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BA 497 - Global Marketing
Fall 2005 Schedule

[Syllabus]  [Course Materials]

Course Outline and Assignments:

 

 

 

Week 1

 

Session 1          Monday September 26

 

Topics:             Course overview. Definitions. Introduction to Global Marketing

                        The controllable and non-controllable factors of global marketing

 

Reading:           Text, Chapter 1. Ethnocentric/Geocentric…The Matrix

 

Project Status:            Instructor’s Instructions

 

 

Session  2         Wednesday September 28       

 

Topics              The World economy. Economic systems and  stages of development.

                         International trade and balance of payments

 

Reading            Text, Chapter 2 and Case 1-1: “McDonalds…”

                        Economic Systems & Leading Countries  Top Ten Countries

                        Significant events…   Balance of Payments

Project Status:            Teams should start forming

 

 

Week 2

 

Session  3         Monday October 3

 

Topics              Global Trade, Trade Blocks and Preferential Trade Agreements

                        (Instructor will distribute a handout on Intercultural communication

                        as reading for the next session)

 

Reading            Chapter 2 and Case 3-2:  “The Euro Yo-Yo…”

                        Forms of Regional Integration…  …from least to most integrated

                        Detail: an Economic Union   Trade Blocks

                        Euro Map   Africa Map   South America Map

Project Status:  Teams should be formed!               

 

 

 

 

 

Session  4         Wednesday October 5

 

Topics              The Cultural and Social Environment (Part I)

 

Reading            Chapter 4 and handout distributed in previous session

                        Definitions: culture & manifestations…   Cultural Typology

                        Japanese vs. American Cultures

Project Status:            Select project topic

 

 

Week 3

 

Session  5         Monday October 10

 

Topics              The Cultural and Social Environment (Part II).                       

                        Assignment for next session: short paper related to the historical date of                    

                       10/12/1492.

Reading            Text, Chapter 4, continued, and same handout distributed in Session 3

                         

 

Session  6         Wednesday October 12                      

 

Topics              The Political, Legal and Regulatory Environment.

                        Assignment for next session: select a media article for class discussion

 

Reading:           Text, Chapter 5 and Case 5-1: Bud vs. Bud”

                        Government Intervention   Definition of Sovereignty

                        Most Corrupt Countries

 

Week 4

 

Session  7         Monday  October 17   

 

Topics              Segmentation, Targetting and Positioning

                        Class discussion on media article

 

Reading            Text, Chapter 7 and Case 7-1: “Nokia segments…”

 

 

 

Session  8         Wednesday October 19                                                          

 

Topics              Exporting, Importing and Sourcing

 

Reading            Text, Chapter 8 and Case 8-1: “Concerns about Factory Safety”

                        Stages of Export Activity   National Policies of Export, Import

                        Export Players   Tariff Systems   Tariff Example and Letter of Credit

                       

Week 5

 

 

Session  9         Monday, October 24

 

Topics              MIDTERM EXAM.    All material to date

 

 

Session  10       Wednesday October 26

 

Topics              Licensing, Investment and Strategic Alliances

 

Reading            Test, Chapter 9 and Case 9-2: “Harry Potter

                        Lecture Summary    Expansion Strategies

 

Project Status:  The following should be completed: a) background, b) problem/need

                          and/or  opportunity identified  c) sources of information and d) follow-         

                          on  course identified.

 

 

Week 6

 

 

Session  11       Monday  October 21

 

Topics              Mid-term Draft Project Report: Presentations.

                        See explanations in the Syllabus (verbal report only, no

                        Written hand-in. Visual aids encouraged)

 

 

Session  12       Wednesday  November 2

 

Topics              Competitive Advantage in International Markets.

                         To be Announced:  GUEST LECTURER

 

Reading            TEXT, Chapter 15 and Case 15-1: “Kodak in the 21st century…”

                        Porter’s Model and Competitive Strategies

 

Week 7

 

Session  13      Monday November 7               

 

Topics              Product and Brand Decisions

 

Reading            Text, Chapter 10 and Case 10-2: The Smart Car”.

                        Lecture Summary    Guidelines for Global Branding

 

 

Session  14       Wednesday November 9

 

Topics              International Pricing

 

Reading            Text Chapter 11 and  Case 11-1: “Pricing AIDS Drugs”

                        Lecture Summary   Detail: forms of Counter-Trade

                        Example: Japanese pricing of  a US automobile

 

 

Week 8

 

Session  15       Monday November 14

 

Topics              Global Distribution                   

 

Reading            Text Chapter 12 and Case 12-1: “Wal-Marts…”

                        Global Distribution Summary    Channels of Distribution

 

Session  16       Wednesday November 16

 

Topics              Global Marketing Communications.  Advertising and PR

 

Reading            Text Chapter 13 and Case 13-1: Benneton…”

                        Kegan’s “Global Promotion” Power Point slides

 

 

Week 9

 

Session  17       Monday November 21

 

Topics              Global Marketing Communications, continued.

                        Sales Promotions and other activities.

 

Reading            Text Chapter 14 and Case 17-1:  “Napster…”

                        Lecture Summary  

                        Example: E U advertising expenditures

 

Week  10

 

Session  18       Wednesday, November 23      

           

Topics              Global Marketing Management

 

Reading            Text, Chapter 16 and Case 16-1: “A Marketer takes the wheel..”

                        Lecture Summary

Project status:   Prepare presentation!

 

 

Session  19       Monday November 28

 

Topics              Final Project. In-class presentations

 

 

Session  20       Wednesday November 30

 

Topics              Final Project. In-class presentations

 

 

 

Finals week!   Monday December 5

 

                        FINAL EXAM.  Regular classroom, regular time.

                        (Subject to change by School Finals’ Schedule)