Course Description:
BUSADMIN 1300 Global Business
| Course Number: | BUSADMIN 1300 |
| Course Name: | Global Business |
| Course Description: | This course will survey current issues and trends in global business. Specific emphasis will be placed on the impact of these trends on managers in the multinational organizational setting. Topics include a study of the economic, financial and legal environments of international business. In addition, trade issues and corporate strategies will be discussed. |
| Prerequisites: | None |
| Level: | Undergraduate |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Format: | Online (This course is also offered in print.) |
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Additional Information
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to do the following:
- Understand the social, cultural, economic, and political environments that affect the conduct of global business.
- Compare the way business is conducted across a variety of cultures.
- Understand the influences on international trade policies.
- Understand how economic integration influences trade.
- Build the skills necessary to conduct business successfully in a global marketplace.
- Explore how businesses may enter the international market.
- Express ideas, opinions, and knowledge in a written format.
Unit Descriptions
Unit 1: Exploring Globalization
In Unit 1 we explore the concept of globalization and its opportunities and challenges. We'll look at the impact of culture on the conduct of business and explore how we can learn about and understand other cultures. International business is influenced by the political, economic, and legal environment in which it operates. We'll investigate some of the various legal, economic and political systems in the world. Finally, we'll look at different viewpoints of ethics that influence the conduct of international business.
Unit 2: Global Trade and Monetary Systems
As the world progresses toward a united global marketplace, the issues surrounding international trade increase in both number and importance. Countries must decide how much they value protectionism as opposed to open markets. As governments ponder trade issues, they must also consider the financial aspects of their decisions. Closely connected to trade questions are the issues of exchange rates. In this unit we will explore the complex issues that must be addressed when countries want to trade their goods with others.
Unit 3: The Organization in a Global Marketplace
In our final unit, we'll explore the micro level issues of global business; that is, we will study how the strategic decision to enter a foreign market influences the functions of marketing, human resource management, management, accounting, and operations.
Number of Exams
There are 3 exams for this course.
Number of Assignments
There are 21 assignments for this course, including 15 Lesson Exploration Exercises, 3 Term Definition activities and, 3 papers for this course.
Number of Projects
There are 3 collaborative assignments for this course.
Grading Information
Grades will be determined based on the total number of points earned for assigned activities.
Lesson Exploration Exercises (15 at 10 points each): 150 points
Term Definitions (3 units at 10 points each): 30 points
Unit Papers (3 at 25 points each): 75 points
Unit Collaborative Assignments (3 at 25 points each): 75 points
Exams (3 at 100 points each): 300 points
Total Points: 630 points
Grade Scale
A 93-100%
A- 90-92%
B+ 88-89%
B 83-87%
B- 80-82%
C+ 78-79%
C 73-77%
C- 70-72%
D+ 68-69%
D 60-67%
F 59% and BELOW