COURSE SYLLABUS INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MGT ONLINE SPRING 2014

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1 COURSE SYLLABUS INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MGT ONLINE SPRING 2014 DATES COURSE TOPICS READING QUIZZES AND EXAMS Session 1 Globalization 01/13-01/19 Session 2 01/21-01/26 Session 3 01/27-02/02 Ch 1 (in textbook) Unit 1 (in Blackboard Learning Area ) Cross-cultural business Ch 2 Unit 2 Political and legal Ch 3 environment Unit 3, 4 Return Course Commitment Form Due 01/19 6:00 PM 1 Quiz 1 Quiz 2 Quiz 3 Session 4 Economic systems and Ch 4 Quiz 4 02/03-02/09 development Unit 4 Session 5 International trade Ch 5 Quiz 5 02/10-02/16 Unit 5 Session 6 Business-government trade Ch 6 Quiz 6 02/17-02/23 relations Unit 5 Session 7 Foreign direct investment CH 7 Quiz 7 02/24-03/02 Unit 6 Midterm exam 03/03-03/05 Note: If you do not take the exam during the assigned time CH 1-7 Available online From 03/03 10:00 AM period, your score will be 0. To 03/05 10:00 AM Session 8 03/05-03/09 Regional economic integration Ch 8 Unit 7 Quiz 8 SPRING BREAK Session 9 International financial Ch 9 Quiz 9 03/17-03/23 markets Unit 8 Session 10 International monetary Ch 10 Quiz 10 03/24-03/30 systems Unit 8 Session 11 International strategy and Ch 11 Quiz 11 03/31-04/06 organization Unit 9, 10 Session 12 International marketing Ch 12 Quiz 12 04/07-04/13 research Session 13 Entry modes Ch 13 Quiz 13 04/14-04/20 Unit 11 Session 14 04/21-04/27 International marketing Ch 14 Unit 12 Quiz 14 Final exam 04/28-04/30 Note: If you do not take the exam during the assigned time period, your score will be 0. CH 8-14 Available online From 04/28 10:00 AM To 04/30 10:00 AM 1 A student who does not submit a course commitment form before the deadline will receive an automatic one point deduction in the final grade. 1

2 I CONTACT INFORMATION Professor: Virtual Office Hour: Dr. Sarala Monday 2-3 PM in Blackboard chat (In Blackboard, in the Course Menu, select Office Hour -> under the Collaboration Sessions select Office Hours ) Please address the professor Dr. Sarala in all communication. II COURSE MATERIAL International Business (The Challenges of Globalization), 7 th edition, by Wild and Wild, Prentice Hall, ISBN 13: No access codes or any other extra material from the publisher is needed. Note: All exam questions are based on the 7 th edition. If a student decides to use a different edition (earlier edition or the international edition), s/he is taking the risk that an exam question is not covered. III COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is an introduction to the environmental factors which cause businesses to become international. In addition, we analyze the nature of global business and multinational organizations. IV COURSE OBJECTIVES Define international business and discuss how it differs from domestic business. Define and discuss key terms and concepts related to international business. Acquire a basic understanding of the structure of the global economy and the perspectives of various actors in the global economy. Make well-reasoned suggestions about how to address many of the challenges and opportunities within an international business setting. Knowledgeably discuss some of the key public policy, ethical and environmental issues that are typically connected to international business. Discuss the challenges that third world countries have in participating in world trade, and the different perspectives that exist with regard to intellectual property rights and the third world. 2

3 V EVALUATION ITEMS 1. Weekly quizzes 10% 2. Exams a. Midterm exam 45% b. Final exam 45% To calculate the final grade, the weighted average formula is used: 0.1 x Weekly quizzes Grade (in %) x Midterm Exam Grade x Final Exam Grade = Final Course Grade The evaluation items are described in the following. 1 Weekly quizzes: 10% 1.1 Purpose The purpose of the weekly quizzes is to encourage you to study the material consistently throughout the course. The quizzes will also help you to check your own learning. Furthermore, the quizzes provide examples of the types of questions that you will encounter in the exams and familiarize you with taking tests on Blackboard. This assures that you will be prepared for the course exams. 1.2 Content Each weekly quiz covers the respective chapter in the textbook. For instance, during session 1, quiz 1 will cover CH1 in the textbook. During session 2, quiz 2 will cover CH 2 in the textbook. Each quiz has 10 questions. Each question carries 1 point. The questions are either true-false questions or multiple choice questions. You can take as long as you need to complete the quiz. 1.3 Availability You will find the quizzes in Blackboard under Quizzes. Each weekly quiz is available until Sunday 06:00 PM of the corresponding week. You can take each quiz only ONE time. There will be no additional test taking opportunities. If you miss a quiz, your score for that particular quiz will be 0. If you know that you cannot take a quiz during a particular week, study ahead and take it in advance. IMPORTANT: Quizzes are activity exercises similar to class attendance. The purpose is to have you reflect on what you have learned during the week and test your knowledge, which is very beneficial for your learning. Therefore, no late work is accepted and will be graded 0. I expect you to treat school work as priority and to organize your schedule accordingly. The only exception is a serious illness for which you are required to provide official documentation within two weeks from the end of the deadline in question. If you fail to provide 3

