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Welcome!
Starting in Fall of 2005,
Austin Community
College (ACC) began offering an
Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Degree in
International Business in addition to the existing
Certificate in International Business
program. The focus of the expanded degree program is to
provide students with the technical skills for entry-level
positions as specialists in exporting and importing for the
significant and growing international trade community.
Most students pursue careers in import-export
trading, international transportation and logistics, global
supply chain management, international marketing, or various
international business support services. The international business courses can be
taken in any order and students can enroll in more than one
class at a time.
This site provides information on courses
I have taught in the past at ACC. Visit the
ACC International Business Institute
Web site for a full course listing.
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IBUS 1301
Principles of Exports: This course provides an
extensive
review of the steps involved in exporting products and
services and includes the cultural, marketing, legal, logistic,
and financial
aspects of doing business internationally. Students taking
this course will develop a strong background in the steps
involved in selecting overseas markets, preparing products for
the international market, shipping products, handling
international payments, and a variety of other issues. The
focus of the course is to understand the steps necessary to
write an Export Plan for selling a product overseas.
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IBUS 1302
Principles of Imports: This course provides an
extensive
review of the steps involved in importing products into the U.S.
market. Topics covered include communicating with overseas
suppliers, selecting target markets, classification of products,
shipping terms, procedures of the U.S. Bureau of Customs and
Border Protection, import documents, NAFTA regulations, handling
international payments, and other relevant issues. The
focus of this course is to craft an Import Plan for selecting a
product produced overseas, importing it into the U.S., and
marketing it domestically.
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IBUS 1305
Introduction to International Business and Trade:
The material covered in this course provides a strong
foundation for all the other courses in international business
at ACC. Emphasis is on the impact and dynamics of
socio-cultural, 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. This course can be taught as either a distance
learning course or in a standard classroom setting.
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IBUS 2332 Global
Business Simulation:
This is a capstone course and is unique,
requiring students to run an "International Business Practice Firm"
(IBPF). The IBPF is a simulated company created by
students and which is doing business
internationally. Students enrolled in the course will
communicate with other students worldwide as they perform a simulated exchange of
goods and services. This course will provide you the
opportunity to implement the material you have learned from
other International Business Institute in an "almost" real business setting.
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If you have any
questions regarding any of these courses, you can contact the
International Business Institute Office. (The
staff in this office are extremely helpful and very nice!)
Regards,
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