B.S. in International Business

UNDERGRADUATE STUDY

COURSE CONTENTS

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

S[ring Semester

INB 320 — Introduction to Exports Management — 3

INB: 321: International Business Law 3

COURSE DESCRIPTION

INB 101: Principles of International Business:

This course familiarizes students with the multidimensional macro-environment of international business and teaches them the tools necessary for the analysis and evaluation of diverse problems within that environment. Basic principles and issues of international economics are introduced as well as global aspects of politics and culture. The different managerial functions within a multi-national firm are examined.

Ref. To ENG 101 Introduction to the Study of English

MATH 112: Survey f Mathematics I:

A course designed to acquaint students with problem-solving strategies, sets and applications, logic, arithmetic in different bases, real number system, and algebra. Prerequisite: Two units of high school mathematics.

Prerequisite FIN 101

Prerequisite ECO 102

Prerequisite MKT 102

Prerequisite SCM 101

Prerequisite ACC 101

Prerequisite ACC 103

MATH 121: Survey f Mathematics II:

A course designed to acquaint students with consumer mathematics, geometry, mathematical systems, introduction to probability and statistics, and an introduction to computers.

PrerequisiteENG 122

PrerequisitePSY 101

IMS 101: Computers for Learning:

General Education Course (Basic Required Courses). Fundamental computer concepts including word processing spreadsheets, assessing information and the responsible use of information and technology.

PAD 102: Introduction to Public Administration:

Origin and development of public administration as a discipline and profession. Citizen and the administrative state; rise of professionalism; growth of executive branch in federal government and the states. Public service within an environment of democratic, legal, ethical, political, and economic considerations

INB 201: Principles of Exports:

Export management processes and procedures. Includes governmental controls and compliance, licensing of products, documentation, commercial invoices, and traffic procedures. Emphasizes human and public relations, management of personnel, finance, and accounting procedures.

INB 211: Principles of Imports:

Practices and processes of import management operations. Includes government controls and compliance. Emphasizes the preparation and understanding of import documents such as customs invoices, packing lists, and commercial invoices.

INB 213: Introduction to International Business and Trade:

The techniques for entering the international marketplace. Emphasis on the impact and dynamics of sociocultural, demographic, economic, technological, and political-legal factors in the foreign trade environment. Topics include patterns of world trade, internationalization of the firm, and operating procedures of the multinational enterprise.

ECO 201: Introduction to Economic Theory:

This course provides the foundation of modern economics with an emphasis on its applications. Topics include demand and supply analysis, consumer theory, theory of the firm, welfare economics, monopoly and antitrust, public goods, externalities and their regulation, unemployment, inflation and economic growth, national income determination, monetary and fiscal policy.

INB 215: Foundations of Global Business:

The primary objective of this course is to effectively and systematically analyze the various institutional facets of the global business environment and their effect on the operations of firms. Globalization remains one of the most criticized and visible phenomena in recent decades. What problems do managers face while trying to exploit opportunities and address challenges in the global business environment? This course examines the institutional environment of global business, trade theory particularly in the light of political relations, foreign direct investment, supranational institutions that influence trade and investment, and monetary systems. Attention is also devoted to country and analysis, political risk and contemporary issues such as off-shoring, corporate social responsibility and sustainablility.

INB 216: Foundations of International Business:

Introduction to governmental and organizational forces shaping international business. Considers the issues of trade, direct foreign investment, balance of payments, and comparative advantage. Looks at economic policies of governments and multilateral organizations such as WTO, IMF, and World Bank

PrerequisiteECO 214

INB 221: International Business in Less Developed Countries:

Understanding the economic, socio-cultural, and political environment in the less developed countries. Problems of international trade and investment, north-south relations, commodities, technology transfer, foreign aid, and capital flows.

INB 223 Global Business Perspectives:

Prepares students to understand the most important aspects of the international political economy. Emphasis on the important relationships among nations and business and economic institutions that influence students' performances as managers, consumers, and citizens.

INB 225: Business Environment in Developing Nations:

The international environment for transnational trade, investment, and operations in the less-developed countries; survey of the economics of underdevelopment; analysis of foreign economic, cultural, and political environments and their impact on international business; foreign investment in the development process; case studies.

