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TARLAC STATE UNIVERSITY

Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs

College COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ACCOUNTANCY

Department DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

VISION Tarlac State University is envisioned to be a premier university in the Asia – Pacific region.

Tarlac State University commits to promote and sustain the offering of quality and relevant programs in higher and advanced education ensuring
equitable access to education for people empowerment, professional development, and global competitiveness.

Towards this end, TSU shall:

MISSION 1. Provide high quality instruction through qualified, competent and adequately trained faculty members and support staff.
2. Be a premier research institution by enhancing research undertakings in the fields of technology and sciences and strengthening
collaboration with local and international institutions.
3. Be a champion in community development by strengthening partnership with public and private organizations and individuals.

E - xcellence
Q - uality
U - nity
CORE VALUES I - ntegrity
T - rust in God, Transparency & True Commitment
Y - earning for Global Competitiveness

Tha ever before

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Course Name INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND TRADE

Course Credits 3 units
Course Description This subject is designed to provide students with a comprehensive, current view of international business in the twenty-first century by making international business ideas and
practices more meaningful as ever before.
Contact Hours/ week 3 hours
Prerequisite
Course Outcomes At the end of the course, the students should be able to:
1. Acquire knowledge on what globalization and international business means in the 21st century.
2. Understand comparative environmental frameworks.
3. Understand the world financial environment.
4. Understand the Philippines’ role and standing in international trade and business.

COURSE OUTLINE AND TIMEFRAME

Course Content/Subject Matter

Week 1 & 2 A. The Forces Behind Globalization/Criticisms of Globalization
Week 3 & 5 B. Why Companies Engage in International Business
Week 6 & 7 C. The Cultural Environments Facing Business/The Political and Legal Environments Facing Business
Week 8 D. MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Week 9, 10 & 11 E. Global Foreign Exchange and Capital Markets
Week 12, 13 & 14 F. Business Implications of Exchange Rate Changes
Week 15, 16 & 17 G. The Philippine Business Situation and its Role and Standing in the World Economy.
Week 18 H. FINAL EXAMMINATION
One week (or an I. Allotted for the Midterm and the Final Exams
equivalent of three
hours)

Alignment of Course Outcomes with Summative Assessment Tasks

Course Objectives Summative Assessment Task Details

1. Define Globalization and International Business  Midterm and Final Examinations These are customary knowledge validating tools to measure the students’ aptitude in
2. Understand the Forces Behind Globalization/Criticisms of  Quizzes, Application Activities, coping with the subject presented in class. The principles and concepts must be clearly
Globalization Offline activities understood so that they become the bedrock of knowledge in moving forward to the
3. Understand Why Companies Engage in International  Individual and/or Group Report intricacies of higher learning.

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Business
4. Understand the Cultural Environments facing Business/
the Legal Environments Facing Business
5. Understand Global Foreign Exchange and Capital
Markets
6. Understand Business Implications Of Exchange Rate
Changes
7. Get a clearer view of the Philippines’ role and status
International Business and Trade
Presentation These methods enrich student knowledge by engaging them in short significant quizzes
 Case studies and short-answer that require short term attention span. Application activities further put them in a situation
essay where knowledge meet real life footing.
Individual and group topic presentations enhance confidence among students by way of
necessitating them to master the craft in creatively putting across messages about school
discussion matters. It leaves perfect documentation about the subject matters they were
assigned, responsibly.

Students are assigned in theoretical scenarios where their utmost understanding and
management skills are put to a test. They must be able to justify their reasoning through
the citation of specific concepts that are just perfectly convincing, and which are normally
and generally accepted by common knowledge and understanding.

