INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND TRADE

Second Semester SY 2020-2021

LEARNING PLAN

Instructor: Dorilyn P. Cayaban-Tiongson Contact Number: 0916 874 4715

Consultation Hours:

University Vision

Saint Mary’s University is a premier CICM Catholic educational institution drawn into communion by the Wisdom of God,
dedicated to forming persons exemplifying excellence, innovation, and Christ’s mission.

University Mission

We dedicate ourselves to;

1. Relentlessly pursue excellence in education for local and global relevance and responsiveness.
2. Persistently challenge one another to explore and pursue relevant, innovative, and breakthrough ideas through
research and development.
3. Steadfastly participate in the CICM advocacies of promoting multi-ethnicity, social justice, peace and integrity of
God’s creation.
4. Conscientiously strengthen good governance and concordance among stakeholders for the sustenance of best
practices.
5. Joyfully animate and care for one another as a community inspired by Mother Mary to become faithful witnesses
of Christ’s mission.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course focuses on the core concepts and techniques for entering the international marketplace.
Emphasis is on the effect of sociocultural, demographic, economical, technological and political-legal factors in the
foreign trade environment. The course illustrates the unique nature of international business including the patterns
of world trade, currency exchange, and international finance, globalization of the firm, international marketing, and
operating procedures of the multinational enterprise. It demonstrates how international business variables affect
the trade process. It highlights the realities of international business; some of its advantages and its problems that
come when business is conducted on the international stage. Finally, the course studies the world trading system,
including the World Trade Organization and International Trade Agreements.

COURSE OUTCOMES

At the end of the course, the students should be able to:

1. Explain the pattern of world production and trade and the benefits that may be derived therefrom;
2. Analyses and compares the instruments of trade policy and evaluates their impact on domestic and
international welfare;
3. Analyse international commercial terms;
4. Relate how international transactions affect international taxation; and
5. Explain the impact of ASEAN-related arrangements on International Business
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1. briefly explain
why trade CHAPTER I:
and foreign THE EVOLUTION Week
investment OF 1 and
are good for INTERNATIONAL 2:
society as a BUSINESS 4
whole. hours
2. describe the • Benefits of Internet
major Trade and
international Foreign • Lecture LCD
trade theories Direct Projector • Presentation
and how they Investment • Discussi of
operate • Major on Blackboard • downloaded
3. evaluate Theories of and Chalk internet
trade policy, international • Brainsto articles
the main Trade rming Handouts
instruments • The Practice • Assignment
of trade of Trade • Case Powerpoint
policy, and policy Study presentation • Seatwork
their impact • Current
on business, Practice of Gaspar,
consumers, “Managed” Julian et al
and Trade (2017) pp.
governments 34-51
4. explain the
rationale
behind a
country’s
choice of
managing
trade
5. explain Internet
• Lecture
regional CHAPTER 2:
economic REGIONAL Week LCD • Assignment
• Discussi
integration, ECONOMIC 3 and Projector
its evolution, INTEGRATION 4: on • Seatwork-
and its 4 case study
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benefits and • What is hours • Internet
and Chalk
costs Regional Search
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6. identify how Economic • Case
economic Integration? Study Powerpoint
geography • The presentation
helps explain, Economic
promote, and Geography of Gaspar,
segment Regional Julian et al
regional Integration (2017) pp.
integration • Does 58-80
blocks Regional
7. identify the Integration
primary Confound
reasons why Global
countries are Trade?
now seeking • The
to pursue European
regional Union(EU)
integration at • The North
the expense American
of multilateral Free Trade
trade Agreement(N
liberalization AFTA)
8. explain why • Association
the European of South East
Union is seen Asian
as the most Nations(AEA
advanced N)
regional
integration
bloc
9. describe how
NAFTA has
affected U.S.-
Mexico
bilateral trade
in goods and
services
10. explain the
importance of
ASEAN and
indicate why
Asia may
become the
most
important
free-trade
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region for this
century
11. explain why
regional
integration in
Latin America
is challenging
and why
there is
potential for a
grouping like
MERCOSUR
to become
more
predominant
12. explain the
balance of CHAPTER 3:
payments for THE Week
a country INTERNATIONAL 4:
13. describe the FLOW OF FUNDS 3
foreign AND EXCHANGE hours Internet
exchange RATES • Lecture
market and LCD
its • The Balance • Discussi Projector
components of on
14. discuss the International Blackboard • Assignment-
development Payments and Chalk
• Internet
of • The Foreign • Seatwork –
international Search
Exchange Handouts case study
monetary Market
• Case
systems • International Powerpoint
15. explain Monetary Study presentation
exchange Systems
rate changes • International Gaspar,
over time Flows of Julian et al
16. forecast Goods and (2017) pp.
exchange Capital 88-108
rates using • Forecasting
different Exchange
methodologie Rates
s
17. define culture CHAPTER 4: • Lecture
and identify THE CULTURAL Internet • Seatwork-
the four ENVIRONMENT • Discussi case study
characteristic on
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s of culture • Defining Week LCD • Report on the
that Culture and 5: Projector cultural
companies Its 3 • Group environment
doing Characteristic hours Reportin Blackboard of a country
business s g
abroad need • Elements of Chalk
to recognize Culture
18. identify some • Clustering Textbook
elements of Countries
culture and Regions Handouts
19. determine by Culture
and • Sources of Powerpoint
distinguish Culture presentation
among the Information
cultural • Cultural Gaspar,
dimensions Dimensions Julian et al
proposed by of Conducting (2017) pp.
Hofstede and Business in 116-136
Trompenaars Individual
. Countries
20. identify the • The
primary and Importance of
secondary Culture for
sources that Managing
can be used and
to learn about Marketing in
foreign Overseas
countries’ Markets
cultures
21. describe the
cultural
aspects of
doing
business in
various
countries,
including
East Asian
countries,
Arab
countries,
and Latin
America
22. explain why
culture is
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important in
global
management
and
marketing

