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| Title | Offering | Standing | Credits | Credits | When | F | W | S | Su | Description | Preparatory | Faculty | Days | Multiple Standings | Start Quarters | Open Quarters |
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Andrew Buchman, Qi Chen, Paul McMillin and David Shaw
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Program | FR–SRFreshmen - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | F 12 Fall | During the 1930s, the capitalist world economy experienced a prolonged and severe economic depression. International trade fell by more than 50%. Unemployment in the U.S. rose to 25%. In this program, we'll explore the economic circumstances of the Great Depression, the social movements engendered and empowered in the U.S. during those years, and the music and theatre that those tough times inspired. These studies will shed light on our own era of economic crisis and increasingly radicalized political culture.We intend to look at competing theories of booms and busts, crises and crashes. We’ll review basic concepts of classical economics that proved inadequate to the situation, and look at some new economic ideas (Berle and Means, Keynes, Coase) that the Great Depression helped spawn. We'll look at ecological disasters like the Dust Bowl, and grand technological experiments with vast environmental consequences like the Grand Coulee Dam. These stories offer cautionary lessons to our own times around issues of sustainability.We'll examine political responses of the 1930s, including national initiatives, workers’ movements, Marxist critiques, and the rise of fascist and anti-fascist movements. Readings will include works by contemporary journalists, activists, revolutionaries, and documentarians who produced creative and insightful analyses of their age. We plan to trace the increasing influence of mass media and propaganda , and will investigate songs, films, shows, and photographs. Students will do close listening to pieces of music, analyzing them as one might a poem or painting. The music of Woody Guthrie and the photography of Dorothea Lange will be in the mix. Students should expect to become well-informed about the economic and political developments of the 1930s. They should be prepared to draw conclusions about the causes of economic crisis and the political, social, and aesthetic responses to crisis, and defend those conclusions in vigorous discussions with their classmates. This program will also prepare students for the winter quarter program, . | Andrew Buchman Qi Chen Paul McMillin David Shaw | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | Fall | |||||
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Bill Bruner, Qi Chen and David Shaw
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Program | SO–SRSophomore - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | W 13Winter | Over the past few years, the world economy has gone through a gut-wrenching recession from which it may now--at least at this writing--be recovering. Our objective in this program is to understand the current condition of the economy--with particular emphasis on the U.S. economy--in the context of economic cycles that have been a part of economic history for centuries. We will develop conceptual frameworks for explaining these cycles and apply these frameworks to analysis of current economic conditions. We will be concerned especially with the policy tools that might be used to smooth the ups and downs of the economy. Our studies will include introductions to macroeconomics, economic policy, economic indicators and economic history. No prior study of economics is required, but it won't hurt, either. Students who enroll in this program must be prepared to read about current economic and business conditions on a daily basis in several different publications, both electronic and print-based. This might include the traditional-- or --government publications from such agencies as the Federal Reserve or the Department of Labor and a variety of web-based publications. Students should expect to become well informed about the economy and political developments, and of the implications for economic and financial decisions being made in the sector and by individuals and households. They should be prepared to draw conclusions about economic policies and defend those conclusions in vigorous discussions with their classmates. The final project for the program will be an economic forecast for the U.S. economy for 2013 and beyond, including implications for individuals, households, existing businesses and new ventures (for-profit or not). | Bill Bruner Qi Chen David Shaw | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | Winter | |||||
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Thuy Vu, Bobbie McIntosh and Hirsh Diamant
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Program | FR–SRFreshmen - Senior | 12 | 12 | Weekend | F 12 Fall | W 13Winter | S 13Spring | Good training in business management and cultural competence is an essential requirement for the development of successful and sustainable enterprises. This program will focus on the interconnections between business, economy, and culture, with a specific application to trade, cultural exchange, and community development along the Silk Roads. For centuries, the ancient Silk Roads moved ideas and goods between the great civilizations of Asia, Pacific Rim, the Middle East, and the New World. From the time of Marco Polo and Genghis Khan to Yo Yo Ma, the Silk Roads have connected empires and fostered the development of music, art, religion, and commerce. In this program we will study contemporary and historical Silk Roads to envision sustainable commerce of Silk Roads in the future. We will develop learning, skills, and practical knowledge that are necessary to provide a strong foundation and vision for understanding the business and economic development potential of selected cultures along the Silk Roads. We will examine how developing commerce of Pacific Rim can impact the economic future of Washington State. We will learn about international trade, socially responsible enterprises, and intercultural communication. We will learn about the use of money and alternative business financing models. The program will be foundational for forming business pathways to move toward greater cultural, economic, and environmental sustainability.In fall quarter, we will learn the skills necessary for understanding the historical, cultural, and economic significance of Silk Roads and for creating a