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SEMINAR IN CROSS-CULTURAL MANAGEMENT SKILLS
Syllabus for IB 3105- Section 001
Fall 2005
Instructor: Jeffrey Harper
Office: BA 172
Phone: 742-2041
Email: HARPER@ba.ttu.edu
Website: http://harper.ba.ttu.edu
Office Hours: by appointment from 7.30 am- 4.30 pm M-Friday
Section 001: Tuesdays and Thursday s 8-9.20am room 258
Prerequisites:
The student must be studying abroad the following semester. The student must be in the
Rawls College of Business Administration.
Purpose of this course: To provide students with a logical framework and skill set that will
lead to a successful international experience. This course does not substitute for any
mandatory paperwork, interviews, or orientations that are required by the office of
international affairs. When the dates and times of the orientations are made available they
will also be announced in this class. Students, who do not attend this course, complete all
pertinent paperwork required by both the office of international affairs and the
international business programs office WILL jeopardize the ability to participate in a
foreign study experience.
Class material:
Will be provided to the student in the form of PowerPoint slides and lectures. All
PowerPoint presentations will be available on the following website
http://harper.ba.ttu.edu
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course students will be able to:
- function in a foreign culture
- able to evaluate different communication techniques
- evaluate different modes of transportation systems
- convert between different monetary currencies
- compare between political systems
- understand countries geographic orientations
- prepared to participate in a foreign study experience
Evaluation Outcomes:
Students will be given quizzes worth 50 % of the grade and an individual project that is
