Silabi Bisnis Internasional

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Department of Economi cs

Facult y of Economics and Business

Universitas Gadjah Mada

International Business

EKO4302

2014/2015

Instructor :

Ahmad Jamli, Drs., M.A.

Office : MAKSI FEB UGM

Mobile : 0811293477

Email :[email protected]

Assistant :

Anandita Rizki Septiani

Email :[email protected]

Course Objective :

The objective of this course is to familiarize students with various issues in international business. Along the

way, students will acquire knowledge on strategies and structure of international businesses as well as the

analytical skills needed to make sound managerial decisions. The learning objectives (LO) of the topics are

provided on the front page of each chapter in the main textbook.

The first half of the course will cover a variety of macroeconomics and political issues, from international tradetheory and foreign direct investment flows to the IMF and the influence of inflation rates on foreign exchange

quotations. The second half will focus o the practice of international business.

Teaching Approach

Classroom activity will mainly center on discussion, presentation and analysis of mini cases. The case

discussions offer opportunities to apply economic concept and models in the real world. These discussions will

be supplemented by Country Focus, Management Focus, and Implications for Managers.

For students to benefits from the class, thorough preparation for each class meeting is essential. Students areexpected to arrive at class prepared to discuss the cases assigned for that day, meaning that they should cover

the required materials beforehand.

Class Participation

Students are expected to make an active effort to contribute productively on a regular basis to the class

discussion. Studnets should be willing to challenge, respectfully the ideas expressed by others. Comments

should be logical, fact-based, and insightful. Comments should also demonstrate an understanding of the

relevant readings and their application to case materials.

Code of Conduct

Students are expected to adhere to the faculty s rules in class. Telecommunication devices such as cellphone

should be turned off during the class. With regards to attendance, students must attend more than 75% of

classes held. Failure to do so would result in students being unable to take the final exam. All students are
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responsible for knowing and adhering to the academic integrity policy of this institution. Violations of this

policy include : cheating, plagiarism, and aid of academic dishonesty. Students who are found to be in violation

of the academic integrity policy will be subject to academic sanctions.

Main Textbook

Charless W.L. Hill, Chow H. Wee, and Khrisna Udayasanker. International Business : An Asian Perspective.

Singapore : Mc-Graw Hill Education (Asian). 2012.

Supplemental Readings

Joa Magretta and Nan D. Stone. What management is : How it works and why it s everyones business.

London : Profile Books Ltd. 2003.

Presentation

Each student must present a chapter from the textbook individually or in team of two in front of the class. The

presentation will elaborate on two main points in each chapter; management focus and country focus. Students

are free to choose which management focus and country focus to present. Presentations should take about 15 to

20 minutes for each chapter. The groups and chapters will be distributed by using a lottery system. Free-riding

is strongly discouraged.

Homework

Homework consists of answering case discussion questions provided in the closing case section of each

chapter. The chapter discussed/presented in class will be the homework for that session. Homework should be

printed neatly and turned in at the start of each class. Failure to turn in homework will affect grades.

Students Evaluation

Course grade will be based on the following components :

Class Participation and Quiz : 20%

Mid Exam : 20%

Final Exam : 30%

Presentation : 20%

Homework : 10%

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Total : 100%


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Schedule

Week Discussion Source (Hill)

1 Introduction and General Overview

2 Globalization Ch. 1

3 National Differences in Political Economy, Differences in Culture Ch. 2, 3

4 Ethics in International Business, International Trade Theory, The Political

Economy of International Trade

Ch. 4 5, 6

5 Foreign Direct Investment, Regional Economic Integration, The ForeignExchange Market

Ch. 7, 8, 9

6 The International Monetary System, The Global Capital Market, The

Strategy of International Business

Ch. 10, 11, 12

7 The Organization of International Business, Entry Strategy and StrategicAlliance, Review

Ch. 13, 14

8 Exporting, Importing, and Countertrade Ch. 15

9 Global Production, Outsourcing, and Logistics Ch. 16

10 Global Marketing and R&D Ch. 17

11 Global Human Resource Management Ch. 18

12 Accounting in International Business Ch. 19

13 Finanacial Management in the International Business Ch. 20

14 Review

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