Session I Classes (May 26 - July 2, 2009)

Special Class

BUS 475/675 and BUS 476/676 – Asian Field Study

The 2009 Asian Field Study consists of a 2 credit pre-trip International Business Topics course (BUS 475/675) and a 1 credit International Business Field Experience (BUS 476/676), for a total of 3 credits. The initial offering is focused on Singapore and Malaysia. The program will be offered in Summer Session I.

	BUS 475/675 Pre-trip	BUS 476/676 Onsite Trip	Post-Trip
Credits	2	1	n/a
Duration	Five three-hour classes	Nine days, one to two cities	One three-hour class
Offering #1	Southeast Asia (Malaysia and Singapore)
Offering #2
Cost	$2,700 (inclusive of travel costs, excludes course tuition)

Online Class

MGT 650 – International Business: An Entrepreneurial Perspective
Instructor: Manuel Serapio
CRN: 95948, 3 credits
Online: 5/26–7/02

If you are planning to register in more than one MGT 650 for the summer, please contact your advisor for a system override

This course addressed the environments and operations of international business from an entrepreneurial perspective. It draws on the two disciplines of international business (i.e., conducting business across borders) and entrepreneurship (i.e., creating new ventures in start-ups or existing companies). Unlike the traditional international business course that is centered on the multinational enterprise, this course focuses on entrepreneurial and mid-market companies, as well as entrepreneurial units within established firms (i.e., corporate entrepreneurship).

In this course, special attention will be given to the international entrepreneur as the primary actor in international business. In addition, students will gain a better understanding of the nuts and bolts of international business, and key principles in international deal-making. An overarching theme of the course is fostering an entrepreneurial mindset in international business.

Dr. Manuel G. Serapio, Jr. is an Associate Professor of Management and International Business and the Program Director of the Master of Science program in International Business at the University of Colorado at Denver. Professor Serapio's research and teaching interests focus on international business, cross-border research and development, the globalization of services, and international entrepreneurship. Dr. Serapio received a PhD in International Business from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, an MBA from the University of Hawaii, and an undergraduate degree from Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines. He received the Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award in the College of Business in 1990-1991.

Morning Class

BUS 315 – Global Management & Organizational Behavior
Instructor: Sung-Ho Shin
CRN: 95694, 3 credits
M W F 9:00-11:30AM, Room: D103
Prerequisite: PSY 100 or SOC 100.

Analysis of theories and concepts underlying domestic and global organizational management, including behavioral and personnel issues. Emphasis on leadership, team-work, cultural differences in the Asia Pacific region. Prerequisite to all other advanced management courses. Students may not receive credit for BUS 315 and TIM 303.

Dr. Shin is a demonstrated, distinguished, and erudite professor of international business, strategic management, and organizational leadership. He teaches with unparalleled energy, enthusiasm, and dedication for serving the future leaders with highest motivation and uncompromising love for the students. Dr. Shin has taught undergraduate and graduate students from every corners of the world in traditional classroom, satellite campus as well as in online. He has received numerous commendations and awards for excellence in teaching from every institution he was associated with for more than 30 years. His students, student organizations, and auditing agencies praised him as one of the greatest professors who makes significant impact on student's academic and professional achievements. His highest academic preparation and outstanding professional experience posit his excellence in higher education. He served meritoriously in the United States Army as an exceptional leader in the strategic and special operations fields for more than 20 years around the world working closely with the heads of states as well as the first line managers. Furthermore, his real business acumen comes from a long line of successful family businesses in Hawaii and Asia-Pacific regions. He has always actively participated and managed his family's strategic investment business and business/management consulting. He researches and writes on investment strategy and consulting as part of natural living and teaching, therefore bringing into his class cutting edge, meaningful, substantial information and knowledge about the business world for students to apply now and in the future. Dr. Vincent Shin never considers teaching as a job, but he considers it love affair, “Natural High in Life”.

Evening Class

ACC 690 – International Corporate Governance
Instructor: Shirley Daniel
CRN: 96770, 3 credits
M, W, 5:30–9:00PM, Room D201

Now more than ever, international investors and managers need to understand the context of international business. Accountants, consultants, lawyers, officers and board members need to understand their fiduciary, legal and ethical oversight responsibilities. In light of recent regulatory changes and reduced public confidence, becoming an educated and responsible manager or financial executive requires specialized knowledge and skills. This course is designed for graduate students in business and accounting to help students recognize and understand the complex and critical issues of international corporate governance, financial reporting and ethical conduct.

Professor Shirley Daniel is the Director and Principal Investigator of the University of Hawaii’s Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER). She is a professor of Accountancy and has been Director of the UH CIBER since 1993 and Director of the Pacific Asian Management Institute (PAMI) since 1995. Her research focuses on comparative management and accounting practices in the U.S., Japan and Germany. She has received numerous teaching and research awards, has served as the president of the Hawaii Society of CPAs and is on the Board of Directors of Hawaiian Electric Industries.

Accelerated Class

BUS 313 – Economic and Financial Environment of Global Business
Instructor: Benjamin Bystrom
CRN: 96434, 3 credits
M,T,W,R,F, 9:00-10.15AM, Room C101

This course focuses on the international trade, financial flows, and direct investment. Public and private institutions including government policies and capital markets. Emphasis on Asia Pacific issues, with attention to the cultural differences among countries.

Benjamin Bystrom is a lecturer at the University of Hawaii’s Shidler College of Business, teaching graduate courses in Japanese finance and capital markets and undergraduate courses in corporate finance, banking, international finance and economics. Ben came to teaching in 2004 after a 20-year career in investment and commercial banking both in New York and Tokyo. Most recently he was an Executive Director with Morgan Stanley in Japan where he focused on restructuring and financing of Japanese insurance companies and banks. Ben has worked in foreign exchange trading, mergers and acquisitions, derivatives and a wide variety of debt products. He has advised and financed Fortune 500 companies around the globe. Ben has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Economics and Quantitative Methods from the University of Hawaii and Master’s degrees from the University of Pennsylvania in Finance (Wharton School) and East Asia Studies/Japanese Language. In addition to being a fluent speaker of Japanese, Ben was a Research Fellow in the Economics Department at the University of Tokyo.