4 this documentation, your score will be 0 for any quiz that is not completed prior to the deadline. Any student asking for an exception for any other reason than for a documented serious illness will be referred to this policy in the syllabus. Technical problems are not acceptable reasons for missing a quiz. If you experience a technical problem, report it to me immediately with accompanying evidence (e.g. a screenshot showing that Blackboard is down). Please do not leave taking the quiz to the last minute so that you can solve any technical problems prior to the deadline. Any technical problems reported AFTER the deadline will not be considered. NOTE: AS A STUDENT TAKING AN ONLINE COURSE, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE ACCESS TO A RELIABLE COMPUTER AND A RELIABLE INTERNET CONNECTION DURING THE ENTIRE DURATION OF THE COURSE. INABILITY TO ACCESS A COMPUTER OR INTERNET AT ANY TIME DURING THE COURSE IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE EXCUSE FOR NOT COMPLETING AN EVALUATION ITEM. UNCG HAS SEVERAL COMPUTER LABS AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES OFFER INTERNET ACCESS FREE OF CHARGE. ANY TECHNICAL PROBLEMS REPORTED AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE DEADLINE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AND ARE NOT VALID EXCUSES FOR NOT COMPLETING AN EVALUATION ITEM. 2 Midterm Exam: 45%, Final exam: 45% 2.1 Purpose The purpose of the course exams is to objectively evaluate the outcome of your learning. The exams are designed to test your knowledge of the course textbook material. 2.2 Content The midterm exam will cover Chapters 1-7. The final exam will cover Chapters All questions will be from the textbook. Contents from the learning units are not asked in exams. The exams are not cumulative. 2.3 Testing procedures Even though you are taking your exams online, they are still "real" tests. The following are the testing procedures I expect you to follow while taking the exam: You will find the exams in Blackboard under Exams only during the assigned test times. It is recommended that you use Mozilla Firefox as your browser when taking the test. An exam is available for 48 hours as indicated in the course schedule on page 1 of the syllabus. You can take each exam only ONE time. You may use your book and notes; however, you are to take the test by yourself, with no group efforts or help from other people. 4

5 The test has 100 objective questions (true/false and multiple choice). The maximum score is 100. You have 120 minutes to complete the exam. A timer will appear, but the test does not automatically stop at 120 minutes. You have to click Submit to end the test and stop the timer. You will lose 1 point for each full minute that you go over the time limit. The time is strictly limited in order test your knowledge of the material; not your ability to search for information during the exam. Important: Extended time is only granted for students with documented disabilities. In my in-class sections (closed book), students complete multiple choice exam questions at a rate of 100 questions per hour. While it is slightly slower to take the exam on the computer, your inability to complete 100 questions in 2 hours reflects a severe lack of knowledge of the course material. Remember not to click the Back button in your browser window. Backtracking is allowed. This means that you do not have to complete the test questions in order and that you may change the answer to a question that has already been submitted (as long as you have not submitted the entire test). Exam tip: The Question Completion Status bar above the exam questions allows you to quickly move from one question to another: In the Question Completion Status bar, simply click the number of the question that you want to complete next in order to move to that question. The Question Completion Status bar also shows you which questions you have already completed. Some students prefer to complete the easy questions first and return to the more difficult questions later. 2.4 Technical problems If you lose your internet connection or Blackboard goes down, get back to the exam when the connection resumes. Blackboard will let you continue the exam from where you left off. If you experience any problems, contact Dr. Sarala immediately and provide evidence of the problem (for instance, a screenshot of a message indicating that Blackboard is down). Unverifiable technical problems will not be considered. If you are taking your test after 5 PM, please be aware that I will not be able to reply to your and solve any problems that you might have until the next morning IMPORTANT: AS A STUDENT TAKING AN ONLINE COURSE, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO BE AVAILABLE DURING THE EXAM TIMES REGARDLESS OF YOUR OTHER COMMITMENTS AND TO HAVE ACCESS TO A RELIABLE COMPUTER AND INTERNET CONNECTION DURING THE ENTIRE COURSE, INCLUDING THE EXAM TIMES. INABILITY TO ACCESS INTERNET DURING THE COURSE IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE EXCUSE FOR MISSING AN EXAM OR ANY OTHER EVALUTION ITEM. THE UNCG COMPUTER LABS AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES PROVIDE COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS FREE OF CHARGE. 5

