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Weekly Lessons

Thursday

  1. Discuss  course outline.
  2. Discuss  Mr. D's pet peeves.
  3. Partner activity -  fun business quiz .
  4. Note - The evolution of trade and the first trade regulations.  (Textbook section 1.1)
  5. Homework - list 10 products found at home and the country of origin of each product.

Friday

  1. Take up homework activity.
  2. Assign textbooks.
  3. Activity - View the following two websites about guilds and unions and complete the chart. (You may search for other related web pages if you need more information to complete the union/guild chart.)
    1. Site - http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/medieval_guilds.htm
    2. Site - http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4681880_a-union-work.html
    3. Chart -  Labour union/guild comparison chart.
  4. Homework
    1. Finish chart.
    2. List 10 ways your life would be different if Canada was 100% self sufficient.
    3. Read 1.2

Monday

  1. Take up homework.
  2. Partner activity - Each group will be assigned a few pages of section 1.2 - Canadian Trade History - and will develop a short one page fill in the blank worksheet. There should be approximately 15 words/dates missing and they must be listed in a term box at the bottom of the page. **Everything must fit on ONE page **
  3. Homework
    1. Complete today's activity (Bring your worksheet to Tuesday's class)
    2. Read 1.3

Tuesday

  1. Group activity - different types of industries that exist in Canada.
  2. Note - Canada's economic identity - primary, manufacturing, and service industries.
  3. Group activity - import/export game.
  4. Homework -    Visit the Industry Canada website and gather trade data to answer the following questions.

Wednesday

  1. Activity - complete the Canadian trade history fill in the blank worksheets.
  2. Homework
    1. Finish the fill in the blank sheets.
    2. Finish the Industry Canada website activity.
    3. Read section 1.4

Thursday

  1. Take up the remaining fill in the blank worksheets.
  2. Take up the Industry Canada questions.
  3. Activity -   hand in assignment #1   (work on your rough copy this week)
  4. Homework
    1. Assignment #1 rough copy
    2. Read section 1.5

Friday

** Please complete today's work this weekend if you opted to stay home and play in the snow!!

  1. Note - advantages and disadvantages of trade
  2. Note - Barrier of trade #1: Tariffs
  3. Note - Barrier of trade #2: Currency
  4. Activities/handout - Calculating landed cost. (Page one questions and page two questions)
  5. Homework
    1. Assignment #1 rough draft.

Monday

  1. Quick review of friday's notes.
  2. Take up page two of the costing questions.
  3. Activity -  Searching the Canadian Tariff Act
  4. Work period to input your concept map into Smart Ideas.
  5. Homework -
    1. Research 5 current exchange rates (converting into CAD) Ex: What does 1 Yen cost in CAD?
    2. Assignment #1

Tuesday

  1. Practice quiz - calculating landed cost
  2. Discussion/Note - Barriers of trade #3 to 7 (see unit notes tab)
  3. Discussion - Which barriers are most common? When do the "barriers" actually become barriers?
  4. Activities:
    1. Read the Cuba profile on P.36 and answer the "Think About It" questions
    2. Chapter Challenges: K/U #1 - P.38
  5. Start  hand in  assignment #2: Small case questions  (you are able to answer all questions except supply and demand at the moment)
  6. Homework - complete today's activities and work on hand in assignments 1 and 2.

Wednesday

  1. Discussion - Why does the price of vacations change during the year?
  2. Note - The economic concept of supply and demand.
  3. Activities/handouts - supply and demand questions.
  4. Homework
    1. continue with assignments 1 and 2 (Concept map due Tuesday)
    2. read section 2.1

Thursday

  1. Quiz - chapter 1.
  2. Fun game.
  3. Finish supply and demand from yesterday.
  4. Activity - read section 2.1 and answer the  following questions

Friday

  1. No Classes - P.A. Day 

Monday

  1. No Classes - Family Day.

Tuesday

  1. Take up the 2.1 questions from last Thursday.
  2. Note - Reasons why companies expand internationally"
  3. Activity - 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b on p.53 
  4. Submit your concept map (staple the one page outline on top of your rough draft and submit the electronic file to your "hand-in" folder)
  5. Homework -
    1. Work on assignment 2. (due tomorrow)
    2. Read sections 2.3 and 2.4

Wednesday

  1. Hand in assignment #2 - costing case study.
  2. Take up yesterday's questions.
  3. Activity - Reasons for recent growth in international business questions.
  4. Introduce  assignment #3. (due next Tuesday)
  5. Homework
    1. Work on assignment #3.