LEARNING PLAN

Desired Learning Flexible Teaching and Learning Assessment of Tasks Resource

Course Content/Subject Matter Textbook/ References Timetable
Outcomes (DLOs) Activities (FTLAs) (ATs) Materials
1. Define Part 1. Introduction to Globalization INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Environments Individual Research: Pen and Paper test Laptop Week 1 &
Globalization and International Business and Operations Students are given the (Quizzes and term 2
and John D. Daniels opportunity to advance learning Examination)
International Lee D. Radebaugh through research assignments Internet
Business Daniel P. Sullivan that enable them to get ahead of
topics outlined in the course
program. Photos

Discussion paper on Illustrations

Lecture and Discussion: the film/ audio visual
With the aid of PowerPoint and material shown
other visual presentations, Videos
lessons are enhanced and given
a much better learning

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experience. Modules

Film showing and computer

assisted instruction
Visual learning presentations
strengthen and reinforce E-
classroom discussions and
significantly make the classroom
experience more appreciable.

Modular Instruction/Learning:
Students are encouraged to gain
mastery of the subject matter by
learning according to their own
competitive pace. The modular
approach addresses this need
and makes them perform
according to their own initiative
and will to get to the next level of
higher learning.

Desired Learning Outcomes Flexible Teaching and Learning Assessment of Resource

Course Content/Subject Matter Textbook/ References Timetable
(DLOs) Activities (FTLAs) Tasks (ATs) Materials
2. The Forces Behind Part 2. The Forces Behind INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Individual Research: Pen and Paper test Laptop Week 3, 4
Globalization/Criticism Globalization/Criticisms of Environments and Operations Students are given the (Quizzes and term &5
s of Globalization Globalization John D. Daniels opportunity to advance learning Examination)
2.1 Increase in and Lee D. Radebaugh through research assignments Internet
Expansion of Technology Daniel P. Sullivan that enable them to get ahead of
2.2 Liberalization of topics outlined in the course
Cross-Border Trade and program. Photos
Resource Movement
2.3 Development of Lecture and Discussion: Discussion paper on Illustrations
Services that Support With the aid of PowerPoint and the film/ audio visual
International Business other visual presentations, material shown

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lessons are enhanced and given Videos

2.4 Growing Consumer a much better learning
Pressure experience.
2.5 Increased Global Modules
Competition Film showing and computer
2.6. Changing Political assisted instruction
Situations Visual learning presentations
2.7. Expanding Cross- strengthen and reinforce E-
National Cooperation classroom discussions and
2.8. Threats to National significantly make the classroom
Security experience more appreciable.
2.9 Economic Growth
3.0 Growing Income Modular Instruction/Learning:
Inequality Students are encouraged to gain
mastery of the subject matter by
learning according to their own
competitive pace. The modular
approach addresses this need
and makes them perform
according to their own initiative
and will to get to the next level of
higher learning.

Desired Learning Flexible Teaching and Learning Assessment of Tasks Resource

Course Content/Subject Matter Textbook/ References Timetable
Outcomes (DLOs) Activities (FTLAs) (ATs) Materials
3. The Cultural Part 3. The Cultura Environments INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Environments Individual Research: Pen and Paper test Laptop Week 6 &
Environments Facing Facing Business/The Political and and Operations Students are given the (Quizzes and term 7
Business/The Political Legal Environments Facing John D. Daniels opportunity to advance learning Examination)
and Legal Environments Business Lee D. Radebaugh through research assignments Internet
Facing Business 3.1 Identification and Daniel P. Sullivan that enable them to get ahead of
Dynamics of Cultures topics outlined in the course
3.2 Behavioral Practices program. Photos
Affecting Business
3.3 Dealing With Cultural Lecture and Discussion: Discussion paper on Illustrations

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Differences With the aid of PowerPoint and the film/ audio visual
3.4 Individualism and other visual presentations, material shown
Collectivism lessons are enhanced and given Videos
3.5 Political Ideology a much better learning
3.6 Democracy experience.
3.7 Totalitarianism Modules
3.8. Trends In Political Film showing and computer
Systems assisted instruction
Visual learning presentations
strengthen and reinforce E-
classroom discussions and
significantly make the classroom
experience more appreciable.

Modular Instruction/Learning:
Students are encouraged to gain
mastery of the subject matter by
learning according to their own
competitive pace. The modular
approach addresses this need
and makes them perform
according to their own initiative
and will to get to the next level of
higher learning.

