Module Two: Identifying International Business and Trade Opportunities
In the increasingly globalized economy and tense competion for resources,
economic survival and people's well-being, to a great extent, depend on
leaders' vision, creativity, willingness of taking risks, and, most of
all, the ability to identify opportunities. Some of the leadership concepts
and characteristics will be introduced and reviewed and major leadership
skills will be emphasized, reviewed, and practiced by participating students.
The following table provides an overview of Module Two.
OBJECTIVES
- Realize the importance of information processes.
- Grasp information about current events taking place in targeted country
as well as at home.
- Acquire information on the trends of economic development at home and
in the targeted country.
- Develop and maintain a network of information.
- Identify international business and trade opportunities by interpreting
events, trends, and reality in a meaningful way.
LEADERSHIP CONCEPTS INTRODUCED:
- Vision
- Creativity
- Risk-taking
- Expert power over technical information
CRITICAL LEADERSHIP SKILLS APPLIED:
- Inter-personal relations
- Planning and organizing
- Verbal communication
- Written communication
- Networking
- Decision-making
ACTIVITIES AND PERFORMERS:
- Classroom instruction of leadership concepts, characteristics, and
skills by program faculty and /or guest speakers
- Target international business and trade areas chosen by individual
student groups
- Library research by students
- Computer internet access by students
- Interviews of international students and/or visitors from the target
countries by students
- Field trips to local businesses, agencies, and communities
- Identify and work with mentors
- Information processed case studies by faculty
- Exchange information sources and share information within groups
- Presentations on business and trade opportunities in China by student
groups
- Summary of international business and trade opportunities in China
by faculty