Thursday 

  1. Take up yesterday's questions.
  2. Discussion/note - The advantages of doing business in Canada - section 2.4
  3. Activity/handout - G8 summit article and  questions .
  4. Activity - read the company profile on p.63 and answer the questions at the end of the profile.
  5. Homework - finish today's activities and work on assignment #3

Friday

  1. Take up yesterday's work.
  2. Work period - assignment 3. (Due Tuesday) 

 

Monday

  1. Partner activity - crossword puzzle.
  2. Activity - K/U #1 - p.74
  3. Activity - read the  U.S. profile at the end of chapter two and answer the following questions.
  4. Homework - read section 3.1 and finish assignment #3 (due tomorrow)

Tuesday

  1. Start unit two (chapters 3 and 4)
  2. Activity/discussion -  Global presence and Canada.
  3. Note - Factors affecting Canada's competitiveness.
  4. Homeowork -  study for tomorrow's unit one test

Wednesday

  1. Unit one test (chapters 1 and 2 + costing + supply/demand)
  2. Homework - read section 3.2.

Thursday  

  1. Note - More Economic Concepts (opportunity cost, comparative advantage, etc.)
  2. Activity/handout - Comparative advantage worksheet #1 and worksheet 2.
  3. Take up comparative advantage worksheets
  4. Introduce productivity.
  5. Homework - read section 3.3

Friday

  1. Brainstorm - What is productivity? What factors influence a country's productivity?
  2. Note - Productivity
  3. Group activity - Each group will develop a productivity improvement plan for an organization.
  4. Introduce assignment #4. (When should the due date be??)
  5. Homework - read section 3.4 and work on assignment #4.

Monday

  1. Group activity (handout) -  Canada's global challenge questions (section 3.4)
  2. Homework - read section 3.5, finish today's questions and work on assignment #4.

Tuesday

  1. Finish taking up yesterday's activity.
  2. Note - quality control (3.5)
  3. Activities: 
    1. Hyundai article and questions .
    2. Read Rocky Mountain Bicycles on p.100 and answer questions 1 and 2.
  4. Homework:
    1. Assignment 4

Wednesday

  1. Take up homework.
  2. Activity - Chapter 3 Challenges: K/U 1 to 3 on p. 106 
  3. Activity - Read the Vietnam profile on p.104 and make a list of suggestions to help Vietnam increase the amount of foreign investment it attracts.
  4. Article presentation sign ups.
  5. Homework: Study for tomorrow's chapter three quiz, read section 4.1 and work on .assignment 4.

Thursday  

  1. Chapter 3 quiz.
  2. Activity -  The Changing Marketplace
  3. Homework - read secition 4.2 and finish assignment 4.

Friday

  1. No Classes - Start of March Break!!

Monday

  1. Review chapter three concepts.
  2. Work period - finish assignment four (due tomorrow)
  3. Work period - unit two article review - start searching for your unit 2 primary and secondary article.
  4. Homework - complete assignment four and finish the last question of the handout from the Thursday before the March Break.

Tuesday

  1. Hand in assignment 4.
  2. Note - Important industries in Canada
  3. Activities
    1. List 3 disputes the WTO is currently resolving.
    2. 2b, 3a, 4a, and 4b on p. 137
    3. K/U 1,2, and 4 on p.140
  4. Take up activities.
  5. Homework
    1. unit two article review (assignment #3b)

Wednesday

  1. Take up homework.
  2. Discussion/note: the rest of the note called "Important Industries in Canada".
  3. Discussion/note: Reasons why companies don't go international
  4. Activities
    1. Read the Brazil profile and answer T/I #1 on p.140
    2. Work on your unit two article review..

Thursday (Short class due to P/T interviews) 

  1. Take up work from yesterday.
  2. Homework - Unit two article review.

Friday

  1. Work period/introduce - final project. Please be here today! (By the end of the year, you will have approximately 10 hours of class time to work on the project.  The other 15 hours or so, will be on your own time!)
  2. Homework - unit two article review.

Monday

  1. Work period - final project
  2. Homework - unit two article review.

Tuesday

  1. Unit two presentations.
  2. Unit two written article reviews also due today.
  3. Review for tomorrow's unit two test

Wednesday

  1. Unit two test (chapters 3 and 4 + economics stuff)
  2. Read chapter 5.

Thursday 

  1. Start unit three (chapters 5 and 7)
  2. Read Note - global positioning and expansion strategies.
  3. Activity - complete a  chart outlining the pros and cons of different expansion strategies .  Use the textbook as well as the internet to find the answers.
  4. Activity - read the Robertson Inc. profile on p. 147 and answer the related questions.
  5. Homework:
    1. Read 5.2 and finish Robertson Inc.
    2. Finish reading chapter 5..

