Week 13: International Business Documentation

Overview

This week focuses on international business agreement types and formats, Request for Proposal (RFP) components and language, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) structure and terminology, and Service Level Agreement (SLA) key elements and vocabulary.

Topics Covered

  • International business agreement types and formats
  • Request for Proposal (RFP) components and language
  • Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) structure and terminology
  • Service Level Agreement (SLA) key elements and vocabulary

Class Activities for the Week

Course Period 1 (2 hours)

  • Professional Development Day! Lead us through the training session you developed for class last week.
  • Assignment introduction: International Business Document Analysis
  • Introduction to international business agreements

Course Period 2 (2 hours)

  • Class activity: Analysis of RFP structure, terminology, and response formats
  • Workshop: Examining MOUs and SLAs - purpose, structure, and language
  • Class review: Comparative analysis of agreement terminology across different document types

Independent/Group Assignments (and Point Totals)

  • Assignment: International Business Document Analysis (3 points)
    • Select a type of international business document that has not yet been covered in class
    • Find two to three examples of that document type
    • Write a report explaining its structure and key vocabulary
    • Due date: End of week
  • Class attendance and participation (2 points)

Learning Resources

  • Examples of RFPs, MOUs, SLAs and additional international document types

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🤖 GAI Study Prompts

Copy the downloaded content and try it with these prompts:

  • “Help me identify key components of effective RFPs for international business”
  • “Create practice scenarios for analyzing different types of international business agreements”
  • “What are the main differences between MOUs, SLAs, and RFPs in structure and purpose?”
  • “Generate examples of specialized vocabulary used in international business documentation”

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