Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
COPE-0017
Organization's ID:
BUS 200
Organization:
Cope Institute
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
45 hours (15 sessions)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 International Business
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to understand the effects of the global business environment on business and the strategies available to adapt to globalization.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Explain the various approaches to analyzing global strategy
  • Identify the most popular definitions of strategy and the circumstances when each is appropriate
  • Explain the function of leaders in today's organization
  • Explain the basis of competition
  • Distinguish between the formal planning approach to change and the power-behavior approach
  • Assess why the process of change must be compatible with the particular organization undergoing change.
  • Interpret the dimensions of international management
  • Distinguish between multinational and global strategy
  • Compare the benefits and drawbacks of global strategy
  • Distinguish between the bargaining power of suppliers and the bargaining power of buyers
  • Distinguish between planning strategy and crafting strategy
  • Explain the cultural context of strategy

General Topics:

  • Globalization
  • International trade theory
  • Government policy and international trade
  • Foreign direct investment
  • International monetary system
  • Exporting
  • Importing
  • Countertrade
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Discussion
  • Lectures

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Performance Rubrics (Checklists)
  • Quizzes
  • Written Papers

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials