School of Business

Course Syllabus

NI1001
Enterprise, Businesses and Culture around the World.

Time and Place

Wednesdays, 10:05 to 12:55 hrs.

Aulas I – Room 319.
Campus Monterrey.

Contact Details of Professor

Horacio Carreón Flores

horacio.carreon@tec.mx
https://remind.com/join/ni1001-mty
LIN Academic Program Manager, Saltillo Campus.

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COURSE DESCRIPTION

The course examines the forces encouraging businesses to globalize their operations and
the rules which govern such activities. Topics include: the legal, business, cultural and
economic environments of the world; international business operations; international trade;
import and export regulations; and international forces affecting the uses of labor,
competition and the environment along with ethical dilemmas that international business
face nowadays.

READING MATERIALS

International Business: Competing in the Global Marketplace.

by Charles W. L. Hill, G. Tomas M. Hult.
12th edition, 2019.
McGraw Hill.

COURSE OUTCOMES

In this course, learners:

• Evaluate and compare how the world’s countries differ, and explore the process
commonly referred to as globalization;
• Analyze and recommend strategies and organizational structures which facilitate
international business in a firm;
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the economics and politics associated
with international trade and investment;
• Analyze the functions and form of the global monetary system;
• Assess the processes, procedures and roles in a business’s various functions that
are unique to its international business ventures.

CORE CONCEPTS, KNOWLEDGE, AND SKILLS

• Barriers to Trade;
• Countertrade;
• Cultural Differences;
• Entry Strategies;
• Exporting;
• Foreign Direct Investment;
• Foreign Exchange;
• Global Monetary Systems;
• Global Production;
• Importing;
• International Financial Management;
• Outsourcing;
• Political Economies;
• Regional Economic Integration;
• Strategic Alliances;
• Subsidies;
• The Organization of International Business;
• The Strategy of International Business.
OVERVIEW OF COURSE GRADING

The grades earned for the course will be derived using Tec de Monterrey’s decimal grading
system, based on the following:

Grading Period Weight

First Term Grade 15%
Second Term Grade 15%
Final Activities 15%
Midterm Examination 15%
Final Examination 20%
Final Project 20%
Total 100%

Because there are several different course objectives and activities related to build those
competencies, I will assess your performance as it follows:

First Term Grade

Activities Weight
Quiz 1 10%
In-Class Activity 1 15%
Quiz 2 10%
In-Class Activity 2 15%
Quiz 3 10%
In-Class Activity 3 15%
Quiz 4 10%
In-Class Activity 4 15%
Total 100%
Extra Points Activities 10%
 Second Term Grade

Activities Weight
Quizzes 30%
In-Class Participation 10%
In-Class Activities 20%
Second Term Examination 40%
Total 100%
Extra Points Activities 10%

Final Activities Grade

Activities Weight
Quizzes 40%
In-Class Participation 20%
In-Class Activities 40%
Total 100%
Extra Points Activities 10%

Final Project Grade

Activities Weight
Phase I 15%
Phase II 10%
Phase III 15%
Phase IV 15%
Phase V 15%
Phase VI 30%
Total 100%