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Students in the CISB Program put learning
to use through the International Business Practicum requirement,
applying the concepts learned in the classroom to real-world
international business situations. The practicum may be satisfied
by taking a four-credit internship with
international business content or one of the four-credit
courses listed here.
Courses Satisfying the International Business Practicum
Requirement
I BUS 470 -
International
Trade Operations |
Student teams are given the assignment
of developing an export plan for the product(s) of a
partner company. Market development, trade financing,
regulation, logistics and tariff issues are taught in
the classroom and then applied in developing new international
customers for the partner company. All the teams work
on the same project, resulting in 3-4 very comprehensive
reports developed from different approaches to the project. |
I BUS 496 -
International
Business Practicum |
Projects involve various aspects of international business
including research on overseas market and recommended
strategies for market entry. Teams of 3-4 students work
with local companies during an academic quarter and present
their findings and recommendations to the partner company
in written and oral reports at quarter's end. |
Certain Special Topics (I BUS 490) courses, such as Global
Supply Chain Management and Global Commercialization of Technology,
and Independent Study
(I BUS 499) may also apply to this
requirement with approval of the CISB Faculty Director. |
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