Desired Learning Flexible Teaching and Learning Assessment of Tasks Resource

Course Content/Subject Matter Textbook/ References Timetable
Outcomes (DLOs) Activities (FTLAs) (ATs) Materials
4. Global Foreign Part 4. Global Foreign Exchange INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Environments Individual Research: Pen and Paper test Laptop Week 9, 10
Exchange and Capital and Capital Markets and Operations Students are given the (Quizzes and term & 11
Markets 4.1 Major Characteristics of the John D. Daniels opportunity to advance learning Examination)
Foreign Exchange Market Lee D. Radebaugh through research assignments Internet
4.2 Major Foreign Exchange Daniel P. Sullivan that enable them to get ahead of
Instruments topics outlined in the course
program. Photos
4.3 How Companies Use

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Foreign Exchange
4.4 The Foreign Exchange Lecture and Discussion: Discussion paper on Illustrations
Trading Process With the aid of PowerPoint and the film/ audio visual
4.5 Global Capital Markets other visual presentations, material shown
4.6 Minimizing Costs lessons are enhanced and given Videos
Internationally a much better learning
experience.
4.7 The Architecture of the
Modules
Ideal Firm
Film showing and computer
4.8 Cost-Volume-Profit assisted instruction
Analysis and Operating Visual learning presentations
Leverage strengthen and reinforce E-
4.9 Empirical Estimation of classroom discussions and
Cost Functions significantly make the classroom
experience more appreciable.

Modular Instruction/Learning:
Students are encouraged to gain
mastery of the subject matter by
learning according to their own
competitive pace. The modular
approach addresses this need
and makes them perform
according to their own initiative
and will to get to the next level of
higher learning.
5. Business Part 5. Business Implications of
Implications Of Exchange Rate Changes
Exchange Rate 5.1. Marketing Decisions
Changes 5.2. Production Decisions
5.3. Financial Decisions
6. Philippine Part 6. The Philippine Business
Business Situation and its Role and Standing
Situation and its in the World Economy
Role and
Standing in the 6.1 The current Economic

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World Economy Situation of the Philippines

6.2 The Philippines’ Relations
with its Trading Partners in
the Asean Region and the
World
6.3 The Government’s Thrust
and Direction in Improving
Competitiveness in the
World Economy

Suggested Readings and

References

Suggested Readings and Documents:

References

Course Requirements

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Grading System
SUGESSTED STUDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

Assignment, Output 20%

(Oral presentation, Reflective Writing, Online Exam, Reflective
Essay etc.)
https://www.uniassignment.com/essay-samples/
Quizzes 25%
Attendance and Online Class Participation 15%
(Students response to teacher-posted comprehension
questions. Students reflection on class required readings.)
Term Exam 40%

Credit Grade = (Midterm Grade + Final Term Grade)/2

Policies Online/ Flexible Teaching and Learning:

1. Microsoft Teams will be used as the primary platform in every class; thus, all students are advised to download and install the application. Just go to office.com. and
login using your @student.tsu.edu.ph account, choose Teams from the list of applications, from there your enrolled subjects will appear.
2. To uphold delivery of quality instruction, the class may also use added online platforms and applications like Zoom Cloud Meeting, FB Messenger, Viber, WhatsApp,
and the like.
3. No Special Examination will be administered unless an excuse letter from parent/ guardian or medical certificate noted by the guidance counsellor and class adviser is
presented
4. Attendance will be checked every meeting. A student must complete 85% of the session for him/her be given credit for attendance.
5. Assignments are to be submitted on time. Failure to submit assignments is equivalent to a grade of 5.0.

Course Title: AY/Term of EffectivIty Prepared by: Reviewed by:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND AY: 2020 - 2021 _______________________________

TRADE SHEILA JANE L. GONZALES Chairperson: DR. LIMUEL P. PAVICO
1st SEMESTER Assistant Professor IV

Recommending Approval:

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_______________________________
JOSE MARIANO S. PALOMIANO Dean: DR. JHONEL C. PANLILIO
Instructor III

Approved:

DR. ERWIN P. LACANLALE

Vice President for Academic Affairs

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