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International Business & Trade Program

One-Year Certificate Program
Beginning Spring, 2001

Semester I
*IBUS 1301  Principles of Imports-Exports I
*IBUS 1305  Intro. to International Business and Trade
*IBUS 1349  International Information Systems
*IBUS 1354  International Marketing Management
*POFI 1345  Integrated Software Applications
Total Semester Hours:  15
Semester II
*IBUS 1302  Principles of Import-Export II
*IBUS 2335  International Business Law
*IBUS 2339  International Banking and Finance
*IBUS 2341  International Comparative Management
+Elective OR *IBUS 2366  Practicum--International Business
Total Semester Hours:  15
Grand Total: 30
*WECM courses are approved for all Texas community colleges.
Recommended electives:
*IBUS 1341 International Purchasing  3
*IBUS 1351 Coordination in Mutual Industries 3
*IBUS 2331  International Human Resource Management 3
*IBUS 2345  Import Customs Regulations 3
*IBUS 1191  Special Topics in International Business AND  1
*IBUS 1291  Special Topics in International Business
*IBUS 1391  Special Topics in International Business 3
 BUSI 2301  Business Law 3
ECON 2301  Principles of Economics I 3
ECON 2302  Principles of Economics II  3

A student cannot take more than a total of three(3) credit hours of Special Topics toward the Certificate.

IBUS 2341,  International Comparative Management is the designated capstone course for the one-year certificate.

For More Information About this Program
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IBUS 1291   Special Topics In International Business (2)
This is a WECM course number.
Suggested Prerequisite: None. Topics address recently identified current events, skills, knowledge, and/or attitudes and behaviors pertinent to the technology or occupation and relevant to the professional development of the student. Business, industrial, or service requirements in the international arena will determine specific topics or skill development offered, such as, new software packages, regulation updates, or market research information. (2 Lec.)[BACK TO TOP]

IBUS 1301   Principles Of Imports Exports I (3)
This is a WECM course number. Former course prefix/number IBTR 2372.
Suggested Prerequisite: IBUS 1305. A study of export management processes and procedures. Topics include governmental controls, licensing of products, documentation, commercial invoices, and traffic procedures. Application to human and public relations, management of personnel, finance, and accounting procedures. Other topics include international carriers, logistics, insurance, payments including letters of credit, requests for quotation, and other trade terminology. This course may be repeated for credit. (3 Lec.) [BACK TO TOP]
IBUS 1302   Principles Of Imports Exports II (3)

This is a WECM course number.
Suggested Prerequisite: IBUS 1301 and IBUS 1305. The practices and processes of import management operations, including government controls. Skill development in the preparation and understanding of import documents such as customs invoices, packing lists, and commercial invoices. The student will process appropriate import documentation and utilize selected regulations of daily operations. This course may be repeated for credit. (3 Lec.) [BACK TO TOP]
IBUS 1305   Introduction To International Business And Trade (3)

This is a WECM course number. Former course prefix/number IBTR 2370.
Suggested Prerequisite: None. The techniques for entering the international marketplace. Emphasis on the impact and dynamics of sociocultural, demographic, economic, technological, and political-legal factors in the foreign trade environment. Topics include patterns of world trade, internationalization of the firm, and operating procedures of the multinational enterprise. (3 Lec.) [BACK TO TOP]
IBUS 1341   International Purchasing (3)

This is a WECM course number. Former course prefix/number IBTR 2374.
Suggested Prerequisite: IBUS 1305. The skills needed by a buyer in international purchasing or sourcing. Topics include the advantages and the barriers of purchasing internationally, global sourcing, and purchasing processes, including issues of contract administration, location, and evaluation of foreign suppliers, total cost approach, exchange fluctuations, customs procedures, and related topics. (3 Lec.) [BACK TO TOP]
IBUS 1349   International Information Systems (3)

This is a WECM course number. Former course prefix/number IBTR 2373.
Suggested Prerequisite: Keyboarding, Windows Environment, or Computer Information Systems 1470. A course in managing information systems and technology for multinational corporations. Skill development in the use of appropriate software and the National Trade Data Base. Topics include the role of global strategic information systems as applied to problem solving and current transportation and customs software, such as the Automated Broker Interface. Laboratory Fee. This course may be repeated for credit. (3 Lec.) [BACK TO TOP]
IBUS 1351   Coordination In Multinational Industries (3)

This is a WECM course number.
Suggested Prerequisite: IBUS 1305. Introduction to the essential relationship between domestic and foreign industries engaged in shared production. Topics include economic development through international co-production agreements with governments, technology transfer, labor, legal and financial management factors, and practical applications for such agreements, such as those for Mexican maquiladora operations. This course may be repeated for credit. (3 Lec.) [BACK TO TOP]
IBUS 1354   International Marketing Management (3)

This is a WECM course number. Former course prefix/number IBTR 2371.
Suggested Prerequisite: IBUS 1305 and MRKG 1311. Analysis of international marketing strategies using trends, costs, forecasting, pricing, sourcing, and distribution factors. Development of an international export/import marketing plan based on the student's research of a firm's direct and indirect global environment. Opportunities for international trade are identified. This courses may be repeated for credit. (3 Lec.) [BACK TO TOP]
IBUS 1391   Special Topics In International Business (3)

This is a WECM course number.
Suggested Prerequisite: None. Topics address recently identified current events, skills, knowledge, and/or attitudes and behaviors pertinent to the technology or occupation and relevant to the professional development of the student. Business, industrial, or service requirements in the international arena will determine specific topics or skill development offered, such as new software packages, regulation updates, or market research information. (3 Lec.) [BACK TO TOP]
IBUS 2331   International Human Resource Management (3)

