This course is offered in the 16 and 8-week formats. BUS 280 studies the problems, challenges, and opportunities which arise when business operations or organizations transcend national boundaries. Examines the functions of international business in the economy, international and transactional marketing, production, and financial operations.

Entry Level Competencies: An ability to read, comprehend, analyze material written at a college leve and to write and present ideas using standard English. Basic computer skills such as wordprocessing and sending and replying to emails.

NOTE: This course requires completing assignments on a fixed weekly schedule with midweek deadlines.

If you do well in this course, you will be able to:

1. Use research to describe patterns of trade, opportunities in local/state/national areas, and pertinent statistics.
2. Demonstrate familiarity with relevant economic theory
3. Display an appreciation for the political, economic, technological, sociological environment
4. Master fundamental import, export and barter procedures
5. Understand the process of market assessment and development
6. Know the role of production and sourcing
7. Discuss the sources and methods of financing trade transactions
8. Describe exchange rates, accounting and tax implications, basic insurance and contract aspects
9. Describe international management and labor peculiarities and national customs
10. Differentiate variations and developments such as export, trading companies, counter trade, joint ventures, subcontracting, turnkey operations
11. Know concepts such as multinational firms, LDC's (Lesser Developed Countries)
12. Discuss the basics of relevant government laws - documentation, customers and brokerage regulations
    

Your course grade will be determined by the following assignments. You must also pass at least one (1) of the two (2) exams in order to pass the course, regardless of your scores on the other assignments.

Your final grade may be based on the following scale. Please note that you must also pass at least one of the exams in order to pass the course, regardless of your scores on the other assignments.

There are two (2) online exams in this course.