Friday

  1. Good Friday - No Classes

Monday

  1. Easter Monday - No Classes

Tuesday

  1. Take up Robertson Inc.
  2. Finish note one - discuss international vs global companies.
  3. Activity -  corporate globalization questions (use 5.2 to answer these questions)
  4. Homework - finish today's questions and read 5.3

Wednesday

  1. Take up Wednesday's questions if necessary.
  2. Activity - crossword puzzle.
  3. Activity -  define trade terms and prepare an argument for and against free trade . (use section 5.3 as well as the internet)
  4. Homework - finish today's activities. (Ladies are arguing "For" free trade, while the boys are arguing "Against" free trade - you only need to complete the chart for your side of the argument.)

Thursday 

  1. Free trade debate.
  2. Take up free trade - be sure to complete your chart with the correct answers.
  3. Introduce assignment #5.
  4. Work period - assignment #5.

Friday

  1. Work period - assignment #5.

Monday

  1. Work period - assignment #5.
  2. Hand in your crossword puzzle at the end of class.

Tuesday

  1. View the slideshows of the other groups in the class and complete the crossword puzzles. (I will discuss each topic after we view the related slideshow.)
  2. Homework: View the slideshows and finish the five crossword puzzles related to trade agreements/blocs: NAFTA; FTAA; EU/EMU; APEC and AIT

Wednesday

  1. View the slideshows of the other groups in the class and complete the crossword puzzles. (I will discuss each topic after we view the related slideshow.)
  2. Homework - Finish the remaining slideshows and crossword puzzles. WTO; WBG; OECD and G20 (file sizes too big for this website - please view at school on Friday); WEF; ICC; and IMF.

Thursday 

  1. No Classes due to the Grade 10 EQAO
  2. Homework: ISU

Friday

  1. Finish taking up the crossword puzzles.
  2. Activities: 
    1. Read the Belgium profile on p.174
    2. K/U 1 to 4, and C 3 on pp176-177
    3. Prepare for Monday's trivia game - agreements/blocs and organizations.
  3. Homework:
    1. Prepare for the trivia game.
    2. Work on your ISU.

Monday

  1. Activity (textbook 7.3) -  Marketing error questions.
  2. Homework - work on your unit three article review and study your chapter 5 material.

Tuesday

  1. Assignment #5 trivia game!
  2. Review for tomorrow's quiz. 

Wednesday

  1. Chapter five quiz.
  2. Start chapter seven - costing errors: Discussion/board note - section 7.1 (Learn another university skill - how to efficiently make summary notes!)
  3. Homework - finish summarizing section 7.1

Thursday 

  1. Finish discussing 7.1
  2. Activity - p. 224 - ICE question 3c (all of the costing info for the jam is found throughout section 7.1)
  3. Note - Standards
  4. Activity/homework -  ISO questions

Friday

  1. Take up ISO questions.Note - infrastructure.
  2. Activities:
    1. Read section 7.4 and explain how Kenya's infrastructure may impact a Canadian company trying to operate in Kenya
    2. K/U #1 to 3 on p.242 and C#4 on p.243 (for #4, choose one side of the argument and list supporting ideas
    3. Read the China profile and describe how China is trying to make it easier for foreign companies to trade with China.
  3. Homework - work on your unit 3 article review

 

Monday

  1. Introduce assignment #6 - Country Profile Partner Project.
  2. Homework:
    1. Study for Wednesday's unit three test.
    2. Finish your unit three article review for tomorrow.

Tuesday

  1. Unit three article presentations.
  2. Homework: Study for tomorrow's test.

Wednesday

  1. Unit three test.
  2. Homework: Read sections 8.1/8.2 and work on your partner project.

Thursday 

  1. Start unit four - chapters 8 and 9.
  2. Activity -  culture and customs questions (sections 8.1 and 8.2)
  3. Work on partner project.
  4. Homework:
    1. Read 8.3
    2. Partner project

Friday

  1. Finish taking up yesterday's questions.
  2. Note - business customs.
  3. Activities :
    1. In your group, research the business customs of your assigned country and prepare to present a skit tomorrow.  Best skit that covers the most customs earns a bonus mark on the next test!
    2. Work on partner project.

Monday

  1. Work period - finish your written script and rehears the skit.
  2. Homework - partner project.

Tuesday

  1. Activities:
    1. Groups will perform their skits.
    2. Read 8.4 and answer 3a and 3c on p.267
    3. Read the Russia profile and make a list of challenges a Canadian business would experience in Russia.
    4. Chapter challenges - K/U 1 and 2
  2. Homework:  Complete today's activities

Wednesday

  1. Review chapter 8.
  2. Intro to chapter 9 - discussion about risk.
  3. Note - types of risk.
  4. Activity - answer these  political risk questions (Part I only)
  5. Homework - Partner Project

Thursday

  1. Culture Show!

Friday

  1. Take up political risk questions (Part 1 only) from Wednesday.
  2. Note/worksheet - economic risk.
  3. Homework - partner project

Monday

  1. Activities:
    1. Questions - financial risk.
    2. North and South Korea profile questions.
  2. Homework - partner project.

