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BA 4371, Section 005: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, SPRING 2007
Class Time: Wednesdays: 4-6:45 PM
Room: SOM 1.107
Course Description
BA4371 introduces students to the environment of International Business and Multinational
Corporations (MNC) . Participants will review a broad introduction and overview of topics
including how MNCs confront cultural, political and legal differences across markets. The
course examines worldwide patterns of trade and investment, along with some key strategic,
managerial, and marketing problems confronted by multinational firms.
2/6 Ch 4: 140-150
International Trade Theory Film: Is Walmart
2/13 Chapter 5 Good for America (Frontline videos – Can be Bring questions for rev
found at Library if you miss class)
MIDTERM EXAMINATION – Bring Bring Scranton Sheet and Pencil to
2/20 Midterm
Scranton Sheet class
2/27 Chapter 6 Political Economy and Intrnational Trede
3/5 Chapter 7 ”Foreign Direct Investment
SPRING BREAK
3/12 NONE
3/19 Chapter 10 The Global Monetary System .
Grading Policy:
Participation: 25%
General in Class ( 10%)
Cold calls and Pop Quizzes (15%)
Individual Assignments:
Participation
Class participation is critical in class. Quality of class contributions will be weighted more
heavily than quantity. Frequent and valuable participants are those who attend all of the lectures,
participate thoughtfully and regularly. To help me learn each student’s name and grade
“participation and contribution” as fairly as possible, you will prepare and bring a “nameplate”
to each class
Cold calls and Quizzes: Cold calls begin on second class day. Unexcused absence and/or
failure to answer if cold-called results in zero for that day. Everyone can expect several cold
calls plus a minimum of 2 pop quizzes during the semester. No make-up for missed quizzes or
cold calls.. Please bring a Scranton sheet and pencil to all class meetings
Exams: One mid-term and one final exam will be given at designated points in the semester.
Although exams are non-comprehensive, the course material builds and integrates on previous
topics, thus certain questions may be answered from many angles and drawing on many areas of
the course demonstrates a superior learning experience. Exams are based on the assigned
readings (textbook and other articles), videos, cases, and guest lectures. Exam format could be in
the question format of multiple choice, short answer, and/or short essay. Expect at least one
essay question for the final exam.
Requests for rescheduling an exam will be considered only with timely notification to the
instructor and appropriate documentation such as a written medical excuse or a note from the
academic dean. It is your responsibility to inform the instructor in advance of the exam.
Approval for rescheduling is at the discretion of the instructor.
Group Project: With election year at hand, you can pick from a range of current policy
issues related to this course. I do not require you to do it this way, but I find that most groups
do better when assigned a particular role. Follow the guidelines below:
Suggested format:
A. Sub-titles are required. (At minimum: introduction, analysis, alternatives and
recommendation, and conclusion sections are required)
B. Exhibits and References. (Exhibits should be labeled sequentially and in the order they
are discussed in the text. If you do NOT talk about an exhibit in the text, it probably isn’t
doing anything except taking up space.)
Grading
Your grade in this course is determined as follows:
Grading Scale:
98-100 A+
94-97 A
90-93 A-
87-89 B+
84-86 B
80-83 B-
77-79 C+
74-76 C
70-73 C-
67-69 D+
64-66 D
60-63 D-
Below 60 F
Scholastic Dishonesty
Any student who commits an act of scholastic dishonesty is subject to discipline. Scholastic
dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating, plagiarizing, colluding, submitting for credit
any work or materials that are attributable in part or fully to another party, taking an exam for
another person, and engaging in or attempting to engage in any act designed to give unfair
advantage to a student. The University of Texas at Dallas has several procedures to deal with
students who commit acts of scholastic dishonesty, ranging from flunking the course to being
expelled from the university. Visit http://www.utdallas.edu/student/slife/TitleV.html for further
information on this topic. Also, please be aware that UTD subscribes to turnitin.com, which I
may use at my discretion to spot check for plagiarism on group case write-ups.
Library Research
Take advantage of the paid search engines in the library homepage. It contains the following
search engines. Should you have further questions, contact liaison librarians in the library
(Loreen Phillips, Loreen.Phillips@utdallas.edu or visit
http://www.utdallas.edu/library/reference/somliaison.html.
