Instructor: Tim Richardson
Phone: 416-491-5050 ext 7534
tel: 416-287-7034 in room H-404A in the new Management Bldg.

Class Time:     Mon 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Class Location: Management Building, ground floor

Required Readings: Online  www.witiger.com/universityoftoronto/MGTC44.htm

Texts: - Global Business Today, 2nd Ed. ISBN-10: 0-07-098411-5 + the course website

Evaluation:
 

http://www.witiger.com/universityoftoronto/MGTC44/gradingMGTC44.htm

Minor Test 20%

M-Choice Media #1 Quiz 5%
Mid-Term 30%

M-Choice Media #2 Quiz 5%
Final Exam 40%

* when a low number of students allows there to be a Team Project, instead of a Final Exam, the date of the Mid-Term will be moved into the 3rd month from the 2nd month
** when a low number of students permits, there will be a Team Project and presentation in class instead of a final exam

Minor Test - 20% - covers Section A +  some of Section B (depending on the progress of the lectures in a particular term)
- emphasis on Section A
 

 
 

Major Test - 30% (a.k.a. Mid-Term) - covers Section B (sometimes C too)  + part of Section A
 
 

 
Final Exam - 40% - covers the entire course, with an emphasis on the end of the course
(includes a special Question on the export activities of a Canadian company)
b
the 40% is broken down into
 

.
 

Final Team Project - 40% - covers the entire course
b
the 40% is broken down into
 

15%	Team Project Presentation in class about the circumstances of a Canadian exporter Presentation Tips
25%	Team Project (the written portion) about the circumstances of a Canadian exporter   click to see video [498 MB] with tips  This describes some physical aspects of producing the project report that is handed in

.
Outline Details
 

Section A	Section B	Section C	Section D	Section E
Introduction Basics of Int'l Biz  this Intro on YouTube . - Cda/USA/Japan/China   Globalization (done in C46 in 2009) SustainableDevelopment (done in C46 in 2009) ------------------------------ 6 Environments  o competitive  o economic  o political / regulatory  o social / cultural  o technology  o geographic ----------------------------- - 6 E's effect on branding ------------------------------ Physical/Geographic Environment ----------------------------- Weather extremes ------------------------------- Economic environment ------------------------------- Int'l Trade theories (done in C46 in 2009) ------------------------------ ------------------------------- Chpt 3 Text Cultural environment - Hofstede - rules for doing business across cultures - mother tongue marketing - translations	Political Environment Chpt 6 Text  o Political Environment  o Political risk  o Contingency planning  o Defensive / Integrative  o Personal risk  o Alan Bell Speaker  o Bill C-45 (read on your own) - tariffs - dumping - subsidies NGOs  tWTO ------------------------------- FDI concepts (done in C46 in 2009) Govt control Investor control Globalization  FDI FDI Trends, Cdn FDI Examples ------------------------------- FDI in Canada ------------------------------- JapaneseFDI in Cda . UNCTAD  . FDI withdrawal ------------------------------	OECD ----------------------------- Chpt 8 Text Regional Economic Integration  oNAFTA  oCAN-US relations (incomplete)  oCAN-US stuff (for laughs)  oASEAN -------------------------------- Central Banks4X ForeignExchange Mrkt Chpt 9 Text  o cross rates  o spot market  o forward market  o currency swaps  o futures contracts Exchange Rate determinants  opegged currencies  ofloating currencies Cdn $ issues ------------------------------ currency exchange debate fixed or float -------------------------------- Chpt 10 Text  tIMF  tWorld Bank -------------------------------- ethics and social considerations (done in C46 in 2009) .	Pro-Active / Re-Active Reasons for going international ------------------------------- Chpt 11 Text Chpt 12 Text Country Evaluation and Selection -  weighing variables ------------------------------ sources of info on countries o gov't info oassociations o corporate info ------------------------------- CollaborativeRelationships  o licensing  o franchising  o mgmnt contracts  o turnkey ops  o joint ventures  o equity alliances  o consortiums ------------------------------- Ways to enter foreign mkts ------------------------------ Chpt 13 Text Export / Import Strategies - intl mrkt entry modes ------------------------------- Case Study Heineken ------------------------------- Disadvantages of Exporting	importing ------------------------------- LCs Letters of Credit ------------------------------ Freight Forwarders ExportFinancing CdnGovt - DFAIT, - CIDA - EDC, - CCC - PEMDs ------------------------------- Trading companies - keiretsu - sogoshosha (not discussed in Nov 2008) -------------------------------- Countertrade  Barter Chpt 13 Text ------------------------------- Global manufacturing and Supply Chain Management (done in C46 in 2009) -------------------------------  oIntranets/Extranets 4 IB  oKaizen  oJ.I.T  oTQM ------------------------------- HRM - Human Resource Management international development of mgrs Canoe Race !! parable ----------------------- Outsourcing.htm (done in C46 in 2009) .
Jan 07 2009 Jan 14  Jan 21	Jan 21speaker Jan 28 Feb 4 Test # 1  Feb 11 Feb 15-21 Reading Week Feb 25 class debate Feb 25 Media Quiz # 1 (2nd half of the class) Media Quiz # 1  o Oct 2008 Answers  o Feb 2008 Answers	Mar 4 MID-TERM STUDY TIPS     Mar 11	Mar 18 Mar 25	Apr 01 Media Quiz # 2 (2nd half of the class) Final Exam  FINAL EXAM TAKE HOME QUESTION  DETAILS Dec 2008 Media Quiz # 2 o Dec 2008 Answers o Apr 2008 Answers

b
This outline authored by W. Tim G. Richardson

extensively revised - Jan 2009
revised - Oct 2008
revised - June 2008
revised - Jan 2008
revised - May 2007
revised - January 2007
revised - September 2006
revised - January 2006
extensively revised August 2005
revised - January 2004
revised - January 2003
revised - January 2002
revised - April 2001
created - January 2001