Tuesday

  1. Take up the Korea questions and chapter challenges.
  2. Movie - To Russia With Fries

Wednesday

  1. Start marketing - 11.1
  2. Discussion/note -  centralized vs decentralized marketing .
  3. Read pages 339 to 343 and answer these  questions about marketing strategies.
  4. Group activity - it's a surprise.
  5. Homework - partner project and the unit 4 article review

Thursday 

  1. Work period - partner project.
  2. Homework - finish yesterday's marketing questions.

Friday

  1. Unit four article presentations.
  2. Review for the test.
  3. Homework - study for the test and work on the partner project. 

Monday

  1. Take up the marketing questions.
  2. Partner activity - List 5 products that would be sold with just a push strategy and 5 products sold with a push and pull strategy.
  3. Note  -  Global marketing and the consumer profile.
  4. Class activity - Define the consumer profile of a Mini Cooper customer in Canada.
  5. Individual activity - Define the consumer profile of a Nintendo WiiU customer in Canada.
  6. Homework:
    1. Study for tomorrow's test.

Tuesday

  1. Unit four test (chapters 8 and 9)
  2. Homework - finish the Nintendo WiiU consumer profile.

Wednesday

  1. Take up the homework.
  2. Review marketing concepts from 11.1 and 11.2.
  3. Complete the following chart about motivational profiling
  4. List 3 products that could be sold in the Caribbean and relate the marketing of each product to one of the motivational theories (finish for Wed)..
  5. Homework - complete your partner project - due tomorrow.

Thursday 

  1. Hand in your partner project
  2. Discussion/note -  the international marketing mix.
  3. Class activity - we will develop a marketing mix for a well known household product.
  4. Group activty - each group will be assigned an imported product and asked to develop the marketing mix for Canada.
  5. Homework - Read the Spain profile and answer the following questions 

Friday

  1. ISU work period.

Monday

  1. Victoria Day - No Classes

Tuesday

  1. Take up Thursday's activities.
  2. Chapter 11 Review Activities:
    1. P.366 - K/U 1, 2 and T/I 1 (Chapter Challenges)
  3. Final review of chapter 11.
  4. Group activity - Intro to chapter 12 -  Tim Horton's Logistics Questions (just use your common knowledge to answer these questions as best as you can)
  5. Homework:
      1. Unit five article review.
      2. ISU

Wednesday 

  1. Activities:
    1. Introduction to distribution questions:  Complete the 12.1 questions today.
    2. 2b and 2c on p.376

Thursday 

  1. Introduction to distribution questions:  Complete the 12.2 questions today
  2. Case study - Wal-Mart's distribution system.   Answer these questions as you read the article about Wal-Mart.
  3. Homework
    1. Unit five article review.
    2. ISU

Friday (Shortened period due to EID luncheon)

  1. Read Note - Intermediaries and import/export documentation.  (Note is more up-to-date than the textbook!)
  2. Partner Activities:
    1. Make a list of documentation that would be required to import $4000 of bananas into Canada.
    2. Make a list of documentation that would be required to export $3000 of maple syrup to England.
    3. Visit http://www.wgmckay.com/ (Canada's oldest customs broker) and make a list of the types of services/information that the customs broker provides.
    4. Visit the Canada Border Services Agency website and make a list of services that are provided for travellers, importers, and exporters.  (Minimum of three for each.)
  3. Homework - work on your ISU

Monday

  1. Carnival Afternoon
  2. Work period - ISU.

Tuesday

  1. Take up CBSA website and McKay website questions.
  2. Chapter challenges K 1,3 and T 3 on p.394
  3. Discussion - Japan profile.
  4. Review chapters 11 and 12- review sheet 
  5. Homework - unit 5 article review and ISU

Wednesday

  1. Work period - last article review and/or ISU. 

Thursday  

  1. Unit 5 presentations. (Written article reviews are due today.)

Friday

  1. Unit 5 test.

Monday

  1. ISU work period.

Tuesday

  1. ISU work period

Wednesday

  1. Individual ISU sections are due today.  Please bring electronic copies to share with group members.

Thursday 

  1. ISU work period.

Friday

  1. ISU work period.

Monday

  1. Work period - ISU.

Tuesday

  1. Last day to submit final ISU group report.

Wednesday

  1. Exam review.

Thursday 

  1. Exam review

Friday

  1. Grade 12 Exams

Monday

  1. Grade 12 Exams

Tuesday

  1. Grade 9 to 12 Exams

Wednesday

  1. Grade 9 to 12 Exams

Thursday 

Friday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday 

Friday

Upcoming Due Dates

Unit four article reviews - written and presentations - Friday, May 10th

Unit four test - Tuesday, May 14th

Partner Project - Thursday, May 16th

Final Project

Spring 2013 ISU Instructions (Available in March)

Spring 2013 ISU Marking key outlining member responsibilities (Available in March)

Previous Semester Lessons

Wednesday

  1. Discuss course outline.
  2. Discuss  Mr. D's pet peeves.
  3. Partner activity -  fun business quiz .
  4. Note - The evolution of trade and the first trade regulations.  (Textbook section 1.1)
  5. Homework - list 10 products found at home and the country of origin of each product.

