Business Administration (English) | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code: | ITB204 | ||||
Course Name: | International Business Management | ||||
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Spring Fall |
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Language of instruction: | English | ||||
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Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
Type of course: | Departmental Elective | ||||
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Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||
Course Coordinator: | Dr. Öğr. Üy. ELİF ÇİÇEKLİ | ||||
Course Lecturer(s): | Dr. Elif Cicekli | ||||
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Course Objectives: | This course aims to: 1) Acquaint students with the issues on international business management 2) Introduce students to organizational structure, leadership, human resources management, and corporate culture in multinational companies 3) Familiarize students with the concepts and practices in management of technology, innovation, production, purchasing, and logistics 4) Provide students an understanding of the issues on marketing in international business, and 5) Enable students to carry out research, prepare, and present a project on the topics of the course as member of a team. |
Course Content: | The competitive global business life of the twenty-first century mandates that managers develop the skills necessary to conduct effective cross-national interactions and to manage operations in international business. This means that the success of overseas operations of a multinational firm depends on the international manager's skills and cultural sensitivity, and the ability to carry out the company's strategies within the framework of the host country's business practices. The aim of the course is to enable students to develop the skills needed for effective management of people and processes in a global context in the twenty-first century. The primary focus will be on the actual management functions and behaviors necessary to develop global vision and management skills at both the organizational and the interpersonal levels. |
The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Bu dersi başarı ile tamamlayan öğrenciler; Firmaların neden yurtdışına açıldıklarını açıklayabilecekler, 2) Organizasyon yapılarını, kurum kültürü ve insan kaynaklarının uluslararası ticarette nasıl yönetildiğini tanımlayabilecekler, 3) Uluslararası işletmecilikte nasıl yenilikçi olunabileceğini belirtebilecekler, 4) Describe the importance and components of global mindset, 5) Recognize the need to be aware of cultural differences and how it may affect business life, 6) Explain how to manage technology, production, purchasing, logistics, and marketing in international business, and 7) Carry out research, prepare, and present a project on the topics of the course as member of a team. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction to the topics of the course | |
2) | Expanding abroad: Motivations, means, and mentalities | |
3) | Organizational structure & beyond structural solutions in international business | |
4) | Leadership in international business | |
5) | Human resource management in multinational companies-1 | |
6) | Human resource management in multinational companies-2 | |
7) | Managing corporate culture in multinational companies | |
8) | Creating worldwide innovation and learning | |
9) | Technology management in international business | |
10) | Production, purchasing and logistics management in international business | |
11) | Marketing management in international business | |
12) | Overview of the course subjects and final exam topics | |
13) | Presentations of projects | |
14) | Presentations of projects | |
15) | Final exam week | |
16) | Finals Week |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Bartlett, C. A., Ghoshal, S., & Beamish, P. W. (2018). Transnational Management: Text, Cases & Readings in Cross-Border Management (8th ed.). NY: McGraw-Hill Higher Education. |
References: | Cavusgil, S. T., Knight, G., & Riesenberger, J. R. (2008). International Business: Strategy, Management, and the New Realities (Pearson International Edition). NJ: Pearson Education. |
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Program Outcomes | ||||||||||||||
1) Using other social sciences and mathematics, they have a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on business and management sciences. | ||||||||||||||
1) Using other social sciences and mathematics, they have a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on business and management sciences. | ||||||||||||||
2) They have knowledge and skills about different functions and interactions of the enterprise. | ||||||||||||||
3) They can use different theoretical approaches to understanding and solving various business problems. | ||||||||||||||
4) Being aware of the needs of society, they use business knowledge to meet these needs. | ||||||||||||||
5) They have knowledge depthly about current problems of Turkey and Global Business World’s | ||||||||||||||
6) They can determine the objectives of the institution in which they are involved, taking into account the market needs and economic conditions. | ||||||||||||||
7) They can solve complex business problems by using various statistical techniques and numerical methods and makes analysis by using statistical programs effectively. | ||||||||||||||
8) They can use a foreign language at least B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the education level of a foreign language. | ||||||||||||||
9) They can develops teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship skills. | ||||||||||||||
10) They have the knowledge of universal ethical values, social responsibility awareness and sufficient level of labor law. | ||||||||||||||
11) They can identify the individual learning needs and carries out studies to correct them by developing positive attitudes about lifelong learning. | ||||||||||||||
12) They can express their ideas and solutions both written and orally, and if required they can present and publish them on both national and international platforms. | ||||||||||||||
13) They use information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field. |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Using other social sciences and mathematics, they have a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on business and management sciences. | |
1) | Using other social sciences and mathematics, they have a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on business and management sciences. | |
2) | They have knowledge and skills about different functions and interactions of the enterprise. | |
3) | They can use different theoretical approaches to understanding and solving various business problems. | |
4) | Being aware of the needs of society, they use business knowledge to meet these needs. | |
5) | They have knowledge depthly about current problems of Turkey and Global Business World’s | |
6) | They can determine the objectives of the institution in which they are involved, taking into account the market needs and economic conditions. | |
7) | They can solve complex business problems by using various statistical techniques and numerical methods and makes analysis by using statistical programs effectively. | |
8) | They can use a foreign language at least B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the education level of a foreign language. | |
9) | They can develops teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship skills. | |
10) | They have the knowledge of universal ethical values, social responsibility awareness and sufficient level of labor law. | |
11) | They can identify the individual learning needs and carries out studies to correct them by developing positive attitudes about lifelong learning. | |
12) | They can express their ideas and solutions both written and orally, and if required they can present and publish them on both national and international platforms. | |
13) | They use information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Presentation | 1 | % 5 |
Project | 1 | % 25 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 56 |
Presentations / Seminar | 4 | 8 |
Project | 7 | 28 |
Midterms | 4 | 17 |
Final | 8 | 29 |
Total Workload | 138 |