MATHEMATICS (TURKISH, PHD)
PhD TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 QF-EHEA: Third Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 8

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
IB4632 International Business Fall 3 0 3 7
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester

Basic information

Language of instruction: En
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi AYLA ESEN
Course Lecturer(s): Prof. Dr. RIFAT KAMASAK
Prof. Dr. İPEK ALTINBAŞAK FARİNA
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 Outputs

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: 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
Attendance % 0
Laboratory % 0
Application % 0
Field Work % 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) % 0
Quizzes 3 % 15
Homework Assignments % 0
Presentation % 0
Project % 0
Seminar % 0
Midterms 1 % 35
Preliminary Jury % 0
Final 1 % 50
Paper Submission % 0
Jury % 0
Bütünleme % 0
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
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship (Work Placement)
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 15 120
Presentations / Seminar
Project
Homework Assignments
Quizzes 3 3
Preliminary Jury
Midterms 1 2
Paper Submission
Jury
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