Kursübersicht "Introduction into International Business "

Instructor: M.Ed.Sofiko Dzhvarsheishvili, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

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Objectives

The primary objective of this Course is to introduce the students to the global economy to obtain a basic introduction regarding this subject matter and the major issues involved therein. The course will cover basic terminology and theoretical structure as well as practical implications.

Contents

The course is divided into a five major sections. Each section contains chapters that provide information on essential topics of international business. The first sections will provide an introduction to the field of international business including background on globalization and how multinational corporations (MNCs) compete strategically. In second section I will discuss – how MNCs, in today’s global financial systems, get capital from bond and stock markets outside of their own countries. The third section looks inside the countries where MNC’S do business. Here we can consider in the context of Georgia too. In fourth section we consider – how MNC conducting its international business. The last part will contains information about managing ethical and social responsibility in an MNC.

Date	Topic	Lessons	Reading
Week 1	Competing in the Global Marketplace	1 & 2	Chapter 1
Week 2	Global and Regional Economic Integration	3 & 4	Chapter 3
Week 3	Global trade and Foreign Direct Investment	5 & 6	Chapter 4
Week 4	Mid-term Exam(Quiz). Culture and International Business	7	Chapter 7
Week 5	Entry Strategies for MNCs	8 & 9	Chapter 9
Week 6	International Marketing and supply-chain management for MNCs	10 & 11	Chapter 10
Week 7	E-Commerce and the MNC ; Final Exam	12	Chapter 15

Teaching Methods

There are five elements to learning on this course, all of which are equally important. These are:

• Lectures
• Presentations
• Group discussions
• Readings
• Assessments

Prerequisites

Formal: Full-time student of Business Administration (BA Program) in the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences (WISO) OR exchange student with approved learning agreement.

Academic: This course does not build up on any other courses offered on campus. It is therefore suitable for first-semester students. As the language of instruction and assessment will be English, students need to be fluent in English - both in terms of oral and written communication.

Assessment

Grades will be based on a mid-term exam worth 40 points and a final exam (or written essay and/or presentation) worth 60 points, for a total of 100. Exams will be based on the material covered in class. The instructor reserves the right to make changes to this syllabus, as appropriate.

Art	Datum der Leistungserbringung	Prüfungsanmeldung
(bitte Zeitangabe ...Min)		Ende 1. HS*	Ende 2. HS*	individuelles Datum
Klausur: ...Min.	wird vom PA festgelegt*			bei Klausur nicht möglich
2 Tests ...Min.	wird noch bekanntgegeben	X		tt.mm.jj
Präsentation	tt.mm.jj			tt.mm.jj
Hausarbeit	tt.mm.jj			tt.mm.jj
Andere	tt.mm.jj			tt.mm.jj

* Prüfungsamt Termine

Bewertung

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Literature

The course is based on: John B. Cullen and K.Praveen Parboteeah, International Business Strategy and the Multinational Company. First published in 2010.