The University of Texas at Dallas administers student discipline within the procedures of
recognized and established due process. Procedures are defined and described in the Rules and
Regulations, Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Part 1, Chapter VI, Section 3,
and in Title V, Rules on Student Services and Activities of the university’s Handbook of
Operating Procedures. Copies of these rules and regulations are available to students in the
Office of the Dean of Students, where staff members are available to assist students in
interpreting the rules and regulations (SU 1.602, 972/883-6391).
A student at the university neither loses the rights nor escapes the responsibilities of citizenship.
He or she is expected to obey federal, state, and local laws as well as the Regents’ Rules,
Academic Integrity
The faculty expects from its students a high level of responsibility and academic honesty.
Because the value of an academic degree depends upon the absolute integrity of the work done
by the student for that degree, it is imperative that a student demonstrate a high standard of
individual honor in his or her scholastic work.
Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, statements, acts or omissions related to
applications for enrollment or the award of a degree, and/or the submission as one’s own work or
material that is not one’s own. As a general rule, scholastic dishonesty involves one of the
following acts: cheating, plagiarism, collusion and/or falsifying academic records. Students
suspected of academic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary proceedings.
Plagiarism, especially from the web, from portions of papers for other classes, and from any
other source is unacceptable and will be dealt with under the university’s policy on plagiarism
(see general catalog for details). This course will use the resources of turnitin.com, which
searches the web for possible plagiarism and is over 90% effective.
Email Use
The University of Texas at Dallas recognizes the value and efficiency of communication
between faculty/staff and students through electronic mail. At the same time, email raises some
issues concerning security and the identity of each individual in an email exchange. The
university encourages all official student email correspondence be sent only to a student’s U.T.
Dallas email address and that faculty and staff consider email from students official only if it
originates from a UTD student account. This allows the university to maintain a high degree of
confidence in the identity of all individual corresponding and the security of the transmitted
information. UTD furnishes each student with a free email account that is to be used in all
communication with university personnel. The Department of Information Resources at U.T.
Dallas provides a method for students to have their U.T. Dallas mail forwarded to other accounts.
Copies of these rules and regulations are available to students in the Office of the Dean of
Students, where staff members are available to assist students in interpreting the rules and
regulations.
Disability Services
The goal of Disability Services is to provide students with disabilities educational opportunities
equal to those of their non-disabled peers. Disability Services is located in room 1.610 in the
Student Union. Office hours are Monday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday and
Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Essentially, the law requires that colleges and universities make those reasonable adjustments
necessary to eliminate discrimination on the basis of disability. For example, it may be
necessary to remove classroom prohibitions against tape recorders or animals (in the case of dog
guides) for students who are blind. Occasionally an assignment requirement may be substituted
(for example, a research paper versus an oral presentation for a student who is hearing impaired).
Classes enrolled students with mobility impairments may have to be rescheduled in accessible
It is the student’s responsibility to notify his or her professors of the need for such an
accommodation. Disability Services provides students with letters to present to faculty members
to verify that the student has a disability and needs accommodations. Individuals requiring
special accommodation should contact the professor after class or during office hours.
The student is encouraged to notify the instructor or activity sponsor as soon as possible
regarding the absence, preferably in advance of the assignment. The student, so excused, will be
allowed to take the exam or complete the assignment within a reasonable time after the absence:
a period equal to the length of the absence, up to a maximum of one week. A student who
notifies the instructor and completes any missed exam or assignment may not be penalized for
the absence. A student who fails to complete the exam or assignment within the prescribed
period may receive a failing grade for that exam or assignment.
If a student or an instructor disagrees about the nature of the absence [i.e., for the purpose of
observing a religious holy day] or if there is similar disagreement about whether the student has
been given a reasonable time to complete any missed assignments or examinations, either the
student or the instructor may request a ruling from the chief executive officer of the institution,
or his or her designee. The chief executive officer or designee must take into account the
legislative intent of TEC 51.911(b), and the student and instructor will abide by the decision of
the chief executive officer or designee.
*These descriptions and timelines are subject to change at the discretion of the Professor.
Team # ______________
Names of You 1 2 3 4 5
Members: (write
names under
numbers)
Score
(1-5)* (in 0.5 pt
increments, where 5
is the highest and 1
is the lowest)
General Information
Name: ____________________________
Phone # ____________________________
Email: ____________________________
Hometown/State or Country: ____________________________
International experience (study abroad, travel, work, national origin, etc.) – include length
of time and country(ies)
Personal goals:
3. Would you like to work abroad or in an international context? If so, please elaborate why.