This is a WECM course number. Former course prefix/number IBTR 2381.
Suggested Prerequisite: IBUS 1305, IBUS 2341, and HRPO 2301. A study of the effects of the process of internationalization on human resource management including the requirements of local or host-country nationals, expatriates, or parent-country nations, and third-country nationals. Emphasis on Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and emerging economies. A staffing plan for an international environment including processes from recruitment to evaluation and labor regulations is prepared. This course may be repeated for credit. (3 Lec.) [BACK TO TOP]
IBUS 2335   International Business Law (3)

This is a WECM course number. Former course prefix/number IBTR 2379.
Suggested Prerequisite: IBUS 1305 and BUSI 2301. A course in law as it applies to international business transactions in the global political-legal environment. Study of interrelationships among laws of different countries and the legal effects on individuals and business organizations. Topics include agency agreements, international contracts and administration, regulation of exports and imports, technology transfers, regional transactions, intellectual property, product liability, and legal organization. This course may be repeated for credit. (3 Lec.) [BACK TO TOP]
IBUS 2339   International Banking And Finance (3)

This is a WECM course number. Former course prefix/number IBTR 2378.
Suggested Prerequisite: IBUS 1305 and ECON 2301. A course in international monetary systems, financial markets, flow of capital, foreign exchange, and financial institutions. Topics include export-import payments and financing, the preparation of letters of credit, related shipping documentation, and electronic transfers. An introduction to multinational financial decisions, such as financing foreign investment or working capital is provided. This course may be repeated for credit. (3 Lec.) [BACK TO TOP]
IBUS 2341   International Comparative Management (3)

This is a WECM course number. Former course prefix/number IBTR 2377.
Suggested Prerequisite: IBUS 1305, Introduction to International Business and Trade, BMGT 1303, Principles of Management, or HRPO 2307, Organizational Behavior. A study of cross-cultural comparisons of management and communications processes. Emphasis on cultural and geographic distinctions and antecedents that affect individual, group and organizational behavior. Topics include sociocultural, demographic, economic, technological, and political-legal environments of cluster countries and their relationship to organizational communication and decision making in the international or multicultural environment. This course may be repeated for credit. (3 Lec.) [BACK TO TOP]
IBUS 2345   Import Customs Regulations (3)

This is a WECM course number. Former course prefix/number IBTR 2375.
Suggested Prerequisite: IBUS 1301, IBUS 1302 and IBUS 1305. A study of the duties and responsibilities of the licensed customs broker or customhouse broker. Topics include processes for customs clearance including appraisement, bonded warehouse entry, examination of goods, harmonized tariffs, fees, bonding penalties, quotas, immediate delivery, consumption, liquidation, computerized systems, laws, and regulations. The student will take sample examinations in preparation for the United States Customs Brokers examination and solve complex problems involving customs regulations and processes. This course may be repeated for credit. (3 Lec.) [BACK TO TOP]
IBUS 2366   Practicum-International Business (3)

This is a WECM course number. Former course prefix/number IBTR 7471.
Suggested Prerequisite: Nine credit hours in International Business and Trade. Practical general training and experiences in the workplace. The college with the employer develops and documents an individualized plan for the student. The plan relates the workplace training and experiences to the student's general and technical course of study. The guided external experiences may be for pay or no pay. This course may repeated if topics and learning outcomes vary. (20 Ext.) [BACK TO TOP]
ACCT 2301   Principles Of Accounting I (3)

This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number ACC 201.
Prerequisite: None. This course covers the theory and practice of measuring and interpreting financial data for business units. Basic concepts, principles, and procedures are applied to the following topics: operating cycle, accruals and deferrals, financial statements, internal controls, receivables, inventory, fixed assets, and liabilities. ACCT 2301 is a 3 credit hour lecture course. ACCT 2401 is a 4 credit hour lecture and laboratory course. Either course will meet degree requirements. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5203015125.[BACK TO TOP]
BUSI 2301   Business Law (3) 

This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number BUS 234. 
Prerequisite: None. This course presents the legal principles affecting business decisions. The law of contracts, agency, sales, negotiable instruments, and secured transactions are specifically covered. (3 Lec.) 
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 2201015125
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ECON 2301   Principles Of Economics I (3) 
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number ECO 201. 
Prerequisite: None. Sophomore standing is recommended. An introduction to principles of macroeconomics is presented. Economic principles studied within the framework of classical, Keynesian, monetarist and alternative models. Emphasis given national income determination, money and banking, and the role of monetary and fiscal policy in economic stabilization and growth. Other topics include international trade and finance. (3 Lec.) 
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 4506015142
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ECON 2302   Principles Of Economics II (3) 
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number ECO 202. 
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing is recommended. The principles of microeconomics are presented. Topics include the theory of demand, supply, and price of factors. Income distribution and theory of the firm are also included. Emphasis is given to microeconomic applications of international trade and finance as well as other contemporary microeconomic problems. (3 Lec.) 
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 4506015142
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POFI 1345 Integrated Software Applications II (3) This is a WECM course number. Former course prefix/number OFCT 1380. Prerequisite: None. Continued study of computer applications from business productivity software suites. Instruction in embedding data and linking and combining documents using word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and/or presentation media software. This course may be repeated for credit. Laboratory fee. (2 Lec., 2 Lab.) 
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