International Business

By Prof. J. K. Nayak | IIT Roorkee

Learners enrolled: 2859 | Exam registration: 534

About the course:
The purpose of this course is to acquaint the students with nature, scope, structure and operations of international business and familiarise them with trends and developments in India’s foreign trade and investments and policy framework.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: MBA/M.Com / B.Com honour’s, UGC-NET/JRF aspirants

INDUSTRIES SUPPORT: EXIM Companies, Banks, PSU’s, PSC

Summary

Course Status :	Upcoming
Course Type :	Core
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Management Studies
Credit Points :	3
Level :	Undergraduate/Postgraduate
Start Date :	20 Jan 2025
End Date :	11 Apr 2025
Enrollment Ends :	27 Jan 2025
Exam Registration Ends :	14 Feb 2025
Exam Date :	26 Apr 2025 IST

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week 1:Introduction to International Business and EPRG & LPG framework

Week 2:Theoretical Foundations of International Trade

Week 3: Instruments of Commercial Policy

Week 4:International Business Environment

Week 5:Balance of Payment Account and Theories of exchange rate

Week 6:International Financial Environment

Week 7:Foreign Trade Promotion Measures and Organizations in India

Week 8:International Economic Institutions and Agreements

Week 9:Regional Economic Cooperation, European Union (EU), ASEAN, SAARC, NAFTA

Week 10:Foreign Direct Investment and EXIM Policies

Week 11:Multinationals (MNCs) in International Business

Week 12:Contemporary Developments and Issues in International Business

Books and references

1. International Business by Charles Hill and Arun Kumar Jain, The Tata McGraw Hill Publishing company Ltd

2. International Business by Daniels and Sullivan, Pearson Publication

3. International Business by P Subba Rao, Himalaya Publishing House

4. International Business by V K Bhalla and S Shiva Ramu, Anmol Publications Private Ltd

5. International Business Environment by Anant Sundaram, PHI Publications

Instructor bio

Prof. J. K. Nayak

IIT Roorkee

Prof. Jogendra Kumar Nayak is the Associate Professor in Marketing in the Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. He is a Ph.D. degree holder from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. He teaches marketing research in both spring and autumn semesters in IIT Roorkee. Along with it, he also teaches industrial marketing. He also stands credited for authoring a book on Retail Management which has been published by a reputed publishing house like Cengage. He has publications in most of the publishing houses such as Elsevier, Emerald, Sage and Taylor and Francis. His major research areas are Industrial Marketing, Consumer Behavior, and Tourism Management. He regularly conducts a workshop titled “Data Analysis for Research and Publication” which is attended by participants from educational institutes, Govt. organizations and industry as well.

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.

The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).

Date and Time of Exams: April 26, 2025 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.

Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.

The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.

Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 8 assignments out of the total 12 assignments given in the course.

Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

Please note that assignments encompass all types (including quizzes, programming tasks, and essay submissions) available in the specific week.

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Roorkee .It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.

Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.

Once again, thanks for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning.

- NPTEL team