IB4632 International BusinessBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGNGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
IB4632 International Business Spring 3 0 3 7
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi AYLA ESEN
Course Lecturer(s): Dr. Öğr. Üyesi AYLA ESEN
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: The main objective of this course is to provide relevant theoretical and practical insights to management students so that the real world of global business is better understood.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
I. Explores these challenges with a discussion of the strategic motivations that drive firms to invest abroad.
II. Discusses the environmental forces shaping the firms’ decisions of going abroad.
III. Focuses on international business strategies to create value from international operations, including opportunities created from recent technological breakthroughs in areas such as bandwidth and digitization.
IV. Examines the organizational challenges involved in implementing such strategies internationally.
V. Discusses the strategies of multinational enterprises that are willing to access triad markets as well as emerging economies of Asia, Latin America and Africa.

Course Content

1st Week: Introduction.
2nd Week: Globalization
3rd Week: National Differences in Political Economy
4th Week: Differences in Culture
5th Week: Political Economy of International Trade
6th Week: Foreign Direct Investment
7th Week: Regional Economic Integration
8th Week: Midterm
9th Week: The Strategy of International Business
10th Week: Entering Foreign Markets
11th Week: Global Production, Outsourcing and Logistics
12th Week: Global Marketing and R&D
13th Week: Global Human Resource Management
14th Week: General review and wrap-up.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) 1st Week: Introduction
2) 2nd Week: Globalization
3) 3rd Week: National Differences in Political Economy
4) 4th Week: Differences in Culture
5) 5th Week: Political Economy of International Trade
6) 6th Week: Foreign Direct Investment
7) 7th Week: Regional Economic Integration
8) 8th Week: Review
9) 9th Week: The Strategy of International Business
10) 10th Week: Entering Foreign Markets
11) 11th Week: Global Production, Outsourcing and Logistics
12) 12th Week: Global Marketing and R&D
13) 13th Week: Global Human Resource Management
14) 14th Week: General review and wrap-up.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Global Business Today (2011) Charles W. L. Hill, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill.
References: Multinational Enterprises and the Global Economy (2008) John H. Dunning and Sarianna M. Lundan, 2nd. Edition, Edward Elgar, Cheltanham.

International Business (2004) Griffin and Pustay, Prentice Hall, International Edition.

International Management (2000) Paul W. Beamish, Allen J. Morrison, Philiph M. Rosenzweig and Andrew C. Inkpen, Mc-Graw Hill.

Transnational Management (1995) Christopher A. Bartlett and Sumantra Ghoshal, 2nd edition, Mc-Graw Hill.

Managing Across Borders: The Transnational Solution (1998) Christopher A. Bartlett and Sumantra Ghoshal, 2nd edition, Harvard Business School Press.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Quizzes 3 % 15
Midterms 1 % 35
Final 1 % 50
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 50
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 14 40
Study Hours Out of Class 15 120
Quizzes 3 3
Midterms 1 2
Final 1 2
Total Workload 167

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Setting up various spaces in national and international contexts, carrying out designs, planning and applications that could satisfy various user groups and respond various requirements in the field of Interior Architecture,
2) Analyzing the information gathered from the framework of actual physical, social and economical constraints and user requirements, and synthesizing these with diverse knowledge and considerations in order to create innovative spatial solutions,
3) Generating creative, innovative, aesthetic and unique spatial solutions by using tangible and abstract concepts,
4) Using at least one of the illustration and presentation technologies competently, that the field of interior architecture requires,
5) Reporting, presenting and transferring the design, practice and research studies to the specialists or laymen by using visual, textual or oral communication methods, efficiently and accurately,
6) Embracing and prioritizing man-environment relationships, user health, safety and security, and universal design principles in the field of interior architecture,
7) Design understanding and decision making that respects social and cultural rights of the society, cultural heritage and nature,
8) Being aware of national and international values, following developments and being equipped about ethical and aesthetical subjects in the fields of interior architecture, design and art,
9) Having absolute conscious about legal regulations, standards and principles; and realizing professional ethics, duties and responsibilities in the field of Interior Architecture,