COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
LGM 4003 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Logistics Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GÜL DENKTAŞ ŞAKAR

Offered to

Logistics Management

Course Objective

This course will provide students with knowledge, skills and abilities to understand the global economic, political, cultural and social environment within which firms operate.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To define globalization and international business and show how they affect each other.
2   To understand why companies engage in international business and why international business growth has accelerated.
3   To discuss the major criticisms of globalization
4   To become familiar with different ways in which a company can accomplish its global objectives.
5   To apply social science disciplines to understanding the differences between international and domestic business

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to International Business
2 International business, globalization and criticisms of globalization
3 Cultural environment of international business
4 Political and legal environment of international business
5 Economic environment of international business
6 Trade theories and investment
7 The strategy of international business
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 Country Rating and selecting, Cooperation Strategies, Control Strategies
10 Marketing, Import & Export Strategies
11 Direct investment and collaborative strategies
12 Global marketing
13 Global supply chain management
14 Presentation
15 Presentation
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Radebaugh, L. and Sullivan, D. (2019) International Business, Global Edition, Pearson.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Case studies, literature review.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 RPT REPORT
4 FINS FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.10 + RPT * 0.10 + FINS * 0.60
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.10 + RPT * 0.10 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Oral and written competencies regarding the use of knowledge, abilities and skills in the field of International Business in terms of research, investigation and evaluation will be evaluated.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Gül DENKTAŞ ŞAKAR

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 4 48
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 12 12
Preparing presentations 1 6 6
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.13353533333
LO.23535333
LO.355353553
LO.45533555355533
LO.5553355355533