6 ANY TECHNICAL PROBLEMS REPORTED AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE EXAM PERIOD WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AND ARE NOT VALID EXCUSES FOR NOT COMPLETING THE EXAM. 2.5 Rules for not taking an exam during the assigned testing times IMPORTANT To accommodate for multiple commitments of students, the exams are available for an extended period of time (48 hours). The exam dates and times are given in the beginning of the course to allow plenty of time for planning. Therefore, it is your responsibility to be available during the scheduled exam times and to take the exams as indicated in the syllabus. Do not leave taking the exam to the last minute to avoid any last minute technical problems. An exam cannot be taken before or after the scheduled exam time. There are no make-up exams. If for any reason, you do not take the test, your score will be 0. The only exception is a serious illness for which you are required to provide official documentation within 7 days from the end of the exam period in question. If you fail to provide this documentation, your exam score will be 0. These rules will be strictly enforced in order to be fair towards those students who do make the effort to take the tests at the assigned testing times regardless of their personal and professional circumstances and time constraints. It is important that all students have the same amount of time to prepare for the exams. There will be no exceptions for this rule. Any student seeking an exception will be referred to this policy in the syllabus. Note: It is not unusual that students fail this online course because they, for instance, forget to take the exam, are travelling without an internet connection, or are otherwise occupied for a number of unverifiable personal and professional reasons. Make sure that you are not one of those students because missing one exam is likely to result in failing the course. VI SCORING SYSTEM FOR THE FINAL GRADE A+ = A = A- = B+ = B = B- = C+ = C = C- = D+ = D = D- = F = and below Please note that grades are NOT rounded up. The above system is used in all circumstances. Also, to be fair towards ALL students, grades are strictly based on your objective performance in the course elements. Grades are NOT adjusted upwards on a need basis, for instance, because a student needs at least a C to graduate. I use the same standards to evaluate each and every student. Therefore, there will be no exceptions for the scoring system. Any student seeking an exception will be referred to this policy in the syllabus. 6

7 To calculate the final grade, the weighted average formula is used: 0.1 x Weekly Quiz Grade (in %) x Midterm Exam Grade x Final Exam Grade = Final Course Grade VII AVAILABILITY OF THE PROFESSOR Please address the professor as Dr. Sarala in all communication. If you have a question about the course, please Dr. Sarala (rmsarala@uncg.edu). In the subject of the write MGT AND the topic of your . For instance, if you have a question about the syllabus, use the following subject: MGT syllabus. This will assure that your s do not accidentally go into the spam folder. During weekdays, I will make every attempt to answer to your within 48 hours. However, I do not check my after 5 PM, during weekends or school holidays. I will post announcements as needed in Blackboard. Therefore, it is vital that you check Blackboard regularly. VIII OTHER INFORMATION Academic Integrity Policy The students are expected to complete all requirements of this course in conformity with UNCG s Academic Integrity Policy ( ). Any detected violations of any aspect of the Policy will be fully pursued in accordance with the provisions therein. Students with Disabilities If you have a documented disability for which you need special arrangements, please contact the Student Disability Services Office ( Any requests for a documented disability, for which you need special arrangements, must come through Student Disability Services Office with the appropriate paperwork. Extra Credit No extra credit assignments will be provided based on individual requests. This policy is in place to be fair towards all students. DR. SARALA RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THIS DOCUMENTS AS NEEDED. ALL CHANGES WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON BLACKBOARD. 7

8 ONLINE MGT 301 Course Commitment Form Complete and submit on Blackboard: go to Course Documents -> Session 1 -> Submit your Course Commitment Form here and follow the instructions. submissions are NOT accepted. A failure to submit this document before the deadline 01/19 06:00 PM will result in an automatic one point deduction in your final grade. Your full name Your class standing (Soph., Jr., Sr.) and major Reasons for taking this class online Your previous work experience Your previous international experience and background Your language skills Name three multinational companies you would be interested to work for If you had to live in a foreign country, where would you live and why? What is your goal for your grade in this course and how do you plan to achieve that goal? What is going great in your life right now? Please include here any other information you would like for me to know about you ********************************************************************** By completing and returning this form, I indicate that: I have read the entire syllabus. I understand that this class requires a significant amount of work. I have scheduled sufficient time to complete the course elements and will be available during the exam times. I understand that all deadlines indicated in the syllabus are not negotiable and I myself am responsible for meeting all deadlines without further notification from Dr. Sarala. If I fail to meet a deadline, I understand that I will receive a grade of 0. 8

9 I understand that no extra credit will be available based on individual requests. I have reviewed the grading scale on page 6 and understand that grades are not rounded up; the system on page 6 is used in all circumstances. If I have any questions or concerns I can contact Dr. Sarala any time as indicated in the syllabus. Name (type your name here) Date 9