Intro to Global Business

Catalog description

Introduction to Global Business: The global business environment is rapidly changing because of shifts in geopolitical alliances, active roles of global institutions, and advances in information technology. This course provides the comprehensive foundational and functional tools to better prepare students for a global business landscape. As part of the funcitonal approach, the course moves from the conceptual to the application, asking students to implement their learning into real-world personal and professional applications. The course intro- duces globalization through unparallel scholarship and a world-view presentation of the fundamental pillars of the global landscape-culture, ethics, economic, and information technology. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to these principles in an engaging, current, and relevant way in the hope that they may develop the knowledge for successful careers in a globalized business landscape.