International Business Project

Chapter 10
2006
Part I:
You are an entrepreneur. Your company is opening an office in
____________,________, and you have to do the research and
make a presentation on what to expect when your employees travel
to this location. You are completely unfamiliar with the customs,
history, weather, business culture, or even the location of the
city/country.

Objective: Create a 26 slide presentation that will be used educate

your colleagues who will be traveling to this location.

Sources: The Internet will be your primary resource, however you

may have to use outside resources to locate some of the information.
Helpful sites: Expedia.com/wg

Requirements:
Required slides: Minimum of 26
At least one clip art, slide transitions, and preset animations for each
slide appropriate backgrounds

Slides to be included in your power point presentation:

Slide 1: Name of Destination, aerial photo, and your name

Slide 2: Map of the country with city labeled
Slide 3: Flag of the country
Slide 4: A chart of the city’s average temperature and precipitation
throughout the year. Compare the temperature and precipitation to
Baltimore. (Create an excel spreadsheet, line chart).
Slide 5: Population of city, compare to Baltimore. Use bar chart and
label appropriately
Slide 6: Health issues (if diabetic, should you buy needles in this
country?) (Do hospitals speak English?)
Slide 7: Geographical Conditions
Slide 8: Transportation options (mass transit system)
Slide 9: Religion. Use pie chart
Slide 10: Primary Languages. Use pie chart
Slide 11: National Holidays. Bulleted list
Slide 12: Recreation
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Slide 13: Nightlife
Slide 14: Typical Airfare, What airline? How much? How long a flight?
Slide 15: Level of Economic Development
Slide 16: Form of Government
Slide 17: Economic System.
Slide 18: What is your country’s GDP? Compare to the United States
Slide 19: What are the average annual imports? Compare to the
United States.
Slide 20: What are the average annual exports? Compare to the
United States
Slide 21: What is the current rate of inflation? Compare to the United
States.
Slide 22: What is the current rate of unemployment? Compare to the
United States.
Slide 23: What is the Current Currency Exchange rate for $1. (How
much is a dollar worth in this country?)
Slide 24: Describe the labor force by occupation
Slide: 25: Name the primary industries in this country
Slide 26: Bibliography listing all sites visited. Note name of the
site, URL, and a description. You must visit at least 5(five)
different sites.
No student may use the same city/country

Part II:
Create a brochure.
Include the following information in your brochure.
1. Front Panel: Name of Destination, picture and short
introduction or title.
2. Back Panel, Left: Summarize the intent of the brochure.
Include picture or clip art.
3. Back Panel, Center: Contact Information, include address,
phone, fax, e-mail address. Include clip art
4. Main Inside Panel, Left: Map of Country with city clearly
labeled, tourist attractions, and transportation options. Include
clip arts or pictures.
5. Inside Panel, Center: Statement on countries state of economy,
countries GDP, import and exports, current rate of
unemployment, current rate of inflation, labor force by
occupation (include Chart) and primary industries.
6. Inside Panel, Right: FYI page, city’s average temps and
precipitation (use charts), nightlife, and recreation
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Presentation dates: Friday May 18 and 19th, 2006. Sign up on
the board for your day.