Week 6 – FIRST TERM EXAMINATION

23. provide an CHAPTER 5:

overview of THE LEGAL AND
the different POLITICAL Week
global ENVIRONMENT OF 7:
political GLOBAL BUSINESS 3
systems and hours
their potential • Political
impact on Systems
international • National
business Economic Internet
• Lecture
24. explain the Ideologies • Report on
differences • Political LCD the legal
• Discussi
between Risks, Projector and
on
communism, Economic political
capitalism, Risks, and Blackboard environmen
and socialism • Group
Corruption t of a
Reportin
and how • The Legal g
Chalk country
these Environment
different • Intellectual Handouts
economic Property
ideologies Protections Powerpoint
affect the presentation
conduct of
international Gaspar,
business. Julian et al
25. discuss the (2017) pp.
key political 142-162
and
economic
risks and the
role of
corruption in
conducting
global
business
26. analyze the
different
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types of legal
systems and
some key
principles
involving
criminal,
contract, tax,
product
safety, and
dispute
settlement
law
27. discuss the
importance of
intellectual
property
protections in
today’s global
business
environment
and the major
types of
intellectual
property
protections
including
patents,
trademarks,
and
copyrights

28. explain briefly CHAPTER 6: • Lecture Internet

the meaning CORRUPTION AND
of ethics ETHICS IN GLOBAL • Discussi LCD
29. describe how BUSINESS Week • Assignment
on Projector
ethics and 8:
economic • What is 3 • Seatwork
progress are hours • Internet Blackboard
Ethics?
connected Search and
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30. describe • Ethics in • Case Chalk
briefly the Business and Week Study
function of Society 9: Handouts
corporate • What is 3 hrs
social Corporate Powerpoint
responsibility( Social presentation
CSR) Responsibility
31. recount the ? Gaspar,
events in • Financial Julian et al
some of the Scandals (2017) pp.
more famous • Can Ethics 166-186
corporate Be Taught/
financial • Internal
scandals Controls
32. explain how
ethics can be
taught
33. explain how
internal
controls can
facilitate
ethical
behaviour
and help
prevent
financial
impropriety
34. summarize CHAPTER 7:
the major ENTRY Internet
entry STRATEGIES IN
strategies GLOBAL BUSINESS Week • Lecture LCD
used by 10: Projector
companies, • Strategy 3 • Discussi
especially Choice and hours on Blackboard
those from Implementati • Internation
and Chalk al Entry
emerging on: Going • Case
economies, in International Strategy
Study Handouts
the • Multinational
globalization Enterprises( • Group Powerpoint
process MNEs) Work presentation
35. explain the • MNEs and
evolution of Their Global Gaspar,
multinational Strategic Julian et al
enterprises Motives (2017) pp.
(MNEs) 192-211
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36. explain the • Host Country
major Perspective
strategic of Foreign
reasons why Direct
MNEs invest Investment
abroad • Improving
37. explain the Host
pros and Country’s
cons of Investment
foreign direct Climate
investment(F
DI) from a
host country
perspective
38. describe what
countries can
do to
successfully
attract FDI