Thursday

  1. Take up homework activity.
  2. Assign textbooks.
  3. Activity - View the following two websites about guilds and unions and complete the chart. (You may search for other related web pages if you need more information to complete the union/guild chart.)
    1. Site - http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/medieval_guilds.htm
    2. Site - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_union#Impact_of_Unions
    3. Chart -  Labour union/guild comparison chart.
  4. Homework
    1. Finish chart.
    2. List 10 ways your life would be different if Canada was 100% self sufficient.
    3. Read 1.2

Friday

  1. Partner activity - Each group will be assigned a few pages of section 1.2 - Canadian Trade History - and will develop a short one page fill in the blank worksheet. There should be approximately 15 words/dates missing and they must be listed in a term box at the bottom of the page. **Everything must fit on ONE page **
  2. Homework
    1. Complete today's activity (Bring your worksheet to Monday's class)
    2. Read 1.3

Monday

  1. Group activity - different types of industries that exist in Canada.
  2. Note - Canada's economic identity - primary, manufacturing, and service industries.
  3. Group activity - import/export game.
  4. Homework -    Visit the Industry Canada website and gather trade data to answer the following questions

Tuesday

  1. Activity - complete the Canadian trade history fill in the blank worksheets.
  2. Homework
    1. Finish the fill in the blank sheets.
    2. Finish the Industry Canada website activity.
    3. Read section 1.4

Wednesday

  1. Take up the remaining fill in the blank worksheets.
  2. Note - advantages and disadvantages of trade.
  3. Note - Barrier of trade #1: Tariffs
  4. Activity -  Searching the Canadian Tariff Act
  5. Activity -   hand in assignment #1   (work on your rough copy this week)
  6. Homework
    1. Assignment #1 rough copy
    2. Read section 1.5

Thursday (in caf.)

  1. Note - Barrier of trade #2: Currency
  2. Activities/handout - Calculating landed cost - Sheet one, Sheet Two
  3. Activity - work on the rough draft of your concept map for assignment 1.
  4. Homework
    1. Research 5 current exchange rates (converting into CAD) Ex: What does 1 Yen cost in CAD?
    2. Assignment #1 rough draft.

Friday

  1. Take up costing questions from Thursday.
  2. Discussion/Note - Barriers of trade #3 to 7
  3. Discussion - which barriers are most common?
  4. Activities:
    1. Read the Cuba profile on P.36 and answer the "Think About It" questions
    2. Chapter Challenges: K/U #1 - P.38
  5. Start  hand in  assignment #2: Small case questions  (you are able to answer all questions except supply and demand at the moment)
  6. Homework - work on hand in assignments 1 and 2.

Monday

  1. Work period to input your concept map into Smart Ideas.
  2. Homework - study for Wednesday's chapter one quiz and work on your concept map.

Tuesday

  1. Discussion - Why does the price of vacations change during the year?
  2. Note - The economic concept of supply and demand.
  3. Activities/handouts - supply and demand questions.
  4. Homework
    1. study for chapter one quiz
    2. continue with assignments 1 and 2
    3. read section 2.1

Wednesday

  1. Quiz - chapter 1.
  2. Finish supply and demand from yesterday.
  3. Fun game
  4. Work time - assignments 1 and 2.
  5. Homework - assignments 1 and 2.

Thursday (go to caf.) 

  1. Activity - read section 2.1 and answer the  following questions.
  2. Activity - read section 2.2 and the note "Reasons why companies expand internationally" and answer 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b on p.53
  3. Homework -
    1. Work on assignments 1 and 2.
    2. Read sections 2.3 and 2.4

Friday

  1. Hand in assignment #1 - concept map.
  2. Take up Thursday's activities.
  3. Activity/handout - Read section 2.3 about the reasons for recent growth in international business and complete the handout questions. (Both sides of the page)
  4. Introduce  assignment #3.
  5. Homework
    1. Finish assignment #2 for Monday.
    2. Work on assignment #3.

Monday

  1. Hand-in assignment #2.
  2. Discussion/note - The advantages of doing business in Canada - section 2.4
  3. Activity/handout - G8 summit article and  questions .
  4. Activity - read the company profile on p.63 and answer the questions at the end of the profile.
  5. Homework - assignment #3

Tuesday

  1. Take up yesterday's work.
  2. Work period - assignment 3. (Due Friday)

Wednesday (go to caf.)

