Introduction to International Business (5 cr)
Code: 3011592-3018
General information
- Enrollment
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02.07.2024 - 30.08.2024
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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09.09.2024 - 09.12.2024
Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Engineering and Business
- Campus
- Salo IoT Campus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Business
- Teachers
- Kosar Mahmoodi
- Otieno Mbare
- Rita Rauvola
- Course
- 3011592
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Evaluation scale
H-5
Content scheduling
Global business has been growing rapidly due to technological expansion, liberalization of governmental policies on international trade and resource movements, more democratic governance, development of institutions needed to support and facilitate international transactions, and increased global competition. Having a global mindset is considered an asset in order to meet the needs of clients that are moving to foreign markets; and order to achieve this global fit, international knowledge is a requirement.
- after taking this course the students will gain competence in reviewing and analyzing international business cases
- gain greater skills dealing with real-life cases and gain immense understanding of international business operations and management
Objective
The student is able to
- distinguish between the competitive requirements in international business vs. domestic business
- define different business models in international business
- describe various business strategies when entering and operating in international business
- understand the requirements for marketing in the international business environment
- acquire the needed information for doing business in the EU.
Materials
1. John Daniels, Lee Radebaugh, and Daniel Sullivan. International Business: Environments and Operations, 13/e. Copywrite @ 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
2. Griffin - Pustay. International Business, Sixth Edition. Prentice Hall
3. Alan M. Rugman & Simon Collinson. International Business. @ Pearson Education Limited 2009,. Prentice Hall
Teaching methods
A combination of lectures, case discussions, team work, and presentations
Exam schedules
No exam
International connections
Experiential learning, inquiry-based, case studies, collaborative, reflective, constructivism, and integrative
Student workload
135 hrs
• First group assignments (30h)
• Second group assignments (30)
• studying the recommended literatures (42h)
• final group project work (33h)
Further information
For more information contact:
Email: Otieno.Mbare@turkuamk.fi
Tel. +358 40 355 0175
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