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This seminar will examine a number of cultural and business related issues taking place within the new global and developing world. Students will be asked to participate in a number of discussions involving the global marketplace, in terms of cultural issues, societal trends and the many issues affecting international business practices. This class will focus on areas such as South Africa, Asia, Latin American, West Africa, Europe, East and West Germany and the global economic and social impact of European unification. Participants will be asked to review general business practices, international affairs, trade issues, cultural standards/norms and societal and cultural issues affecting the developing world with specific applications associated with contemporary business interests.

This seminar will examine a number of cultural and business related issues taking place within the new global and developing world. Students will be asked to participate in a number of discussions involving the global marketplace, in terms of cultural issues, societal trends and the many issues affecting international business practices. This class will focus on areas such as South Africa, Asia, Latin American, West Africa, Europe, East and West Germany and the global economic and social impact of European unification. Participants will be asked to review general business practices, international affairs, trade issues, cultural standards/norms and societal and cultural issues affecting the developing world with specific applications associated with contemporary business interests.

This course examines the critical role of creative problem solving as a complement to rational problem solving in the business arena. Topics will include an exploration of lateral thinking, metaphorical thinking, humor, brainstorming, right-left brain thinking, overcoming negative personalities who resist new approaches, and the benefits of creative approaches. The course will be presented in an experiential format with a focus on self-discovery through self-assessments. Group creative problem solving will be explored extensively. Specific applications of how companies are successfully utilizing creative approaches in various functional areas of business will be discussed.

This course examines the important concepts and techniques of project management in various organizations. This course covers typical topics of managing projects such as planning, scheduling, and monitoring activities. Management tools such as CPM, PERT, risk analysis and project crashing will be explored in detail. Case studies will be utilized to examine project management in practice.

This course examines the important concepts and techniques of project management in various organizations. This course covers typical topics of managing projects such as planning, scheduling, and monitoring activities. Management tools such as CPM, PERT, risk analysis and project crashing will be explored in detail. Case studies will be utilized to examine project management in practice.

This course will explore organizational failure in terms of what transpired, what led to failure, the organizational methodology that preceded the failure and the opportunity(s) that existed that could have delayed and/or eliminated failure as an option. The underlying theme this course will explore is one of organizational continuity. While organizations have an innate ability to not only survive but thrive, this course will study individual cases of immense corporate and organizational failure. The outcome(s)/objective(s) will be to study those actions that led to failure so that participants can understand what action(s) can or should be avoided.

This course is designed to provide students with the skills necessary to establish and maintain positive business relationships across cultures. Students will consider key aspects of intercultural communication theory such as proxemics, haptics, perception, formal and informal language, nonverbals, styles of argumentation, direct and indirect communication, power distance relationships, and high/low context cultures. Students will then apply that theoretical knowledge to practical business situations both within and across companies and cultures.

The objective of this course is to examine the environment of entrepreneurship from types of opportunities to understanding how the opportunity pursued affects planning. The course will provide student experiences in entrepreneurship - including guest speakers and entrepreneurial concepts that will help develop entrepreneurial skills. Course assignments will also give students the opportunity to develop a greater self-awareness regarding the student’s ”fit” with entrepreneurial environments and activities. The student will be challenged to generate ideas and learn the process of determining the distinction between such ideas and pursuit of actual venture opportunities.

Digital Marketing is a dynamic field with many different channels, each targeting unique audiences using specific analytics tools and strategies. This course uses case studies and hands-on exploration to survey these channels and trends, introducing key marketing concepts and how they connect to business and sales goals. Students will practice using real-world digital marketing tools and create strategy plans based on research and analysis of successful campaigns.

Digital Marketing is a dynamic field with many different channels, each targeting unique audiences using specific analytics tools and strategies. This course uses case studies and hands-on exploration to survey these channels and trends, introducing key marketing concepts and how they connect to business and sales goals. Students will practice using real-world digital marketing tools and create strategy plans based on research and analysis of successful campaigns.