  1. Activity - K/U #1 - p.74
  2. Activity - read the  U.S. profile at the end of chapter two and answer the following questions.
  3. Activity - unit one review crossword puzzle.

Thursday 

  1. Take up yesterday's activities.
  2. Final review of unit one.
  3. Work on assignment #3 - due tomorrow.

Friday

  1. Activity/discussion -  Global presence and Canada.
  2. Note - Factors affecting Canada's competitiveness.
  3. Homeowork -  study for Monday's unit one test

Monday

  1. Unit one test.
  2. Homework - read chapter 3 and complete assignment 3 if it is still outstanding.

Tuesday

  1. Note - More Economic Concepts (opportunity cost, comparative advantage, etc.)
  2. Activity/handout - Comparative advantage worksheet #1 and worksheet 2.
  3. Take up comparative advantage worksheets
  4. Brainstorm - What is productivity? What factors influence a country's productivity?
  5. Note - Productivity
  6. Start group activity - Each group will develop a productivity improvement plan for an organization.
  7. Introduce assignment #4. (article is a handout)
  8. Homework - work on assignment #4.

Wednesday 

  1. Finish group activity - Each group will develop a productivity improvement plan for an organization.
  2. Work time - assignment 4.
  3. Homework:
    1. Read chapter 4
    2. Continue with assignment #4

Thursday (go to caf.) 

  1. Activity/handout -  Canada's global challenge questions (section 3.4)
  2. Work on assignment #4.

Friday

  1. Take up yesterday's activity.
  2. Note - quality control (3.5)
  3. Activities: 
    1.  Hyundai article and questions .
    2. Read Rocky Mountain Bicycles on p.100 and answer questions 1 and 2.
  4. Homework:
    1. Assignment 4

Monday

  1. No classes - Thanksgiving!

Tuesday

  1. Take up homework.
  2. Activity - Chapter 3 Challenges: K/U 1 to 3 on p. 106 
  3. Activity - Read the Vietnam profile on p.104 and make a list of suggestions to help Vietnam increase the amount of foreign investment it attracts.
  4. Activity -  The Changing Marketplace
  5. Homework:
    1. Study for tomorrow's chapter three quiz.
    2. Assignment 4

Wednesday

  1. Chapter 3 quiz.
  2. Finish "The Changing Marketplace" activity from yesterday.
  3. Article presentation sign ups.
  4. Work period - unit two article review - start searching for your unit 2 primary and secondary article.
  5. Homework - finish assignment 4

Thursday  

  1. Hand in assignment 4.
  2. Note - Important industries in Canada
  3. Activities
    1. List 3 disputes the WTO is currently resolving.
    2. 2b, 3a, 4a, and 4b on p. 137
    3. K/U 1,2, and 4 on p.140
  4. Take up activities.
  5. Homework
    1. unit two article review (assignment #3b)

Friday

  1. Take up homework.
  2. Discussion/note: the rest of the note called "Important Industries in Canada".
  3. Discussion/note: Reasons why companies don't go international
  4. Activities
    1. Read the Brazil profile and answer T/I #1 on p.140
    2. Work on your unit two article review..

Monday

  1. Work period/introduce - final project. Please be here today! (By the end of the year, you will have approximately 10 hours of class time to work on the project.  The other 15 hours or so, will be on your own time!)
  2. Homework - unit two article review.

Tuesday

  1. Work period - final project
  2. Homework - unit two article review.

Wednesday

  1. Unit two presentations.
  2. Unit two written article reviews also due today.
  3. Review for Friday's unit two test.

Thursday  

  1. Short class due to P/T interviews....
  2. Work on your ISU or study for tomorrow's test.

Friday

  1. P.A. Day - No Classes

Monday

  1. Unit 2 Test (Chapters 3, 4, and comparative advantage math problems.)

Tuesday

  1. Start unit three (chapters 5 and 7)
  2. Note - global positioning and expansion strategies.
  3. Activity - complete a  chart outlining the pros and cons of different expansion strategies .  Use the textbook as well as the internet to find the answers.
  4. Activity - read the Robertson Inc. profile on p. 147 and answer the related questions.
  5. Homework:
    1. Read 5.2 and finish Robertson Inc.
    2. Complete your unit two article review.
    3. Study for the unit two test.

Wednesday

  1. Take up Robertson Inc.
  2. Finish note one - discuss international vs global companies.
  3. Activity -  corporate globalization questions (use 5.2 to answer these questions)
  4. Homework - finish today's questions and read 5.3

Thursday  

  1. Take up Wednesday's questions if necessary.
  2. Activity - crossword puzzle.
  3. Activity -  define trade terms and prepare an argument for and against free trade . (use section 5.3 as well as the internet)
  4. Homework - finish today's activities. (Ladies are arguing "For" free trade, while the boys are arguing "Against" free trade - you only need to complete the chart for your side of the argument.)

