The Global Business Context: Trends, Issues, and Markets provides a strategic analysis of the contemporary influences on globalization. Under investigation are the technological, sociocultural, demographic, political, legal, economic, and environmental factors in establishing and fostering worldwide business entities. Through course readings and projects, students will critically evaluate topics such as trending opportunities, emerging markets, barriers to entry, national cultures and social structures, and contingency planning. Students will also debate cases on international financial management, cross-cultural leadership, and various negotiation styles.
After completing this course, you should be able to:
CO 1 Evaluate the operational, technological, cultural, and economic challenges that face global businesses.
CO 2 Analyze global ethical dilemmas and the consequences of corporate corruption.
CO 3 Evaluate international entry strategies, negotiation styles, and business opportunities.
CO 4 Assess foreign exchange markets and elements of exchange rates.
CO 5 Examine the implications of marketing globally.
CO 6 Compare differences in motivation and leadership across cultures.
You will need the following materials to complete your coursework. Some course materials may be free, open source, or available from other providers. You can access free or open-source materials by clicking the links provided below or in the module details documents. Please visit the following website to purchase course materials: University's textbook supplier.
The Global Business Context: Trends, Issues, and Markets is a 3-credit, online course consisting of 8 modules. Modules include an overview, topics, learning objectives, study materials, and activities. Module titles are listed below.
You are required to participate in the following for formal work in the course:
See below for details.
Consult the Course Calendar for due dates.
One or more of your course activities may utilize a tool designed to promote original work and evaluate your submissions for plagiarism. More information about this tool is available in this Plagiarism Detection Tool Google document.
In addition to an ungraded Introductions Forum, you are required to complete 8 discussion forums. The discussion forums are on a variety of topics associated with the course modules.
Communication with your mentor and among fellow students is a critical component of online learning. Participation in online class discussions involves two principal activities: an initial post to a discussion question and at least one meaningful response to a classmate’s original post.
At the doctoral level, discourse requires a scholarly voice, careful analysis of evidence, and engagement in the academic literature. Therefore, you must support your views with published research and professional resources.
Your participation in discussion forums should be timely, constructive, mature, and respectful. All postings should be well organized, documented, carefully written, and properly proofread and edited.
You are required to participate in 2 synchronous events. Your mentor will work with the class to propose a time that works best and accommodates the majority. For additional details, refer to Module 4 and Module 6.
Consult the Course Calendar for due dates.
You are required to complete 5 written assignments. The written assignments are on a variety of topics associated with the course modules.
For the final project in this course, you will develop two business export plans, one for a product and the other for a service. The project is divided into multiple parts, and detailed instructions can be found within the Final Project area of the course. See the Course Calendar for due dates for each part of the final project.
Your grade in the course will be determined as follows:
All activities will receive a numerical grade of 0–100. You will receive a score of 0 for any work not submitted. Your final grade in the course will be a letter grade. Letter grade equivalents for numerical grades are as follows:
To receive credit for the course, you must earn a letter grade of C or higher on the weighted average of all assigned course work (e.g., assignments, discussion postings, projects). Graduate students must maintain a B average overall to remain in good academic standing.
To succeed in this course, take the following first steps:
Consider the following study tips for success:
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