TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) To know the basic concepts of international business and its relation with other disciplines in this field. 2) To grasp and interpret the place of multinational companies in the world. 3) To be able to interpret multinational companies from a network perspective. 4) To be able to analyze the investment preferences of multinational companies in terms of regulations, market obstacles and cultural dimensions. 5) To be able to define relationships between multinational corporations and subsidiaries.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Globalization 2nd Week Network Structures of Multinational Companies 3rd Week Integration/Responsibility Framework 4th Week Role Typologies for Foreign Affiliates 5th Week Market Barriers, Global and Regional Integration 6th Week Competitive Advantages of National and Regional Clusters 7th Week Midterm Exam 8th Week International Organizational Structures 9th Week Procurement, Outsourcing, Offshoring 10th Week International Collaborations 11th Week International Production and Sourcing 12th Week International Research and Development 13th Week International Control 14th Week Presentations
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Morschett Dirk, Hanna Schramm-Klein, Joachim Zentes (2010) Strategic International Management, 2nd ed. Gabler Verlag
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Case Study,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 1 10 Presentation of Case Study 1 15 Total(%) 55 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 55 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 45 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0 Individual or group work 14 3 42 Preparation for Final exam 1 15 15 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 10 10 Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0 Final exam 1 1 1 Homework 1 5 5 Presentation (including preperation) 1 ,5 ,5 Research 1 10 10 Report writing 1 10 10 Total Workload 136,5 Total Workload / 30 4,55 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No