COURSE SYLLABUS: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS IN THE SOUTHERN CONE

Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Partner Institution: University of Belgrano

Course Title: International Business in the Southern Cone

Sessions Offered: Fall Semester, Spring Semester

Instructional in: English

Prerequisites: None

Classroom Contact Hours: 60 contact hours

College Credit (Semester Credit Hours): 4 credit hours

College Credit (Quarter Units): 6 quarter units

Local Department: Program in Argentine and Latine American Studies (PALAS)

Course Number: PALAS 333        

Course Description

The course raises critical questions about the opportunities and challenges that companies and entrepreneurs encounter when doing business in the Southern Cone countries of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. We begin by introducing the general political, legal, socio-economic context in which international business takes place in the region. Once we have looked at the big picture, we focus on the controllable and uncontrollable forces in the Southern Cone business environment. A structured approach encourages well-informed discussions from which students can build their own understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of doing business in this part of the world. As the course progresses, students are expected to develop basic interdisciplinary skills for business decision-making. By the end of the course, students will have gained valuable insights on the opportunities that Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay offer and will be ready to conduct research and access first hand information about Southern markets.

Course Evaluation

In agreement with the policies of the University of Belgrano the student can only have a 25% absence rate. The percentage of attendance that is required in order to take the final exam is 75%. Any trip or excursion that is not planned in the calendar is part of the 25% absence.

• Participation 10%
• Oral Presentations 10%
• Midterm 20%
• Final written and oral exam 30%
• Homework assignments 30%

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