a periodic basis with your assigned mentor to obtain advice on business plans, projects, college and career plans, etc. and communicate remotely on a regular (weekly or biweekly) basis
Professional Development 5-10%
Each student is required to explore the local and/or international business community, following his or her own passion and interested. A minimum of one external event or activity should be attended outside of school hours during the semester. Then a brief report should be prepared, including an oral summary for presentation in class, and a written report to be submitted to the instructors.
Examples of personal enrichment might be attendance at one or more of the following types of events:
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Rotary Club meeting or similar civic event
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Cultural event or ethnic fair
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Seminar offered by the Federal Reserve or other business entities
Service project
 “Battle of the Brains” competition through CAPS
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Join a professional organization, such as a collegiate (or adult) business organization
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Interview a colleague, neighbor, or co-worker who immigrated to the U.S. and discuss the cultural challenges they faced when assimilating to our customs
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CAPS Global Business – Fall 2014
World Language & Business Leadership
Professionalism
Timeliness
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All students should be in their seats at the start of class, arriving a few minutes early. This is often the only time that everyone will be in the same room and therefore provides an opportunity to make announcements, etc.
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There will be an attendance log which the student will sign and list time of daily entry and departure.
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If you are tardy, you should text both instructors and cc parents.
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Habitual tardiness will result in an automatic reduction of 10% in course grade
Classroom Interactions
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When a member of the classroom, student, teacher, or guest addresses the entire group, be respectful and listen
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It is expected that all students prepare for and actively participate in all classroom discussions.
Preparation for discussion includes completing assigned readings. The student response: “I’m not sure but maybe…..“is far more preferable to “I don’t know” followed by silence.
Site Visits and Guest Speakers
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You are expected to remain engaged throughout all presentations and site visits. Indicators of engagement include making eye contact with the speaker and asking questions.
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It is a requirement that all students take notes during site visits, guest speakers, and shadowing experiences.
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All students must come with at least three questions written down for all guest speakers and site visit hosts.
Proper Dress
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CAPS professional attire should be worn at all times, unless prior arrangements have been made.
Elements of proper attire are: collared shirt, tie, suit jacket (optional), suit pants or nice khakis, and dress shoes for men.
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Women should wear conservative business attire. This includes either skirts (modest length) or pants, and jackets or blouses that always cover shoulders. You are encouraged to wear practical shoes.
Attendance
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All absences must be reported by the student to BOTH instructors via email, with the student’s
parents copied on the email.
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If the absence is known in advance (e.g. sports competition, college visit), the notification should be made in advance.
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In the event of an absence with limited notification (e.g. waking up ill), the student should text the instructor the day of the absence and follow up with an email, parents c.c.’d, as soon as possible.
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CAPS Global Business – Fall 2014
World Language & Business Leadership
Makeup Work
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Missed work, handouts, speaker notes, etc. should ALWAYS be reviewed, and are the student's responsibility to makeup in a timely manner.
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The maximum number of absences that CAPS allows for is 5 absences total (3 hours per day x 5 days = 15 class periods)
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However, if a Global Business student misses 3 classes or more, or has excessive tardies, you will be required to complete an additional activity for each absence, starting from absence #3, in order to maintain your class grade; choosing from either:
- a Professional Development Activity OR
- a Global News Presentation
Email Communication
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All students are expected to check their professional Gmail account at least once a day, Monday through Friday. More frequent checking is encouraged as last-minute opportunities do arise.
You are strongly encouraged to setup the email option on the front page of your cell phone.
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As you arrange site visits, mentor meetings, project meetings, etc., you will be writing several emails. BOTH instructors should always be c.c.’d on all email correspondence.
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All email should be written professionally – i.e. proper greeting/closing, no typographical errors.
While in general it is appropriate to respond to an email with a matching degree of formality, you should err on the side of being too formal.
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It is expected that you respond to all professional emails within one business day.
Late Work
 All written submissions will be given a specific due date and time. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of these deadlines, and there is no expectation of instructor reminders.
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Work that is submitted past the deadline will receive 10% off per school day that it is missing.
Independent Activities
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There will be many occasions in which you will be required to work without direct supervision, therefore the degree of responsibility required by the student to remain on task is much greater than in a traditional class in which everyone is working on the same/similar tasks.
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Given the assorted written submissions required, there should be no time when you do not have something on which to work. It is crucial that you develop the ability to use short blocks of time
(e.g. final minutes of class) constructively. You will soon be entering the collegiate world where you will have much more work than time and every minute counts.
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Technology Credit of .5 units is available per semester if needed – which counts towards graduation
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Global Business Credits earned for CAPS Global Business courses
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CAPS Global Business – Fall 2014
World Language & Business Leadership
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Alarm clock for morning students. (CAPS starts 15 minutes earlier than high school - at 7:30 am)
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Portfolio / professional binder - to carry to meetings (no backpacks)
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Professional attire o Men: dress shirt with collar, tie, suit pants or nice khakis, suit jacket (optional) and appropriate dress shoes and socks (usually black)
 casual Fridays – no ties, khakis or similar, and polo shirts with collars o Women: conservative business attire = modest, non-revealing clothing
 Skirts (modest length) or nice pants
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Jackets or blouses that always cover shoulders
 Practical shoes are encouraged (the CAPS building is 60,000 sq’)
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Flash drive
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5 folders for final Business Plan written report (to be handed to the judges on presentation day)
- clear folders
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Car or flexible transportation (required)
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Cell phone (strongly encouraged; smart phone if possible) Texting capability / Email on phone
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Business cards to be carried at all times (provided by CAPS)
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Gmail account with professional ID (to be created @ CAPS)
Fall 2014 (1 st semester of CAPS Global Business)
MKT 230 Marketing 3 credit hours
Students are responsible for their own college enrollment and application process and tuition payment by the due dates, and are encouraged to work with their home high school counselors if assistance is required.
We will do our very best to communicate these college deadlines, but ultimately the responsibility is yours, and in one year, you will be very pleased to have these college credits on your transcript!
Spring 2015 (2 nd semester of CAPS Global Business)
BUS 121* Introduction to Business 3 credit hours *tuition covered by SB155
BS 105 Introduction to Global Business 3 credit hours (approx. $100 per credit hour)
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