Week |
Day |
Date |
Description |
Reading |
Assignments |
1 |
Mon |
02/09/19 |
Course introduction and overview of globalisation |
Ch. 1 |
Case: Who makes Apple iPhone? |
Wed |
04/09/19 |
Assignment: ch. 1, q. 7, p. 32 |
2 |
Mon |
09/09/19 |
Political economy and economic development |
Ch. 3 |
Case: Revolution in Egypt (with update) |
Wed |
11/09/19 |
Assignment: ch. 3, q. 2, p. 84 |
3 |
Mon |
16/09/19 |
Differences in culture |
Ch. 4 |
Case: The United Arab Emirates |
Wed |
18/09/19 |
Assignment: ch. 4, q. 6, p.118 |
4 |
Mon |
23/09/19 |
Ethics in international business |
Ch. 5 |
Case: Starnes-Brenner |
Wed |
25/09/19 |
Assignment: ch. 5, q. 6, p. 145 |
5 |
Mon |
30/09/19 |
International trade theory |
Ch. 6 |
Case: US balance of payments (with update) |
Wed |
02/10/19 |
Assignment: ch. 6, q. 6, p.187 |
6 |
Mon |
07/10/19 |
Political economy of international trade |
Ch. 7 |
Case: US tariffs on tyre imports from China |
Wed |
09/10/19 |
Assignment: ch.7,q. 5, p. 219 |
7 |
Mon |
14/10/19 |
Regional economic integration |
Ch. 9 |
Case: NAFTA and Mexican trucking (p. 290) |
Wed |
16/10/19 |
MIDTERM EXAM |
Assignment: ch. 9, q. 5, p. 283 |
8 |
Mon |
21/10/19 |
Regional economic integration |
Ch. 10 |
Case: Russian ruble crisis (p. 374) |
Wed |
23/10/19 |
The foreign exchange market |
Assignment: ch. 10, qs. 2, 4 & 5 |
9 |
Mon |
28/10/19 |
The strategy of international business |
Ch. 13 |
Case: IKEA (p. 477) |
Wed |
30/10/19 |
Assignment: ch. 13, q 4. p. 403 |
10 |
Mon |
04/11/19 |
The organisation of international business |
Ch. 14 |
Case: Philips NV |
Wed |
06/11/19 |
Assignment: ch. 14, q. 7, p. 441 |
11 |
Mon |
11/11/19 |
Market entry strategies and strategic alliances |
Ch. 15 |
Case: General Motors in China |
Wed |
13/11/19 |
Assignment: ch. 15, q. 4, p. 470 |
12 |
Mon |
18/11/19 |
Exporting |
Ch.16 |
Case: Vellus Products |
Wed |
20/11/19 |
Assignment: ch. 16, qs. 1 & 3 |
13 |
Mon |
25/11/19 |
Global production, outsourcing and logistics |
Ch. 17 |
Case: Making the Amazon Kindle |
Wed |
27/11/19 |
Assignment: ch. 17, qs. 1&2 |
14 |
Mon |
02/12/19 |
Global marketing and R&D |
Ch. 18 |
Case: Levi Strauss goes local (qs. on p. 564) |
Wed |
04/12/19 |
Assignment: ch. 18, q. 5 |
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TBD |
FINAL EXAM |
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