2/5/2025 6:12:01 AM	BOT 59.4 Course Outline as of Fall 1999	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  BOT 59.4	Title:  INTERNATIONAL BUS PRACT
Full Title:  International Business Practices for the Office Professional
Last Reviewed:3/29/2010

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	0		14 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	2.00			Non-contact DHR Total	35.00

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 192.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  04 - Different Topics
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  BOT 87.9

Catalog Description:

Designed to provide the professional office worker with an understanding of the global marketplace.  Students will learn how to interact with foreign businesspeople and identify/compare cultural differences. Emphasis will be placed on business practices and procedures.  Topics include:  world geography, economy, cultures and behaviors, international communications, currencies and exchange, international travel, mail, and careers in international business.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100A or ENGL 100.

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Designed to provide the professional office worker with an understanding of the global marketplace.  Students will learn how to interact with foreign business people and identify/compare cultural differences. Emphasis will be placed on business practices and procedures.  Topics include:  world geography, economy, cultures and behaviors, international communications, currencies and exchange, international travel and mail and careers in international business.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100A or ENGL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:04 - Different Topics

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1996	Inactive:	Fall 2014
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

The students will:

    1.  Determine the impact of geography on international business.

    2.  Identify the major U.S. economic regions and trade regions

        around the world.

    3.  Describe the role that customs agencies play in international

        trade activities.

    4.  Discuss historical events that have contributed to formation

        of strategic trade alliances.

    5.  Create lists of trade surpluses and trade deficits.

    6.  Identify jobs supported by exporting and importing.

    7.  Analyze the effectiveness of communicating in an international

        environment.

    8.  Analyze international business blunders resulting from ineffec-

        tive or incorrect communications patterns and propose appropriate

     corrective actions.

 9.  Compare business protocol of various countries.

10.  Compose effective business communication based on an understanding

     of the relevant environments and differences in tone, style, and

     format.

11.  Determine appropriate form of payment for given international trade

     situations.

12.  Identify foreign currencies and calculate current exchange rates.

13.  List passport and visa requirements of various countries.

14.  Create itineraries.

15.  List foreign embassies and consulates.

16.  Differentiate time zones and explain how time zones affect business.

17.  Select appropriate electronic medium for various communications

     (telephone, fax, electronic conference, electronic mail).

18.  Describe international regulations and restrictions for mailing and

    shipping goods.

19.  Explain the need for appopriate documentation in importing and

    exporting.

20.  Identify careers affected by international business.

21.  Discuss future developments in international business.

Topics and Scope

  I.  Review of Geography

     A.  Review of geography

         1.  United States

         2.  World

II.  Impact of International Business

     A.  Exporting and importing

     B.  Jobs supported by exports

     C.  Government support and assistance

III.  Cultures, Behaviors and Business Practices

     A.  Global cultures

     B.  Meetings and conferences

     C.  Business cards

     D.  Entertaining and gifts

IV.  International Communication

    A.  Oral

    B.  Written

    C.  Nonverbal

V.  International Currencies

    A.  Exchange rates

    B.  International payments

VI.  International Travel

    A.  Passports and visas

    B.  Customs

    C.  Embassies and consulates

    D.  Time zones

VII.   Global Telecommunications

      A.  Telephone calls

      B.  Faxes

      C.  Electronic conferences

      D.  Electronic mail

      E.  Internet and World Wide Web Usage

VIII.  Mail and Shipping Services

      A.  Regulations and restrictions

      B.  Documentation

IX.    Careers in International Business

      A.  Government/public

      B.  Private business

      C.  Trends and future developments

Assignments:

Readings in textbooks

Use of Internet/World Wide Web to research topics

Workbook/simulation exercises

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 25 - 75%
Written homework, Reading reports, Term papers
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 25 - 75%
Homework problems, Quizzes, Exams
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 25 - 50%
Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion, Essay
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 5 - 20%
Participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

MIRROR MIRROR INCORPORATED, Robert A. Ristau & Sandra L. Kruzel,

 South-Western Publishing, 1994

DO'S AND TABOOS OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE, Roger Axtell, Wiley and Sons, 1989

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, Margaret Woods, International Thomson Business

 Press, 1996

CREATIVE TEACHING IDEAS FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, National Business

 Education Association, 1996

EXCURSIONS INTERNATIONAL:  COMPUTER APPLICATIONS SIMULATION, Spring/Rider/

 Jackson, South-Western Publishing, 1996

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