NEWS UPDATE!
FMA 6043 - SCHEDULE CHANGE

Dear all, please be advised that FMA 6043 - International Business meetings for 29 & 30 November have been moved up to 22 & 23 November. The date change was informed personally by Dr. Mohd Sobri Don in our previous class meetings (1 & 2 Nov). Please relate this information to others.

Thank you.

NEWS UPDATE!
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
FMA 6043 - INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Course Instructor : Dr. Mohd Sobri Don @ A. Wahab

Dear all, below is the chapter-by-chapter download for course FMA 6043. Please refer to the Instructor for details on Powerpoint presentation. Thank you.

• CHAPTER OVERVIEW
• CHAPTER 1 - Globalization
  
• CHAPTER 2 - Political Economy
  
• CHAPTER 3 - Culture
• CHAPTER 4 - Ethics
  
• CHAPTER 5 - Trade Theory
  
• CHAPTER 6 - Trade Policy
  
• CHAPTER 7 - Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
  
• CHAPTER 8 - Economic Integration
  
• CHAPTER 9 - Forex
  
• CHAPTER10 - Monetary System
  
• CHAPTER11 - Global Capital Market
  
• CHAPTER12 - Strategy

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
FMA 6043 - INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Course Instructor : Dr. Mohd Sobri Don @ A. Wahab
Email : bri1182@uum.edu.my

1.0 SYNOPSIS

We often hear phrases like 'liberalization', 'globalization', 'falling of trade barriers', 'worldwide integration', 'ongoing growth', 'human capital', 'merger and acquisition', 'entry modes', 'spectacular increases', 'continues rapid advancement', 'international strategic management', etc.

The International Business course intends to introduce and highlight several conceptual and strategic issues that underlie international business. The course consists of concepts, theories, and activities in international business. The course will cover six main sections: (1) Overview of International Business; (2) Country Differences; (3) Global Trade and Investment Environment; (4) Global Monetary System (5) Strategy and Structure of International Business; and (6) International Business Operations.

2.0 COURSE OBJECTIVES

• To discuss and understand the meaning of international business
• To identify and describe the basic forms of international business activities
• To evaluate the impact of the political and economic characteristics of the world's various marketplaces on businesses
• To use the modern firm based theories of international trade to describe global strategies adopted by businesses
• To describe and categorize the different forms of international investment

3.0 REFERENCES
Griffin, Ricky W. and Pustay, Michael W. (2007), International Business: A Managerial Perspective, 5th. Ed. Pearson/Prentice Hall (Pearson Education International)

3.1 ADDITIONAL REFERENCES
Please refer to current in-class hand out.

4.0 METHOD OF TEACHINGS
This course will be conducted via lectures and discussions. Cases will be discussed from time to time. The basic aim of discussing cases is to provide an introduction and guide to your own reading, which should be as extensive as possible.

6.0 ASSESSMENT
Each student will be graded as follows:

Class Participation : 25%
Individual Assignments : 25%
Case Study : 10%
Final Exam : 40%
Total : 100%

6.0 COURSE CONTENTS
Please refer to current in-class hand out