SPRING 1999
Professor Richard Peterson
BusAdm E602-b
(808) 956-7563
Office Hours:
T/Th 11:25 - 11:55am, 4:15 - 5:00pm
Internet: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~rpeterso
BUS313 Internet Home Page (Location of Syllabus and Essay
Questions for Chapters 1-9):
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~rpeterso
Course Description:
International trade, financial flows, and direct investment. Public and private institutions, government policies and capital markets. Emphasis on Asia-Pacific issues, with attention to the cultural differences among countries.
Textbook:
International Business: A Managerial Perspective by Ricky Griffin and Michael Pustav;
Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., Second Edition, 1999. Coverage: Chapters 1-9.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
STUDY HINTS FOR READING THE TEXTBOOK
Many of you are acquainted with Prof. Dean Cost's four-color method of reading legal cases. There will be true-false exam questions on the textbook materials and I recommend a multi-color approach similar to Dean Cost's:
To enhance your MOTIVATION and PARTICIPATION: attendance is treated like a mid-term (perfect on-time attendance is worth 100 points) and there are also 10 bonus points for participation (asking or answering questions verbally). Daily attendance will be taken at the start of each class. Students coming late to class or leaving early will not be counted as being fully present. Students coming late to class are entitled to leave a note with me at the end of the class to indicate that they were present.
By Thursday, January 21, please find your favorite seat in the classroom since on that day a seating chart asssignment will be made.
If you are absent due to illness and have a doctor's note, please give me that note on the first day you return to class.
At the end of the semester, class members will be graded on attendance. Maximum score of 100 points. Half-credit for tardy attendance accompanied by note at the end of that class period. Four-point deduction for each absence.
If you participate verbally in any class, lab session or after-class office-hour (by either asking or answering a question), please give me a note at the end of the period, with your name, date, section #, and topic of your question or answer. Maximum : 10 points (1 pt. per class)
Drop deadline is Tuesday January 19. Withdrawal deadline is Friday January 29.
Minor changes may be made in the course content as the semester progresses.
INDIVIDUAL WEB PROJECTS
(1) Project #1 Your Own Web Page. Instructions at Project 1. Due Tuesday February 2. 5 Points
(2) Project #2 File Transfer, Graphical Images, and Stock Graphs. Instructions at Project 2 Due Tuesday February 16. 5 Points
(3) Project #3 Individual Web Report Structure. Due Thursday March 4. 5 Points
(4) Project #4 Individual Web Report based on a company listed on the New YorK Stock Exchange or NASDAQ. One company per student--first-come, first-get. A two-paragraph scholarly paper with hypertext footnotes and references similar to the one located at Ionics. Prerequisite: Completion of projects 1, 2, 3. Due Thursday March 18. 35 Pts.
TEAM WEB REPORT Objective: Choose a topic of significant relevance to BUS313. Could be a global company, industry, or an economic issue. Topics must be unique and first-come first-served.
Examples of economic issues are:
Maximum score: 35 points for team Summary Web Report and 30 points for Verbal Report
There will be two examinations -- a mid-term and a final. Exams are closed book, closed notes; calculators may be used.
Coverage and dates of exams:
Mid-Term : Chapters 1-5 plus class notes -- Thursday February 25 (100 points)
Final Exam: Chapters 1-9 plus all class notes -- (100 points): To be announced
Grading will be on an absolute basis. This means there is no upper limit of the number of A's. At the end of the semester, the numerical scores on the exams, Team Research Project, and attendance are added and converted into letter grades as follows:
360 to 400 A
320 to 359 B
280 to 319 C
240 to 279 D
below 240 F
| TUESDAY | THURSDAY |
| January 12 L#1 Overview Data | January 14 L#2 Balance of Payments |
| January 19 L# 2 (cont'd) | January 21 L#3 Saving and Investment |
| January 26 NET LAB E102 | January 28 L#3 (cont'd) |
| February 2 NET LAB E102 | February 4 L#4 Exchange Rates |
| February 9 NET LAB E102 | February 11 L#5 Percentage Change and Tupling |
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February 16 NET LAB E102 | February 18 L#5 (Cont'd) |
| February 23 Review | February 25 MID-TERM |
| March 2 L#6 Purchasing Power Parity |
March 4 NET LAB E102 |
| March 9 L#6 (Cont'd) | March 11 NET LAB E102 |
| March 16 L#7 Interest Rate Parity | March 18 NET LAB E102 |
| March 30 L#7 (Cont'd) | April 1 NET LAB E102 |
| April 6 L#8 Compound Interest | April 8 L#9 Elasticity and Momentum |
| April 13 L#10 Annuities and Perpetuities | April 15
WEB REPORT DUE VERBAL REPORTS Teams 1 and 2 |
| April 20 VERBAL REPORTS Teams 3 and 4 | April 22 VERBAL REPORTS Teams 5 and 6 |
| April 27 VERBAL REPORTS Teams 7 and 8 | April 29 VERBAL REPORTS Teams 9 and 10 |
| May 4 Review Session . | May 6 .No Class--Study Period |
| May 11 Final Exam 12:00-2:00 Section 1 2:15-4:15 Section 2 |
