International Business
Welcome to International Business
This week we will first get to know each other and then we will start to look at some international companies in the stock market.
**All homework and classwork assignments will be shared through our Google Classroom, not on my website.**
CURRENT EVENTS and SUMMARIES
Things can change rapidly in the world of international business. In order to help the students be aware of these changes, the students will be required to find current business events articles over the course of the semester. The details are listed below. It is very important that the directions below are followed in order to receive full credit for the assignment.
They MUST be submitted through Google Classroom -- No exceptions!!
These two types of current event assignments will count as ten percent of the marking period grade. Not completing the current events properly does have a negative impact on your marking period grade. Be sure to take full advantage of the positive impact that these current event assignments can have on your grade. Make sure that you complete them and that you are prepared to discuss them in class on the days that they are due. The objective of this assignment is to relate what is happening in the world of business to the different concepts that we have learned in class.
Here are the specifications for the assignment:
1. You must read an article that if it is in the newspaper is at least 1/2 of a page long that is related to business.
2. It could also be a full page article from a reliable news source from the Internet that prints out to a full page long.
3. It may also be a full page business article from a reliable magazine that is related to international business.
4. Any photos or charts that are in the article do not count towards the length requirements.
5. You must read the article and then create a 1/2 page summary that is in your own words. It must not be any larger than 12 pt font. If the summary is not long enough, you will not receive credit for the assignment. The reason behind this is so that you demonstrate through the summary that you understand the article and why the subject is important.
6. The article summary must be typed in the double-spaced format. You are required to submit the article and summary by using Google.docs. You will be able to submit the assignments earlier in the week if that works better for you. I allow this to help students work on their time management skills.
Remember that these articles and summaries will count as 10 percent of your marking period grade because as we are discussing in class, changes occur rapidly in the world of business and we all need to keep up with them. They will not be accepted late unless you bring it in on the day that you return from being absent.