Friday

  1. Free trade debate.
  2. Take up free trade - be sure to complete your chart with the correct answers.
  3. Introduce assignment #5.
  4. Work period - assignment #5.

Monday

  1. Work period - assignment #5.

Tuesday

  1. Work period - assignment #5.
  2. Hand in your crossword puzzle at the end of class.

Wednesday

  1. View the slideshows of the other groups in the class and complete the crossword puzzles. (I will discuss each topic after we view the related slideshow.)

Thursday  

  1. View the slideshows of the other groups in the class and complete the crossword puzzles. (I will discuss each topic after we view the related slideshow.)

Friday

  1. Finish taking up the crossword puzzles.
  2. Activities: 
    1. Read the Belgium profile on p.174
    2. K/U 1 to 4, and C 3 on pp176-177
    3. Prepare for tomorrow's trivia game - agreements/blocs and organizations.
  3. Homework:
    1. Work on your ISU.

Monday

  1. Assignment #5 trivia game!
  2. Review for tomorrow's quiz.

Tuesday

  1. Chapter five quiz.
  2. Start chapter seven - costing errors: Discussion/board note - section 7.1 (Learn another university skill - how to efficiently make summary notes!
  3. Homework - finish summarizing section 7.1 

Wednesday

  1. Finish discussing 7.1
  2. Activity - p. 224 - ICE question 3c (all of the costing info for the jam is found throughout section 7.1)
  3. Note - Standards
  4. Activity/homework -  ISO questions

Thursday  

  1. Take up ISO questions.
  2. Activity -  Marketing error questions.
  3. Homework - finish today's questions and work on your unit three article review.

Friday (some students at the awards assembly)

  1. ISU work period.

Monday

  1. Note - infrastructure.
  2. Activities:
    1. Read section 7.4 and explain how Kenya's infrastructure may impact a Canadian company trying to operate in Kenya
    2. K/U #1 to 3 on p.242 and C#4 on p.243 (for #4, choose one side of the argument and list supporting ideas
    3. Read the China profile and describe how China is trying to make it easier for foreign companies to trade with China.
  3. Homework - work on your unit 3 article review

Tuesday

  1. Introduce assignment #6 - Country Profile Partner Project.
  2. Visit guidance for gown fittings.
  3. Homework:
    1. Study for Thursday's unit three test.
    2. Finish your unit three article review for tomorrow. 

Wednesday

  1. Unit three article presentations.
  2. Homework: Study for tomorrow's test.

Thursday  

  1. Unit three test.
  2. Homework: Read sections 8.1/8.2 and work on your partner project.

Friday

  1. P.A. Day - No Classes

Monday

  1. Start unit four - chapters 8 and 9.
  2. Activity -  culture and customs questions (sections 8.1 and 8.2)
  3. Work on partner project.
  4. Homework:
    1. Read 8.3
    2. Partner project

Tuesday

  1. Finish taking up yesterday's questions.
  2. Note - business customs.
  3. Activities :
    1. In your group, research the business customs of your assigned country and prepare to present a skit tomorrow.  Best skit that covers the most customs earns a bonus mark on the next test!
    2. Work on partner project.

 Wednesday .

  1. Work period - finish your written script and rehears the skit.
  2. Homework - partner project.

Thursday

  1. Activities:
    1. Groups will perform their skits.
    2. Read 8.4 and answer 3a and 3c on p.267
    3. Read the Russia profile and make a list of challenges a Canadian business would experience in Russia.
    4. Chapter challenges - K/U 1 and 2
  2. Homework:  Complete today's activities.

Friday

  1. Review chapter 8.
  2. Intro to chapter 9 - discussion about risk.
  3. Note - types of risk.
  4. Activity - answer these  political risk questions (Part I only)
  5. Homework - Partner Project

Monday

  1. Activities:
    1. Questions - financial risk.
    2. North and South Korea profile questions.
  2. Homwork - partner project.

Tuesday

  1. Take up political risk questions (Part 1 only) from Friday.
  2. Take up yesterday's questions.
  3. Note/worksheet - economic risk.
  4. Homework - partner project.

 Wednesday .

  1. Movie - To Russia With Fries

Thursday

  1. Start marketing - 11.1
  2. Discussion/note -  centralized vs decentralized marketing .
  3. Read pages 339 to 343 and answer these  questions about marketing strategies.
  4. Group activity - it's a surprise.
  5. Homework - partner project and the unit 4 article review.

Friday

  1. Unit four article presentations.
  2. Take up the Korea questions and chapter challenges.
  3. Review for the test.
  4. Homework - study for the test and work on the partner project. 

