Instructor: Tim Richardson
Phone: 416-491-5050 ext 7534
tel: 416-287-7034 in the part-time professors room, 3rd floor,  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%

Mid-Term 30%

Team Project & Presentation 40%
- 20% written Project
- 20% in class Team Presentation

Class Participation / Contributions 10%

* 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

the 40% is broken down into
 

20%	Team Project Presentation in class about the circumstances of a Canadian exporter Presentation Tips
20%	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

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Outline Details Sept - Dec 2010
 

Section A	Section B	Section C	Section D	Section E
Sept 2010  intro to the course ----------------------------- Introduction to Int'l Business for Sept 15  ; YouTube video Basics of Int'l Biz  - Cda/USA/Japan/China for Sept 15 ----------------------------  Top Cdn companies ---------------------------- 6 Environments  for Sept 15  o competitive  o economic  o political / regulatory  o social / cultural  o technology  o geographic ----------------------------- - 6 E's effect on branding (read on your own) ------------------------------ Physical/Geographic Environment ----------------------------- Weather extremes for Sept 22 watch video BEFORE class ----------------------------- Chpt 3 Text read the chpt in the text too Cultural environment Sept 22 - Hofstede - rules for doing business across cultures - Canadian Culture  only partly mentioned in class, read on your own)	- mother tongue marketing  you can make your own contributions - translations ----------------------------- Political Environment Chpt 6 Text  o Gov't Influence on Trade  o Political Environment  o Political risk  o Contingency planning (updated w Anne's pic)  o Defensive / Integrative .  o Personal risk .  o Alan Bell Sept 29 .  o Bill C-45 ------------------------------ Economic environment Oct 13 Big Macs for Oct 13 -------------------------------  o Gov't Influence on Trade - continued - tariffsOct 13 - dumpingOct 13 - subsidiesOct 13	NGOs: the WTO for Oct 20 WTGR on CBC re: WTO  tOECD for Oct 20 ----------------------------- Chpt 8 Text Regional Economic Integration  oNAFTA for Oct 13  oCAN-US relations  for Oct 13 . YouTube video by students  for Oct 13  oCAN-US stuff (for laughs) ----------------------------  oASEAN  ---------------------------- Central Banks   4X ForeignExchange for Oct 20 Mrkt Chpt 9 Text  o cross rates  o spot market  o forward market  o currency swaps  o futures contracts Exchange Rate determinants  o pegged currencies  o floating currencies Cdn $ issues for Oct 20 ------------------------------ currency exchange debate fixed or float -------------------------------- Chpt 10 Text  o IMFfor Oct 20  o World Bank for Oct 20 World Bank Development Report 2009 video for Oct 20 World Bank Development Report 2010 video for Oct 20	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 gov't info oassociations o corporate info ------------------------------- CollaborativeRelationships  see the YouTube Video  o licensing  o franchising  o mgmnt contracts  o turnkey ops  o joint ventures  o equity alliances  o consortiums ------------------------------- Ways to enter foreign mkts will do July 12 ------------------------------ 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 --------------------------------  oIntranets/Extranets 4 IB  oKaizen  oJ.I.T  oTQM ------------------------------- class participation mark calculations explained ------------------------------- How To Do  Presentations -Tips
UTSC calendar dates Sept 15 Wed Sept 22 Sept 29  Alan Bell	Sept 29 Oct 6 TEST 1 7:15 - 8:15 pm Oct 13	Oct 13 Oct 20	Oct 27 STUDY TIPS Nov 3  Mid-Term confirmed 7:15 - 9:00 pm - if you come early, you can start early Nov 10	Nov 17 Nov 24 2010 Project DETAILS HowToDoPresentations-Tips   sample project presentation from Aug 2008  youtube.com...GCY4W9FYFcM

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This outline authored by W. Tim G. Richardson

revised - Oct 2010
extensively revised - Jan 2009
revised - Oct 2008
revised - June 2008
revised - Jan 2008
revised - May 2007
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extensively revised August 2005
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revised - April 2001
created - January 2001