Current Events in Business Course Outline

Overview of business operations; discussion of issues and problems in business as reported in mass media; interesting issues in international business; preparation for a business career.
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
1.    participate in classroom activities and exercises;
2.    demonstrate an increased awareness of conversational techniques and principles;
3.    recognize different business  situations and interact accordingly;
4.    show greater confidence to converse over a range of topics;
5.    discuss, argue and negotiate using appropriate language structures and expressions.

Required Textbook: Pride, W. S. 2nd Edition (1988). Business. (Second Edition) Boston: Houghton.

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Class Attendance and Participation    [10%]
Assignments  [10%]
    Business and Trade     (5%)
    Social Responsibility    (5%)
Self-study    [10%]
    Business Cycles           (5%)
    Mergers & Acquisitions (5%)

Projects    [40%]
    Business Creation       (10%)
    Company Governance (10%)
    Company Financing     (10%)
    Company Growth        (10%)

Final Exam    30%
TOTAL          100%

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