INB 226: Import/Export Principles and Practices:

This course covers a comprehensive review and analysis of operations planning, documentation, financing, and transportation. Students learn about the role of service providers, such as freight forwarders, the importance of free trade zones, existing export regulations and control, and import tariff structures.

INB 227: Business Environment in Industrial Countries:

Factors and conditions affecting business operations and behavior in developed countries, international integration, business relations among nation states and integrated supranational systems, direct investment and multinational industrial activities, analysis of sources and causes of international change.

INB 228: Business in Africa:

Major aspects of the African business environment and how African enterprises are managed. Problems and opportunities of foreign corporations in Africa.

INB 229: Science, Technology, and Innovation Policies in West Africa:

Role of state and technological change in economic development. Analyzes state and corporate technology policies historically. Basic technology concepts, institutions, and policies in Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia and Gambia. Examines sources of Africa’s rise in world of technology and explores weather conditions for its success will continue.

INB 301: International Business:

An introductory study of the environment and management of cross-national business activities. Topics include sociocultural, legal and political environment; international monetary and financial systems; international trade; foreign direct and portfolio investments; and the management of international marketing, financial, production and personnel functions

INB 311: Japanese Business and Technology:

Examination of Japan's postwar enterprise system in its historical context. Topics include corporate and financial structure, production and distribution, trade and investment policies, government-business relations, system of innovation, technological developments, prospects for the future.

INB 313: Management of International Trade Operations:

Integrated study of international trade functions, practices, concepts, management, strategy, and policy. The approach utilizes lectures, case studies, research, guest speakers, and extensive practical application.

INB 315: Global Supply Chain Management:

International purchasing or sourcing. Includes the advantages and the barriers of purchasing internationally, global sourcing, procurement technology, and purchasing processes. Emphasizes issues of contract administration, location, and evaluation of foreign suppliers, total cost approach, exchange fluctuations, customs procedures, and related topics.

INB 316: Intercultural Management:

Cross-cultural comparisons of management and communications processes. Emphasizes cultural geographic distinctions and antecedents that affect individual, group, and organizational behavior. May include sociocultural demographics, economics, technology, political-legal issues, negotiations, and processes of decision making in the international cultural environment.

INB 318: Cooperative Education - International Business/Trade/Commerce:

Career-related activities encountered in the student's area of specialization offered through

an individualized agreement among the university, employer, and student. Under the supervision ofthe college and the employer, the student combines classroom learning with work experience. Includes a lecture component.

INB 319: Cross-Cultural Conversations on Contemporary Issues:

Creates opportunities for students from across the globe to share information and perspectives on contemporary issues important to international business. In weekly, facilitated, small-group conversations, students improve their ability to formulate and express ideas and opinions, and practice persuasion and facilitation skills.

INB 320: Introduction to Exports Management:

This course is an introduction to exporting with particular focus on generating international sales for a company and how to move those goods overseas. It will include means to evaluate the match between a company's product and foreign markets; how to find and utilize information about foreign markets; creating an international market plan; means of making contacts and developing customers abroad; and typical ways to move products abroad.

INB: 321: International Business Law:

This course surveys the basic principles of government regulation of international business operations. Specific national laws and international treaties that apply to topics such as export, competition, finance, and transportation are covered. Agreements covered include the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (G.A.T.T.), The Treaty of Rome, various free trade agreements and tax treaties.

INB 324: International Accounting & Finance:

This course addresses the dramatically different accounting, auditing, and financial disclosure standards that exist among countries. Such differences complicate the preparation of consolidated financial statements, the calculation of taxes, the use of ratio analysis for international comparisons, and the evaluation of performance of individual subsidiaries and managerial personnel. Managers and investors must take such differences into account and must understand the economic, cultural, and political environments in each country, which give rise to the observed differences.

INB 326: International Logistics:

This course focuses on physical distribution, sourcing activities and production in the global context. It covers management issues dealing with shipping and customs activities in different national contexts and examines the opportunities created by and the logistics of dealing with various international treaties such as GATT, NAFTA, and the Treaty of Rome. The course explores various issues arising out of the growth of international trade, which increases the volume of purchasing, global sourcing and production, and logistics activities.

