| International Trade and Business (English) | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code: | ITB204 | ||||
| Course Name: | International Business Management | ||||
| Semester: | Spring | ||||
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| Language of instruction: | English | ||||
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| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
| Type of course: | Compulsory Courses | ||||
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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. |
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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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| 1) Has a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on international business and trade by the use of social sciences and mathematics, | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 2) Possess the knowledge and skills related to different functions and interactions of international business and trade. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 3) Possess the knowledge and skills to interpret the data, concepts and ideas in the field of international business and trade with scientific and technological methods. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 4) Use different theoretical approaches to understanding and solving various business and trade problems. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 5) Explains the competitiveness of the countries with the requirements of international competition and interprets the functioning of the actors and regulatory structures in the international environment. | |||||||||||||
| 6) Understands the value of developing new trade projects and generating strategies within international market needs. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 7) Solves complex business and global trade problems by using various statistical techniques and numerical methods and makes analyzes by using statistical programs effectively. | |||||||||||||
| 8) Uses a foreign language at the B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the level of education. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 9) Develops teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship skills. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 10) Possess the knowledge of universal ethical values, social responsibility and sufficient legal and regulatory knowledge. | |||||||||||||
| 11) Develops positive attitudes related to lifelong learning and identifies individual learning needs and carries out studies to correct them. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 12) Students will be able to communicate their ideas and solutions both written and orally, and present and publish them on both national and international platforms. | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 13) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Using License required by the field. | |||||||||||||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Has a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on international business and trade by the use of social sciences and mathematics, | 2 |
| 2) | Possess the knowledge and skills related to different functions and interactions of international business and trade. | 3 |
| 3) | Possess the knowledge and skills to interpret the data, concepts and ideas in the field of international business and trade with scientific and technological methods. | 2 |
| 4) | Use different theoretical approaches to understanding and solving various business and trade problems. | 2 |
| 5) | Explains the competitiveness of the countries with the requirements of international competition and interprets the functioning of the actors and regulatory structures in the international environment. | |
| 6) | Understands the value of developing new trade projects and generating strategies within international market needs. | 2 |
| 7) | Solves complex business and global trade problems by using various statistical techniques and numerical methods and makes analyzes by using statistical programs effectively. | |
| 8) | Uses a foreign language at the B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the level of education. | 3 |
| 9) | Develops teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship skills. | 2 |
| 10) | Possess the knowledge of universal ethical values, social responsibility and sufficient legal and regulatory knowledge. | |
| 11) | Develops positive attitudes related to lifelong learning and identifies individual learning needs and carries out studies to correct them. | 2 |
| 12) | Students will be able to communicate their ideas and solutions both written and orally, and present and publish them on both national and international platforms. | 2 |
| 13) | Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Using 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 | |