INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS GRADUATE PROGRAMS

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1 INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS GRADUATE PROGRAMS Special Notes: Example: Business Research Method: 3-credits Course Title Credits included Advanced Econometrics: 3-credits This course discusses topics related to a series of structural analyses. The materials covered will serve the advanced studies in applied and theoretical econometrics. Business Research Method: 3-credits This course is designed as an introduction in business research implementation, which involves six major steps: (1) to formulate research problem; (2) to determine research design; (3) to design data collection method and forms; (4) to design sample and collect data; (5) to analyze and interpret data; and (6) to prepare research report. Compensation Management: 3-credits This course should enable you to: (1) understand the theoretical foundations of compensation systems, (2) analyze the role, function and position of compensation management from a holistic point of view, (3) comprehend the relationship between compensation systems and organizational performance; (4) design/revise/evaluate organizational reward systems. Cross-Cultural Management: 3-credits This course will present the cross-cultural dynamics to students. After a brief introduction to cultural theory, emphasis will be placed on emerging cross-cultural trends in the Asia/Pacific region. (William Henry Thornton) 6-79

2 Econometrics: 3-credits This course is to facilitate you with the fundamental skill of understanding and employing quantitative methodology dexterously. Through this course, students will also achieve the capability to study advanced materials in this field. Financial Derivative and Risk Management: 3-credits The first part of this course will introduce students to the financial derivatives and their characteristics, which will be demonstrated through quantitative and analytical tools throughout the course. Since great uncertainties and noises exist in the financial markets, it is impossible to determine the true values of securities with confidence. Therefore, analytical theories and tools for risk measurement for trading strategies involving financial securities are formed. The second part of this course will present some tools for analyzing possible losses when designing portfolios, and students will learn how to conduct a good procedure to control the risk in your portfolios. Financial Management: 3-credits The primary objective of the corporate finance course is to enhance students understanding of the decisions made by finance managers in organizations. These decisions include choosing between competing investment opportunities, asset valuation, measuring risk and return, financing of the firm's operations, dividend policy, capital structure decisions, and valuation of financial instruments. (Sha-Chi Chang) Fixed-Income Securities: 3-credits This course will introduce you to the different kinds of fixed-income securities. The analytical tools will offer you capability to control the profits and risks inherent in fixed-income portfolios and securities. (Min-Hsien Chiang) International Business Management: 3 credits This course tries to equip students with the knowledge of: (1) the international trade and investment activities operated by multinational enterprises (MNEs); (2) the impact that such activities have on individuals, organizations, nations, and the world, (3) the reasons for MNEs to perform investment activities across different countries as well as different timing, location decisions, and (4) MNEs' strategies and structures. (Fu-Yann Duh) International Business Strategy: 3-credits This course starts with the introduction of strategic management process. By using the strategic management process, students will analyze a company s competitive forces and develop competitive advantages. Except for the strategy formulation, implementation issue is also 6-80

3 important. In addition, there are twelve cases selected for in-class discussion to stimulate students analyzing skills. International Business Theory: 3-credits This course aims to expose students to an array of theories that explain the behavior of multinational enterprises. International Financial Management: 3-credits The objectives of this course are: (1) to give students a clear understanding of the reasons for engaging in international business; (2) to address the foreign exchange and commodity markets (International securities markets, deviate securities, the markets for interest rate and currency swaps are also included), (3) to develop students ability of logical thinking and analyzing by discussing articles related to this course and conducting a research project identifying theoretical model, (4) to stimulate discussions through case problems solving that can let students practice how to apply theoretical concepts. International Human Resource Management: 3 credits The primary focus of this course is on international human resource strategies in multinational firms. This course should enable you to understand and review: (1) the strategies and choices of international human resource management that confront multinational firms; (2) the key factors in designing and implementing international human resource strategies and practices; (3) the comparison between the theories and practices in international human resource management field. (Hae Ching Chang) International Investments: 3-credits This course will introduce the different kinds of financial markets, instruments worldwide and their characteristics. It is to equip students with quantitative and analytical tools to value the securities. This course will also present some tools for designing diversified portfolio, which will be expected to hedge against specified sources of risks. You will learn how to use options and futures contracts for hedging in this course. (Min-Hsien, Chiang) International Marketing Management: 3 credits The course is designed to provide a conceptual framework for understanding managerial problems and research issues in the field of international marketing. The major topics included: (1) the nature of international marketing, (2) world market environment, (3) international marketing research, (4) international marketing decision-making for product strategies, distribution strategies, promotion strategies, and pricing strategies. (Dung-chun Tsai) 6-81

