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

Subtopics

  • 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

Tuesday Class Activities

  • Assignment introduction: International Business Document Analysis
  • Introduction to international business agreements
  • Class activity: Analysis of RFP structure, terminology, and response formats
  • Group work: Identifying key components of effective RFPs

Thursday Class Activities

  • Workshop: Examining MOUs and SLAs - purpose, structure, and language
  • Comparative analysis of agreement terminology across different document types

Independent Activities

Assignment: International Business Document Analysis

  • 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: Sunday of Week 13

Learning Resources

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

Assessment

  • International Business Document Analysis (10 points)
  • Class attendance and participation (2 points)

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🤖 AI Study Prompts

Copy the downloaded week content and try 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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