Current Event Discussion (IB News)
o The purpose is to help the class keep abreast of what is going on in
international business and gain new knowledge about current market
trends.
o Students must make your own posting – current event with a focus on the
scheduled chapter topic(s).
− In your initial main posting, MUST include
a) its brief summary with a link or source,
• For your summary, do not copy and paste contents
from the original article
b) your reflection by incorporating what you have learned from
the chapters in the assigned chapters in each module
relating an article you choose,
• elaborate what you have learned from the assigned
chapters by taking international business
perspectives. For example, what could be
implications for MNEs or international business
players from a topic of your article?
c) lists of specific chapter themes from the assigned chapters in
each module relating to the current event/article that you
choose
• list the main themes from the chapters and explain
how and why they are related.
d) discussion question(s) for the group members to encourage
further discussion on the topic(s).
• For encouraging group discussion, take
international business perspectives asking IB
relevant questions.
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o In order to have full credits, formatting including each component
from a) to d) as subheadings is a must in posting your initial main
article.
o Each student is asked to find an article in current periodicals
(described as no more than one-year old) on an assigned topic.
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