International Business (ISL419) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
International Business	ISL419	Area Elective	3	0	0	3	5

Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A

Course Language	Turkish
Course Type	Technical Elective Courses
Course Level	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery	Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies	Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)	Prof. Dr. Mithat ÜNER
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	In this course students will learn the basic concepts, approaches and developments in international business.
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; He/She knows that notions about international and global business He/She learns about entry strategies into foreign markets of international business. Learns the marketing strategies applied by international businesses. He/She learns about global market segmentation and target market selection. He/She knows the environmental factors of international businesses. He/She has enough knowledge about international organizations affecting international business.
Course Content	Instrumental concepts for understanding international business literature; globalization of markets and the internationalization of the firm; organizational participants that make international business happen; cultural environment of international business; ethics and international business; theories of international trade and investment; politica

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	Intraduction to International Business
2	Historical development of International Business
3	International Trade Theories I
4	International Trade Theories II
5	Internationalization Process of International Enterprises
6	Introduction to international markets
7	International environment
8	Midterm exam
9	International Organizations
10	Socio-cultural environment in foreign markets
11	Political factors in foreign markets
12	Physical and environmental factors
13	Economic environment
14	Labor environment
15	Financial environment factors
16	Final exam

Sources

Course Book	1. Uluslararası İşletmecilik Teori ve Uygulama, Prof. Dr. Esin Can, Beta Yayınları,2015,
	2. istanbul International Business; Tamer Çavuşgil, Gary Knight, John Riesenberger, 2007
	3. Doing Business in Emerging Markets; Tamer Çavuşgil, Pervez N. Ghauri, Milind R. Agarwal, 2012.

Evaluation System

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	-	-
Laboratory	-	-
Application	-	-
Field Work	-	-
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	-	-
Homework Assignments	1	10
Presentation	1	10
Project	-	-
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	1	40
Final Exam/Final Jury	1	40
Toplam	4	100

Percentage of Semester Work	60
Percentage of Final Work	40
Total	100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses	X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	Level of Contribution
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5
1	Having the conceptual and applied knowledge about the basic functions of the business and gaining the ability to use the knowledge
2	To be able to diagnose the problems related to the field of business, to use scientific approaches effectively in the solution of problems and decision-making processes.
3	To be able to reveal and analyze the environmental, social, global effects and legal consequences of the applications related to the basic functions of the business.
4	To be able to analyze information and reports that concern businesses at the national, regional and global level, to set strategic goals according to the results obtained					X
5	Gain the ability to use, report and interpret Business Information Systems and sub-modules required by business management
6	Planning necessary activities such as starting a new business with innovative and creative thinking and taking risks for the sustainability of the business, finding resources, making market analysis, preparing a business plan, and using the learned information in this direction.					X
7	Being aware of the fact that the research and learning process continues throughout life, to be able to follow the scientific and technological developments related to the business, to support oneself and the organization in innovation and continuous development.
8	To have the necessary leadership and managerial skills to achieve business objectives effectively and efficiently.
9	To be able to conduct scientific research in the field of business and report the results of the research to be used in managerial decision-making processes.
10	To be able to transfer information about the field of business using effective verbal, written and visual communication methods in the language of learning and professional English
11	To be aware of professional ethics, environmental awareness, sustainability, social responsibility, cultural, social and universal values
12	Working effectively with different disciplines or multicultural teams, taking responsibility, making risk analysis, adapting to change, critical thinking and using initiative in problem solving
13	.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class	14	1	14
Presentation/Seminar Prepration	1	10	10
Project
Report
Homework Assignments	1	15	15
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury	1	20	20
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury	1	20	20
Total Workload			127