IBUS 3511 International Business

Read through this full set of instructions for the Assignment 5 Project at the beginning of the course so you can familiarize yourself with the expectations. It’s not too early to start thinking about countries of interest for international business that you might want to work on for this project. In order to develop a high-quality project, it is recommended that you have frequent and ongoing consultations with your Open Learning Faculty Member.

Introduction

Assignment 5 involves selecting a country for your international business and developing a thorough country analysis regarding the opportunities and obstacles for international business. Assignment 5 is an individual project, not a group project.

Assignment 5 will be the practical application of various concepts you study during this course. To start, select a country other than Canada that you think is a suitable host for your international business. For the purpose of this project, you can think of yourself as a manager of a large international firm or an owner of a small business with products and/or services that have potential demand in the host country. You are seeking to enter this country and to participate in international business. The aim of this project is to assess the suitability of the host country for your international entry, based on all the issues you studied in this course (cultural, political, economic, etc.).

Assignment 5 Project Proposal (Part C of Assignment 1)

You will submit the Assignment 5 Project proposal at the end of Lesson 3 as Part C of Assignment 1. The proposal should be two- to three-pages (about 500 words, double-spaced) analyzing five to seven countries in order to identify two potential host countries, one of which will be the focus of your Assignment 5 Project.

The business idea and its products or services should be innovative, but practical and realistic, and should not be pure fantasy. It is not important to finalize your selection of a host country in the proposal.

If the proposal is satisfactory, your Open Learning Faculty Member will approve your proposal; otherwise, he or she will return the proposal with feedback and you will resubmit the revised project proposal within one Lesson.