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• It should be very clear in each of your essay answers that you actually discussed with your friends, family members, former/current colleagues. etc. To describe your discussions, clearly identify who you discussed with and then compare their opinions with your own unique personal opinions. Avoid providing generic essay answers, as such answers will receive lower grades.
You are welcome to search the internet for information. All essays will be run through Plagiarism and Al checking software. Please be safe. Use your own words.
All questions require long-length essay answers: minimum 300 words for each of the essay answers. You are welcome to expand beyond 300 words as needed; there is no maximum word limit.
There are 5 questions requiring long-length essay answers of minimum 300 words each. Hence, the total
word count of all 5 essay answers combined should be 1500 words minimum
Do not duplicate the same answer in response to two or more questions (it will not count toward word count, and will reflect poorly on you). Provide unique answers that are relevant to the questions
• Do not include/restate a question inside an essay answer (it will not count toward word count, and will reflect poorly on you, The essay answers will be assessed for quality.
The Blackboard submission form contains a textbox below each question, into which you can copy-paste your essay answer for each question. For your own records, prepare and save your answers in a separate text tile (e g., notepad, word, textedit, etc.) in your own computer. You can then copy-paste your answers into Blackboard by the due date. Try different internet browsers –
some allow copy-paste, while some do not.
Recommended browser: Firefox
The participation report is worth 8% of your semester grade. The grading criteria is provided in the syllabus.
Question 1: The instructor posted the following video lectures in BlackBoard, to communicate why it is important to understand the history of ‘international business (including aspects such as imperialism and colonization), why regulation of international trade has become important in present times, and why awareness of potential differences is important.
* Video Lecture: Imperialism https://vimeo.com/639751564
* Video Lecture: International Trade Regulation https://vimeo.com/637313334
– – Video Lecture: Why International Business? https://vimeo.com/595512552
Personally discuss the issues addressed in the above video lectures with your friends, family members, former/current colleagues, etc. Then, in the following sequence, please write an essay explaining: (i) who you discussed with, (ii) what they think about the issues, fil) what you think about what they think about the issues, and (iv) why it might be important to consider issues of the past (history), present (regulation), and future (awareness of potential differences).
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Question 2: The instructor posted the following two video lectures in BlackBoard, to communicate on the role of sustainability and natural resources in ‘international business for a better future for our planet.
* Video Lecture: Cradle to Cradle Design https:/vimeo.com/606201469
* Video Lecture: Sustainability https://vimeo.com/606794985
Personally discuss the issues addressed in the above video lectures with your friends, family members, former/current colleagues, etc.
Then, in the following sequence, please write an essay explaining: (i) who you discussed with, (ii) what
they think about the issues, (i) what you think about what they think about the issues, and (iv) the role of sustainability and natural resources in international business’ for a better future.
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Question 3: The mgmt 355 (International Business Management) course was set up in a way so that students would be provided with frequent and regular feedback regarding their progress throughout the course (e g. from SmartBook Assignments, Case Analyses, and Quizzes) Examples:
* SmartBook is adaptive and provides freedom to make mistakes; once students demonstrate that they understand concepts, the related questions will no longer appear. This is an environment that develops self-awareness through meaningful and immediate feedback to improve student success
* For multiple-choice questions in Connect (in Case Analyses and Quizzes), to the left of each question, usually there are two links – eBook and References. The References link provides a Learning Objective, which identifies the section in the eBook where a student can find more information that miaht heln answer the question Students have the time/liberty to look up the reference if needed.
* Apart from posting announcements in Blackboard, the instructor emails reminders regularly, of which some ematis are reminders of due dates and some emails specifically caution about slow progress (if any). This way, the instructor encourages students to complete tasks “well in advance” rather than wait till the last days before the deadlines.
* First, in your essay, explain how you used the feedback (from SmartBook, Case Analyses, Quizzes, and emails) to plan your work for this course and learn about International Business Management as the semester progressed.
* Second, please ask your friends, family members, former/current colleagues, etc. about what time-management practices they follow to plan their work. In your essay, reflect on how your own practices compare with theirs.
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Question 4: Overall, provide a summary of what you learned and how you benefited from the learning.
In your essay, (i) identify some specific International Business Management topics from your eBook that you or others your friends, family members, former/current colleagues, etc.) found interesting and explain why. ii) discuss how you benefited from your work on the SmartBook Assignments, Case Analyses, etc. for those topics, and (li) discuss how you took an active role in your own learning to achieve the objectives/expectations of this course.
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Question 5: The instructor posted the following video lecture in BlackBoard to communicate why careers in International Management can lead to high salaries and demand.
* Video Lecture: International Management (Salaries and Demand)
* https://vimeo.com/713428364
The Management department offers a concentration in ‘International Management. Click here for the curriculum guide Imagine that some of your friends are considering visiting the Management department office in 227 Merrick Hall to ask about the process of changing their Major/Concentration to ‘International Management. They are considering changing to
“International Management because it would allow them to target high-paying jobs in large companies.
Please type the keywords [ international management jobs ] in an internet search website such as google. Based on what you find on the internet and based on what you learned in this International Business Management course, what would be your advice to your friends?
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Reminder: It should be very clear in each of your essay answers that you actually discussed with your friends, family members, former/current colleagues, etc. In each essay, to describe your discussions, start by clearly identifying who you discussed with and then compare their opinions with your own unique personal opinions. Avoid providing generic essayl answers, as such answers will receive lower grades All essays will be run through Plagiarism and Al checking software.
If you have any questions about the Participation Report instructions, please feel free to email the instructor.
(The Blackboard submission form will contain a textbox similar to this below each question, into which you can copy-paste your essay answer for each question. Prepare and save your answer in a separate text file (e.g., notepad, word, textedit, etc.) in your own computer. You can then copy-paste your answers into Blackboard by the due date. Try different internet browsers – some allow copy-paste, while some do not.)
(Minimum 300 words. Do not duplicate the same answer in response to two or more questions. Provide unique answers that are relevant to the questions. Do not include/restate a question inside an essay answer. The answers will be assessed for quality.)
