Study Tour MBA Syllabus - For those students seeking credit for BSA 545 - Education - http://phatbowling.com/drsatterlee/Study_Tour

COURSE NUMBER
BSA 545

COURSE TITLE
International Business – Study Tour

INSTRUCTOR
Dr. Brian Satterlee

MEETING DATES & TIME
Refer to official calendar for course dates; Study Tour dates are 2/16/01 through 2/25/01.

LOCATION
The Netherlands

COURSE DESCRIPTION
The International Business course introduces the student to the opportunities, and constraints, posed by the ever-expanding business environment. This course will provide an overview of the concerns that may impact upon the modern manager in many organizations. Concepts such as multinational trade, trading blocs, legal issues involved in international commerce, as well as the importance of cultural/regional highlights will be presented. Through active involvement and outside-the-classroom research and study, the student will be encouraged to examine the wide range of issues in international business, including transnational transactions, communications, and transportation, as well as develop a more focused understanding of those issues directly affecting his/her career.

METHODOLOGY
There will be a pre-course individual research assignment to prepare the students for the activities completed during the study tour. There will be a post-course study-team project, and presentation, that applies the core competencies of the discipline to the study tour experiences.

GRADING POLICY
In accordance with Averett regulations, each student will receive a grade of A, B, C, D, or F. The grade of D is not applicable to graduate students as they are expected to maintain an above average grade. The grade will be derived as follows: A=100 to 94; B=93 to 87; and C=86 to 80.

REQUIRED TEXT
Hill, C. W. L. (2000). International business: Competing in the global marketplace. (3rd ed.). Burr Ridge, IL: Irwin/McGraw-Hill.

CLASS SCHEDULE/ASSIGNMENT DUE
The pre-course individual assignment is due one week before departure to the Netherlands. The post-course Study Team assignment is due at the last workshop of the regularly scheduled course.

ATTENDANCE: Class attendance is mandatory. Students who miss more than two workshops will receive a failing grade. Standard policies with regard to absences will be discussed in class.

ADDITIONAL SERVICES: Students who have or may be dealing with a disability or learning difficulty should speak with the instructor or contact the Student Services Coordinator, Kendall Carter at 804.791.5842.

STUDY TEAM PROCESS
The study team dynamic is a key ingredient of participatory learning. Through the sharing of experiences, skills, and learning resources in a small, face-to-face study environment, student participants play a significant role in the learning process. To accomplish specific course outcomes, Averett College requires that each study team meet for a minimum of four hours per week at a site convenient to all members. A meeting log, completed each week, serves as a record of each team’s accomplishments, including the areas studied by the team. Each team participant must sign the form. The course facilitator is required to review and initial each study team log at the beginning of every workshop. There is no acceptable alternative to face-to-face meetings. This is an Averett policy, and is not left to the discretion of the facilitator.

HONOR CODE
One mark of an educated individual is personal integrity. The members of the Averett College community are committed to a code of behavior that promotes academic excellence and social responsibility. A student is thus pledged to academic honesty. As academic honesty is consider to be a foundation stone of the educational enterprise, any form of cheating or plagiarism is considered to be an affront to the entire College community and may result in suspension from the College. Students should carefully study the definitions of cheating and plagiarism.
1. Cheating includes the following behaviors:
a) Copying another student’s answers while completing any class assignment, study group assignment, or during in-class or take-home examinations.
b) Using notes, books, or any other unauthorized aids during an examination.
c) Unauthorized discussion of answers during in-class examinations.
d) Submitting another student’s work as one’s own.
e) Stealing another student’s work.
2. Plagiarism is submitting a paper in which the language, ideas, or thoughts are identical to published or unpublished material from another source, without correctly giving credit to that source. Please visit http://www.csubak.edu/ssric/Modules/Other/plagiarism.htm for a more detailed discussion of plagiarism.
3. Failure of a student to report infractions is itself a violation of the Honor Code.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
1. Define the conduct of international business/investment.
2. Discuss the constraints/opportunities of key areas of business (such as marketing, accounting, organization, etc.) in an international environment.
3. Apply principles from these other fields in international business.
4. Discuss trading blocs/trading agreements and their implications for business.
5. Make better decisions regarding the conduct of business in an international environment.
6. Manage employees and resources more effectively in an international business environment.
7. Apply basic principles of international trade/investment.
8. Develop/enhance skills in technology used to gather information on (and examine) the possibilities of international business.
9. Engage in refined planning and strategic operations in international business.
10. Explain and discuss the impact of trade and property law on both international and domestic business ventures.
11. Describe culture's impact, and political influences on, international business.

COURSE ASSIGNMENTS

Pre-Course (40% of the grade)
Each student will prepare a 2 Written Country Repors (WCR) on: (a) the Netherlands and (b) Belgium. Academic resources for this assignment may be found in the International Business topical area at the website http://www.maxpages.com/drsatterlee . Follow the APA format in the preparation of the WCR. Be sure to reference all sources, both within the document and in the bibliography. The format for each WCR will be as follows:
· Cover page
· Historical overview
· Geography
· Demographics
· Business etiquette/norms/social customs
· Governmental structure
· Foreign policy
· Economy, Banking, Investment
· Foreign trade
· Political conditions; Political parties; Government policy; National security
· Business travel; Consular info sheets; Travel warnings/advisories
· Implications for U.S. business

Post Course (40% of the grade for the paper; 20% of the grade for the presentation)
As a study team, examine, in detail, the international operations of an American firm doing business in the Netherlands region: provide a brief history (and rationale) of its international involvement; describe its level, and type, of foreign investment; briefly identify/describe the Political, Socioeconomic, Cultural, and Legal factors present in the international business setting (if more than two settings, choose the two largest—in terms of investment—identify its 'mode of entry' and discuss the evolution of its international strategy, if any); describe, in detail, its business operations and financial management, and recommend strategies for further expansion in international business settings for the organization.

Brian Satterlee, Ed.D., D.B.A.
Danville	Virginia
(804) 791-5837
satterle@averett.edu

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