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Course Syllabus
MAN 551 International Business - Spring A 2020
Credit Hours : 3.0 graduate semester credit hours
Prerequisites : BUS510
Course Time/ Room: Thursday: 5:45PM-9:00PM / Turner Bldg. 207
Professor Qualifications : Former Chair, International Business, Ph.D, International
Economics
Professor Name and Bio (see BB) : Dr. Michael Olsher Ph.D
Professor Contact Information : [email protected]
MBA Program Chair, Flagship Campus:
Dr. Martha Rader
[email protected]
561-478-5547
Office Hours: By Appointment
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Students learn key aspects of the international business environment and their impact
on creating opportunities and challenges for business. Topics include theories,
institutions, conventions, unions, and agreements affecting international business, as
well as effective strategies for improving business performance in the global market.
Practical experience is gained through the analysis of real-world cases and projects.
RELATED PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
 Students are able to summarize and discuss the ethical and legal responsibilities
of organizations.
 Students are able to compare economic environments and markets and their
impact on business
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 Through a conceptual understanding, students are able to apply managerial
leadership skills, marketing strategies and/or international business concepts,
theory, and research to critically analyze and solve problems in unpredictable
environments.
 Student demonstrates professional communication skills in writing through
organizing, thinking critically, and communicating ideas and information in
documents and presentations.
RELATED STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the completion of the course, students are able to:
 Demonstrate comprehensive professional knowledge of ethical responsibilities of
organizations
 Demonstrate comprehensive professional knowledge of economic environment
 Demonstrate comprehensive professional knowledge of managerial leadership
skills
 Demonstrate comprehensive professional knowledge of international business
concepts theory
 Demonstrate comprehensive professional knowledge of research
 Demonstrate comprehensive professional knowledge of critical analysis in
business
 Demonstrate comprehensive professional knowledge of problem solving in
business
 Communicates clearly and logically through written communication for
professional delivery
 Incorporates APA professional writing skills and standards including concise
organization, grammar, references, and citations
 Shows evidence of higher level thinking skills including application, analysis,
making predictions, drawing inferences, cause and effect relationships,
comparing and contrasting, evaluation, and synthesis.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
At the completion of the course, students are able to:
1. Assess the impact of globalization on the economy, culture, politics, and social.