39. explain the CHAPTER 8:

basic GLOBAL HUMAN Week
cultural/regul RESOURCE 11: • Lecture Internet • Seatwork
atory issues MANAGEMENT 3 -case
involved in hours • Discussi study
global human • Global LCD
on
resource Strategic Projector • Assignm
management Human • Case ent
including Resource Blackboard
Study Chalk
outsourcing/o Management
ffshoring • Staffing • Quiz
40. describe the • Group Handouts
Policies
challenges • Performance Work
involved in Appraisal and Powerpoint
staffing Compensatio presentation
foreign n
operations, • International Gaspar,
assessing Trade, Labor Julian et al
needs for Relations, (2017) pp.
training and and HRM 266-282
development,
and
designing
appropriate
strategies to
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meet those
needs
41. discuss
performance
appraisals
and
employee
compensatio
n issues
around the
world,
including
cultural
differences,
cost of living,
and how
expatriate
issues are
handled
42. explain the
interplay
between
international
labor
standards
and free
trade, the
free trade
and labor
concerns
presented by
NAFTA, and
the functions
of labor
unions

Week 12 – SECOND TERM EXAMINATION

43. distinguish • Seatwork-

between CHAPTER 9: Week case study
marketing GLOBAL 13- • Lecture Internet
research and MARKETING 14 • Assignment
marketing 6 • Discussi LCD
intelligence • Marketing hours on Projector • Quiz
system Research vs.
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44. distinguish marketing • Case Blackboard
between Intelligence Study and Chalk • Products
standardizati Systems being
on and • Making the • Group Handouts marketed in
adaptation Standardizati the
Reportin
45. describe how on and Powerpoint international
new products g
Adaptation presentation market
are managed Decision
for • Developing Gaspar,
international the Julian et al
markets International (2017) pp.
46. explain the Product Mix 288-307
four different • Developing
methods of the
promoting International
products Promotion
marketed Mix
internationally • Developing
and provide the
some International
advantages Distribution
and Mix
disadvantage • Developing
s of each the
47. define International
channels of Pricing Mix
distribution • Developing
and physical the
distribution International
and indicate Service Mix
the role of
each of these
for marketing
products
internationally
48. discuss the
objectives
and decisions
involved in
international
pricing
49. discuss
aspects of
customer
service
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required for
goods and
services that
are globally
marketed
50. explain how CHAPTER 10: • Lecture
foreign GLOBAL
exchange risk FINANCIAL Week • Discussi
affects firms MANAGEMENT 15- on
and investors 16:
51. describe • Measuring 6
different ways Foreign hours • Worksho
to hedge Exchange p
exchange Exposure
rate risk • Hedging Internet
• Researc
52. discuss Forex Risk h work
sources of with LCD
funds to Derivatives Projector
finance • Financing
international International Blackboard
trade and Trade and and Chalk • Seatwork
investment Investment
53. apply net • Multinational Handouts • Assignment
present value Capital
analyses to Budgeting Powerpoint • Quiz
the capital • Currency presentation
budgeting Risk and
decisions Stock Gaspar,
facing firms Valuation Julian et al
with (2017) pp.
international 338-359
operations
54. discuss how
exchange
rate risk
affects firms’
cash flows
and its impact
on stock
returns

55. Explain CHAPTER 11: • Seatwork

briefly the ACCOUNTING AND Week • Lecture Internet
function of TAXATION IN 17: • Assignment
accounting GLOBAL BUSINESS
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and describe 3 • Discussi LCD • Quiz
the two parts • Accounting hours on Projector
of accounting and Financial
information Reporting in Blackboard
system Global and Chalk
56. Describe Business
briefly the • Generally Handouts
function of Accepted
generally Accounting Powerpoint
accepted Principles(GA presentation
accounting AP)
principles • International Gaspar,
57. Recount the Financial Julian et al
goal of Reporting (2017) pp.
international Standards 366-381
accounting • The Role of
standards Auditing and
board and the
describe why Sarbanes-
international Oxley Act
financial • Financial
reporting Statement
standards are Analysis
important to • Global Tax
global Matters
business
operations
58. Explain how
auditing
contributes to
the
usefulness of
financial
reporting

Week 18 - FINAL TERM EXAMINATION