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Study Abroad
Taipei, Taiwan
Program Outline
Faculty
Dr. Chien-Ping Chen (chenc@uhv.edu), Associate Professor of Economics, School of Business at the University of Houston-Victoria.
Course
ECO 6300/3300: Special Topics in Managerial Economics: Special Topics in Managerial Economics: Semiconductor, LCD/LED, and Hospital Service (Taiwan Study). The course counts as one elective for all concentrations in the MBA and BBA programs.
Text
McGuigan, Moyer, & Harris, Managerial Economics: Application, Strategy, and Tactics, 11th ed. Thomson South-Western , ISBN 0324421605
Program (Course) Objective
This course equips students to be able:
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to conduct real-world international study and understand Taiwanese/Chinese working ethics/culture.
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to understand the advantage of newly developed Asian countries in the industries of semiconductor, LED, LCD, and hospital service.
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to estimate demand function and cost function in semiconductor, LED, LCD, and hospital service with statistical tools.
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to apply decision-making rules for cost management, output rate, and pricing.
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to develop communication skills in teamwork with international participants to accomplish a shared purpose.
Grading Scale
Your letter grade is determined by using the grade distribution that follows. Your percentage is found by dividing your total points by the total points available.
|
Grade |
Percentage |
|
A |
90 or higher |
|
B |
80 to 89% |
|
C |
70 to 79% |
|
D |
60 to 69% |
|
F |
Less than 60% |
Course Assessment
|
Assessment |
ECON 6300 |
ECON 3300
|
|
Attendance |
10% |
10% |
|
Discussion |
20% |
20% |
|
Workshop |
20% |
20% |
|
Group Presentation |
20% |
20% |
|
Final Exam |
-- |
30% |
|
Term Paper |
30% |
-- |
|
Total |
100% |
100% |
Attendance
(10%): Attendance in ALL classes for the FULL CLASS PERIOD
is expected. Absence in any
class is not tolerated, and will result in your grade being
lowered.
Discussion (20%): Each student is expected to take an active part in classroom discussion activities. The instructor expects you to share your thoughts and insights with your classmates for the topics given in class. The instructor will keep a record for each discussion session for your frequencies as well as quality in participation. Sources for discussion topics will come from the textbook, the current issues from Business Week, or the business field trips in Taiwan.
Workshop (20%): There will be two workshop sessions in the study aboard period in Taiwan. Students are required to solve some cases in class to show the understanding for quantitative analysis.
Group Presentation (20%): Each student will be assigned to a group with 2~3 local MBA students. In the period in Taiwan, we will visit at least three world-class companies to learn their business model. The instructor will assign each group to present the Porter's five forces analysis for the company and the industry in the end of semester. Presentation format and grading rule will be available in the Blackboard supplemental website. Each student in a group is expected to participate in presentation and all students in the same group will receive the same grade.
Term Paper (30%): Each MBA student will turn in an industry analysis term paper which focuses on one of the visited industries in Taiwan. The length is limited within 16 pages. The (electronic) submission of term paper is due by 11:00PM, 8/13 (Sat), after coming back to the U.S. The detailed instruction of the term paper will be available in Blackboard supplemental website.
Final Exam (30%): Each undergraduate student will take an online comprehensive final exam on 8/13 (Sat), after coming back to the U.S. The online access time will be informed later. The final exam will contain multiple-choice questions only.
All the course related materials will be available in Blackboard supplemental website after 7/1/2011.