Monday

  1. Unit four test - chapters 8 and 9.
  2. Homework - finish the marketing questions from last Thursday.

Tuesday

  1. Take up the marketing questions.
  2. Activities:
    1. List 5 products that would be sold with just a push strategy and 5 products sold with a push and pull strategy.
    2. Read the note (also read section 11.2) -  Global marketing and the consumer profile
    3. Complete the following chart about motivational profiling
  3. Homework:
    1. Define the consumer profile of a Mini Cooper customer in Canada.
    2. List 3 products that could be sold in the Caribbean and relate the marketing of each product to one of the motivational theories

 Wednesday

  1. Take up the homework.
  2. Discussion/note -  the international marketing mix.
  3. Class activity - we will develop a marketing mix for a well known household product.
  4. Homework
    1. Partner project. (due Monday)

Thursday

  1. Finish the class activity from yesterday.
  2. Group activity - each group will be assigned an imported product and asked to develop the marketing mix for Canada.
  3. Activties:
    1. Read the Spain profile and answer the following questions
  4. Homework - partner project

Friday

  1. Work period - partner project. (due sometime next week - your choice) 

Monday

  1. Reminder - you must submit your partner project this week!
  2. Chapter 11 Review Activities:
    1. P.366 - K/U 1, 2 and T/I 1 (Chapter Challenges)
  3. Group activity - Intro to chapter 12 -  Tim Horton's Logistics Questions (just use your common knowledge to answer these questions as best as you can)
  4. Activities:
    1. Introduction to distribution questions:  Complete the 12.1 questions today.
    2. 2b and 2c on p.376
  5. Homework:
      1. Finish today's activities.
      2. Unit five article review.
      3. ISU

Tuesday

  1. Finish taking up yesterday's work.
  2. Introduction to distribution questions:  Complete the 12.2 questions today
  3. Case study - Wal-Mart's distribution system.   Answer these questions as you read the article about Wal-Mart.
  4. Homework
    1. Unit five article review.
    2. ISU

 Wednesday

  1. Read Note - Intermediaries and import/export documentation.  (Note is more up-to-date than the textbook!)
  2. Partner Activities:
    1. Visit http://www.wgmckay.com/ (Canada's oldest customs broker) and make a list of the types of services/information that the customs broker provides.
    2. Visit the Canada Border Services Agency website and make a list of services that are provided for travellers, importers, and exporters.  (Minimum of three for each.)
  3. Work on your ISU.

Thursday

  1. Take up CBSA website and McKay website questions.
  2. Chapter challenges K 1,3 and T 3 on p.394
  3. Discussion - Japan profile.
  4. Review chapters 11 and 12- review sheet 
  5. Homework - unit 5 article review and ISU.

Friday

  1. Unit 5 presenters must provide articles to me today!
  2. Final review of unit 5.
  3. Work period - ISU. 

Monday

  1. Activity – answer ethics questions after reading 10.1.
  2. Activity - read the article found in the following file and complete the questions – Chiquita Bananas
  3. Homework - study for Wednesday's test and finish your unit five article reviews.

Tuesday

  1. Unit five article presentations.

 Wednesday

  1. Unit five test - chapters 11 and 12
  2. Finish Monday's questions.

Thursday

  1. ISU work period.
  2. Homework - ISU

Friday

  1. Short 20 minute class due to Holiday Concert/Talent Show.
  2. Work on your ISU over the holidays if you have been procrastinating.  (Students who have been working diligently on their ISU do not have any homework over the break!) 

Monday

  1. Article – “Law-abiding or not, Canadian firms in Congo contribute to war” questions – (actual article is a hand-out)
  2. Discussion – Stakeholders and cultural relativism versus ethical imperialism. (hand-out)
  3. Take up 10.1 definitions and the Chiquita article questions.
  4. Note – Ethical issues affecting the conduct of business.
  5. Partner challenge - last chance to earn a bonus homework check.
  6. Note - some more global organizations.

Tuesday

  1. Review chapter 10 concepts.
  2. Activities:
    1. Read the Mexico profile and answer the following questions
    2. Chapter challenges – K/U 1 and 2 – p. 332
  3. Homework - review for tomorrow's short chapter 10 quiz

 Wednesday

  1. Unit 6 quiz - chapter 10.
  2. Homework - ISU

Thursday

  1. ISU work period.

Friday

  1. Individual ISU sections are due.  Please bring in your electronic files, so that you can share your sections with your group members. 

Monday

  1. ISU work period.

Tuesday

  1. ISU work period.

 Wednesday

  1. ISU work period.

Thursday

  1. ISU - Final Report Due (by the end of today)

Friday

  1. Exam review. 

Monday

  1. Exam review.

Tuesday

  1. Grade 12 afternoon exams.

 Wednesday

  1. Grade 12 afternoon exams.

Thursday

  1. Regular exam day.

Friday

  1. Regular exam day. 

 

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