BUSI 399 Outline 2017/18 Winter Entrepreneurship Study Trip Practicum

COURSE NUMBER:

BUSI 399

COURSE TITLE:

Special Topics in Business - 2017/18 Winter: Entrepreneurship Study Trip

NAME OF INSTRUCTOR:

Dr Daniel Kim

CREDIT WEIGHT AND WEEKLY TIME DISTRIBUTION:

credits 3(hrs lect 3 - hrs sem 0 - hrs lab 0)

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

A course on a topic of figure of special interest to a member of the business faculty and offered on a non-recurring basis.

Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor

2016/17 Winter

Entrepreneurs cross borders and companies are being born global today. This course provides a real-life experience of the opportunities and challenges of global entrepreneurship through a focused overseas study tour. The first nine-hour classes and individual meetings with the instructor will equip students with a broad understanding of international business and entrepreneurship, facilitate students to identify business opportunities and gather information. Then, with the guidance of the instructor, students will communicate with companies in Hong Kong and Shen Zhen areas in China as well as South Korea so that they could visit them. During the trip, students will further develop their business plan while learning business environments of the countries, cross-cultural communication skills, international trade issues, and different decision-making and negotiation styles. In the final part of the course, students will present and implement their global business plans.
Throughout the course, students will be challenged to look beyond traditional boundaries and critically assess alternative ways of doing business that develop innovative approaches.

Prerequisites: A minimum of 24 credits in any subject should be completed before the start of the course, and instructor permission is required.

REQUIRED TEXTS:

Reading materials: Case Studies, Newspaper & Magazines, Academic Journals

MARK DISTRIBUTION IN PERCENT:

Individual Assignments	30%
Group Assignments	50%
Participation	20%

	100%

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

By the end of this course, students will:

Explore business opportunities and challenges, and identify business items in the global context.
Collect up-to-date information and analyze relevant data in order to devise business strategies.
Demonstrate historical, political, economic and cultural knowledge specific to their area of travel and study
Analyze the business environment of the foreign countries
Understand the differences in business decision-making styles between Canada and the foreign countries.
Develop cross-cultural sensitivity
Understand business as a mission

COURSE OUTLINE:

Jan 5

Course Overview

Orientation Session

Jan 19

Business Opportunity Analysis

Feb 9

Pre-Departure Session

Feb 17-Mar 3

Global Entrepreneurship Study Trip

Mar 23

Final Presentations and discussions

Required texts, assignments, and grade distributions may vary from one offering of this course to the next. Please consult the course instructor for up to date details.