4 International Negotiation & Communication: 3-credits This course will discuss the concept of negotiation and communication. It also focuses on how to apply strategy and planning to achieve successful negotiations in domestic and global business practices. International Retail Management: 3-eredits This course is divided into five main areas of study: (1) the basic concepts of international retailing, including internationalization theory, motives, and trend; (2) the influential factors on the international retail operations, such as economic, political, social, and cultural environment; (3) selected retailing activities in countries and areas of the world; (4) the theoretical exploration of international retail strategies; and (5) the case studies on international retailing. International Trade: 3-credits In this course students will be learn why trade occurs, the pattern of trade, and the implication of trade for income distribution through economic explanations. Specific topics include tariffs, quotas and other types of government issues. Management Information Systems: 3-credits This course introduces the basic concepts of modern business with MIS supports, and it provides an understanding of how corporate Management Information System (MIS) and organizational applications are managed at different levels of implementation and integration within IS and Management. It also gives a brief demonstration of the importance of information technology (IT) architecture and their impacts on the competitive positioning of the enterprise. For this course, you should be able to (1) explain the main issues affecting the management of IT/IS in the enterprise context; (2) analyze the IT architecture of a business using the conceptual frameworks discussed in the course; (3) describe the parameters and constrains on the web revolution, e-commerce, e-business [ERP, SCM, CRM], Knowledge Management, and Mobile Commerce. Marketing Management: 3-credits The purpose of this course is to explain the marketing concept and the marketing problems that may occur in business decision-making process. The course acquaints students with basic aspects of marketing management, such as the influences of environment within which and the management of marketing mix prices, products, promotion, and distribution. Students in this class will participate in case studies that will allow them to investigate real-life marketing situations. 6-82

5 Multivariate Analysis: 3-credits Topics on Multivariate Analysis include the analysis of mean vectors and covariance structures of the P-variant data. Hypothetical testing of the mean vector(s), regression, and multivariate analysis of variance et al. are the major statistical methods in analyzing the mean vectors, whereas in analyzing covariance structure, principal component analysis, factor analysis, discriminate analysis, and canonical analysis are the main approaches. The cluster analysis, which is an independent topic, will be briefly discussed. (Shun- Yu Chen) Pricing Strategy: 3-credits Pricing is a multidisciplinary and multifunctional subject. In order to provide an integrative framework for analyzing pricing problems, economic and marketing principles are synthesized with accounting and financial knowledge in this course. Topics included: (1) economic foundation for pricing, (2) pricing research in marketing, (3) price perception, (4) reference price, (5) price awareness, (6) dynamic pricing, and (7) competitive pricing. Real Estate Finance: 3 credits/1st yr. This course will investigate the economic and financial aspects of real estate. The study of papers will enable the students to learn the fundamental topics and issues in the real estate field. Case studies and field surveys will be helpful in the writing of term papers. (Tim T.C. Yang) Risk Management: 3-credits The course aims to develop in students an understanding of risk management. The important issues on risk management will be discussed and analyzed. Risk management can be classified in two broad categories: traditional risk management and financial risk management. Moreover, a number of journal papers will be distributed for students to study. (Yung-Ming Shiu) Services Marketing: 3-credits Service organizations differ from manufacturing businesses in many perspectives, making it essential to understand the service organizations distinctive aspects of marketing goals and strategies development. This course aims to provide students with such knowledge through understanding several issues regarding service industry: (1) services marketing, (2) framework for understanding services marketing, (3) positioning in service, (4) demand managing, (5) services creating and delivering, (6) pricing strategy, (7) service promoting, and (8) organizing and implementing the marketing methods in service organizations. 6-83

6 Strategic Management: Theory & Practices This course provides a solid treatment of traditional topics in strategic management as well as contemporary topics such as entrepreneurship, knowledge management, and e-commerce and internet strategies. Theory and Strategy in Financial Management: 3-credits This course is designed to help students identify the theoretical arguments and empirical findings in corporate finance and understand how theory explains past and current financial events. The intended topics include the Markets, Corporate Strategy and Structure, Capital Structure and Payout Policy, Raising Capital, Corporate Restructuring and Corporate Governance, and Real Options. 6-84