INB 327: Managing Culture and International Human Resources:

This course examines the role of culture in the operations of an organization. Students will explore ways to identify cultural differences and the fundamental definitions of cultural differences. Further exploration will be done on culture's impact on strategic approach, organizational structure, and different approaches to human resources. Students will learn of the new approaches toward creating international managers and team building across cultures.

INB 328: International Management:

This course studies the interaction between the multinational corporation, its environment, and the effect of cross-cultural behaviors on organizational performance. It analyzes the inseparable relationships between cross-cultural communications and management effectiveness. The course also covers the concept of cultural synergy, the practice of cross-cultural negotiations, cross-cultural leadership, motivation, and decision-making.

INB 329: International Investments:

This course helps students conceptualize the theories of fundamental investment and understand professional techniques and practical applications of international investments. Topics include economic analysis of investing opportunities, investment instruments, financial risk and return, organization and control, and general investment strategies.

INB 401: Economic Geography:

A study of material management, government regulations and distribution systems throughout the world as related to economic factors regarding agriculture, manufacturing, and materials utilization.

INB 411: Export Management I:

This course offers a comprehensive study of international export procedures and operations. Topics covered include export documentation, managing export transactions, planning export operations, export communications, shipping and packaging, export payment and collection methods, export insurance, governmental and foreign export regulations, export support programs and services, exports within NAFTA, and designing export management systems

MGT 445: International Management:

This course is a study of multinational companies' structures, strategies and management processes. The course includes a thorough understanding of international management, competent awareness of cultural diversity and development of decision making skills in multinational settings

MKT 443: International Marketing:

This course helps students develop skills in analyzing economic and non-economic factors for identifying and evaluating foreign market opportunities; this course will allow students to become familiar with different approaches for segmenting international markets; it will encourage students to develop skills in formulating product, price, distribution, and promotion strategies in the context of business outside the United States; and this course will help develop skills in undertaking international strategic marketing planning.

INB 415: The Law of International Commercial Transactions:

This course provides the student with an overall perspective of the basic legal problems involved in doing business with and in other countries. Topics covered include an introduction to foreign legal systems; study of various forms of business organization; legal problems involved in letters of credit, insurance, risk of loss, antitrust aspects of the sale of goods; forms of dispute settlement; and the problems of enforcing judgments in and against foreign countries.PrerequisiteFIN 412

INB 418: Business and Society in Europe:

Survey of the major cultural, social and political factors influencing the conduct of business in Europe. The course includes an overview of the major European economies, a description of the institutions and politics of the European Community, and a detailed examination of business and society in Germany and at least two other European countries.

IBA 421: Export Management II:

This course is required as part of the Certificate in Export Management. The course is offered on a directed study basis at the discretion of the Director of the CEM program. Students work with the professor to develop and present an export plan for a real manufacturing company. The course requires both classroom and off campus activity with the subject company.

INB 423: International Business Practicum:

Offers students opportunity to apply principles, concepts, and skills learned previously to actual business situation. Projects provide students an exposure to the issues and choices facing managers operating in an international business environment.

INB 425: International Trade Policy:

Examines issues important to trade policy. Topics include trade policy basics, tariffs and non-tariff barriers, safeguards, voluntary restraints, dumping, subsidies and strategic trade theory, agricultural trade, developing country rules, regionalism, and services.

INB 426: Multinational Business Management:

Managerial responses to problems of international business organizations and operations. Strategy formulation in an international context; design and control of multinational organization; adaptation of management systems and policies to different economic, sociocultural, and political environments.

INB 473: Cases in Sustainability:

Examines components of corporate sustainability- financial, social, and environmental - in cases and articles format. Tackles rigorous global cases using triple bottom line framework. All topics are augmented by executive experts. Students research and critique strategic and executional and intent actions of companies as they face 21st century challenges and shareholder demands.

INB 475: International Business Consulting:

Research, analysis, and report on a specific international business project with an existing organization involved with international trade. Possible tasks include identifying most viable foreign target markets, developing best market entry strategies, establishing international terms and conditions of sale, and completing a preliminary marketing or business plan for clients.

INB 499: Research Project