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Global Business Syllabus (Online) |
Instructor Information
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Name |
Pollis Robertson |
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E-mail Address |
robertsonp@kellogg.edu |
Office
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Campus |
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Office |
C256 |
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Office Phone |
269-965-4121 Ext. 2506 |
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Fax |
269-565-2033 |
Class Information
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Beginning Date |
01/13/2007 |
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Number of Weeks |
16 |
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Meeting
Times/Location |
Online |
Course Description
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This course consists of an overview of
global business today; it is designed to provide the student with the basic
concepts and theories pertaining to global business. Included are import and export strategies,
global trade, global electronic commerce, economic and political trade
issues; cultural aspects; developing and developed countries. The basic functions of global business
including managing, marketing, financing, producing, and electronic commerce
and transporting will be discussed on a limited basis. |
Textbooks
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Charles W.L. Global Business Today.
Edition: 4t. Publisher: McGraw
Hill/Irwin. Year: 2005 |
Program Outcomes
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A. |
Integrate knowledge of the social,
economic, and legal contexts within which businesses operate. Illustrate that this context is global,
pointing out an appreciation of opportunities and perspectives associated
with other cultures. |
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B. |
Summarize and communicate ideas,
observations, analyses, conclusions, and recommendations to others in a
variety of professional contexts. |
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C. |
Evaluate and access information to
interpret, summarize, synthesize and convey this information to others using
state of the art information retrieval, analysis, and presentation software
and equipment. |
Core Abilities
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A. |
Demonstrate critical thinking skills in
gathering, analyzing, interpreting facts, and problem solving using
scientific inquiry. |
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B. |
Evaluate knowledge of the implications
of being a citizen in a global community. |
Competencies
1. Explain
business practices and their value to the U.S. Economy.
2. Navigate
the blackboard Software and Course content
3. Explain the
reasons why trade exists among nations.
4. Contrast
global business practices with domestic business practices.
5. Examine
basic global monetary systems.
6. Examine
challenges facing firms when competing in global markets.
7. Examine
Strategies for entering Global markets.
This course is divided into Six Modules structured
around the Course Competencies. Each
module has a Learning Plan that explains how the student should approach
learning the material in the module.
Also, each module has an Assessment Plan that explains the grading
rationale for the module. It is very
important that students read and follow both the Learning Plan and the
Assessment Plan for each module. I have
placed the Learning Plan and the Assessment Plan in the “Course Documents” area of
the course.
Grading Information
Grading Rationale
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Derivation of Grade: Final grades are based on items
listed: Midterm test 200 Points 20% Final Exam 200 Points 20% Multiple Choice Quizzes(13) 100 Points 10% Essay Quizzes (5)……………….80 points
………. 8% Discussion Forums (6) 220 Points 22% Project Presentation (1) 100 Points 10% Feedback Assessments(5) 100 Points 10% Total Points 1000 100% (Student will be given learning plans and assessment plans for
each of the above items.) |
Grading Scale
A 94 - 100%
A- 90 - 93%
B+ 87 - 89%
B 83 - 86%
B- 80 - 82%
C+ 77 - 79%
C 73 - 76%
C- 70 - 72%
D+ 67 - 69%
D 63 - 66%
D- 60 - 62%
F < - 60%
Guidelines and
Information
Attendance Requirement
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"Timeliness" is a valuable
asset to take to the job marketplace.
The Department of Business has on-time attendance, on-time assignment
completion, and on-time make-up examinations as priority items in development
of course requirements and evaluations. In this course these issues of
"timeliness" are addressed as follows: In an Online class it is extremely
important that students follow the weekly schedule of activities and complete
all assignments when they are due.
Group discussions forums require the input from all members in the
group in a timely manner. An online
class does provide a greater degree of flexibility than a traditional
classroom course in that you can work on a "twenty-four-seven
basis". However, you must have
the group's posting made by a specific time and day during the week. Points
will be deducted for work that is not posted on the Discussion Board on time.
The Assessment Plan will indicate the penalty for late or missed
assignments. Online courses such as
this one requires that student exercise a great deal of self discipline and
get started early in the course on the content, quizzes, and
assignments. CAUTION! You will be administratively withdrawn
from this class if no work is completed by fourth week of the semester. |
Missed or later
assignments Make-up Policy.
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Each assignment will specify the due
date and the penalty for late or missed assignment. Exams and quizzes must be taken as listed
in the weekly schedule of activities for the course. In the events of emergencies or documented
situations beyond the student or the instructor's control, makeup examines or
quizzes will be given on the week before the final exam date of the
class. If postings are not made to the
discussion forum within the due date and the penalty phase, no credit will be
given since the opportunity for feedback about the assignment will have past. |
Extra Credit
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Students will be given the opportunity
to earn up 5% extra credit to be added to the points earned in this course by
completed two additional country feedback assessment and a course opinion
survey questionnaire at the end of the course. . |
Plagiarism or Cheating
Policy
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Plagiarism or cheating as referenced
in the student handbook will be enforced in this class. |
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Disclaimer:
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Information contained in this syllabus
was, to the best knowledge of the instructor, considered correct and complete
when distributed for use at the beginning of the semester. However, this syllabus should not be
considered a contract between |