sustainable business plan. Part of our study in fall quarter will include learning about community resources, business economics, and social/business enterprises along the Silk Roads. In winter quarter we will learn about intercultural communication, alternative business financing models, leadership, and application of business skills in non-profit and corporate enterprises. In spring quarter some students will have an opportunity to travel in China with faculty member Hirsh Diamant and study business, economy, culture, and education there. (Various credit options will be available for the spring travel.) Students continuing with the program on the Olympia campus will concentrate on intercultural leadership, international trade, marketing, and developing sustainable applications of their business plans.This 12-credit program will include a core of 8 credits plus 4 credits awarded for in-program modules that will focus on either Chinese language, cultural studies, sustainable businesses, or community leadership development. | Thuy Vu Bobbie McIntosh Hirsh Diamant | Sat | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | Fall Winter Spring | ||
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Theresa Aragon
Signature Required:
Spring
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Program | JR–SRJunior - Senior | 12, 16 | 12 16 | Weekend | F 12 Fall | W 13Winter | S 13Spring | This year-long, weekend-intensive, business and management program will assess business, management, and leadership in the context of contemporary technological advances and globalization. Organizations will be examined within their economic, political, and social environment. Organizational development and management strategies will be analyzed in terms of current and future utility. Traditional elements of management such as decision making, strategic planning, organizational behavior, human resources, and conflict management are incorporated throughout the program. Application of theory and enhancement of critical thinking will occur through problem solving and case study analyses. Assignments will place a heavy emphasis on developing analytical, verbal, written, and electronic communication skills through dialogue, seminars, critical essays, training modules, research papers, and formal presentations. Managerial skills will be developed through scenario building, scripting, role-play, and case development among other techniques.Fall quarter will focus on managerial self-assessment, interpersonal management skills, leadership, strategic management, and conflict management. Learning objectives will include developing an understanding of leadership and global leaders, development of interpersonal managerial skills and team building skills, and strategic planning. Winter quarter will focus on strategic management theory and organizational development. Learning objectives will include developing an understanding of basic finance, economic concepts, and strategic management as well as human resource management. Spring quarter will focus on change management and application of strategic management in the workplace. Learning objectives will include developing an understanding of general change management concepts, skill development in managing self and skill enhancement in applying analytical strategic management tools. | Theresa Aragon | Sat Sun | Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | Fall Winter Spring | ||
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Allen Jenkins
Signature Required:
Spring
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Program | FR–SRFreshmen - Senior | 8 | 08 | Evening | F 12 Fall | W 13Winter | S 13Spring | This program is an introduction to management, leadership, and the basic concepts of entrepreneurship (starting, financing, growing, and running a successful business). It provides theoretical and practical frameworks for the realities of starting and running a business in a global economy. Topics include business structure, financial management, financing operations, growth and leadership, business practices and protocol, and cultural aspects of doing business in today's world. The program will explore how organizations are defined, legally and financially, and advantages and disadvantages of each type. Using seminar, case studies, simulations, guest speakers, discussions, and assigned tasks, we will focus on strategic planning, organizational development, forecasting, budgeting, startup funding, and financial management. Students will build the foundations for a solid understanding of how businesses work and how to manage and lead. These foundations are essential for developing the confidence, objectivity, and vision necessary to make effective decisions both as an individual and as a leader. In fall, the program covers basic concepts and practices of entrepreneurship small business management, and leadership. Winter covers financial and managerial accounting, financial statement analysis, and internal control systems and the significant roles they have in making sound business decisions, and in the management of a business. Students will learn how to use QuickBooks accounting software. In spring, the program continues its quantitative focus covering financial statement and ratio analyses to access company performance and to find the real cost of raising money (cost of capital) in the debt equity (stock) markets. This program promotes financial intelligence and quantitative reasoning using case studies as a way to "look through" nicely ordered numbers for clues to potential problems and to interpret and convey financial data clearly, concisely, and accurately. Excel is used for assignments, so the complexities of calculation will not be an impediment to learning and will allow students to concentrate on analytical thinking. | business, management, marketing, entrepreneurship | Allen Jenkins | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | Fall Winter Spring | |
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Natividad Valdez
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Program | FR–SRFreshmen - Senior | 8 | 08 | Weekend | Su 13Summer Session I | Students will learn about the legal system including sources of law, the framework of the U.S. court system, and legal considerations with the current economy. The class will explore intellectual property (trade secrets/patents) in business, the employer-employee relationship, contracts, and how to apply current law to popular conflicts. The course will also review antitrust laws/considerations and retirement plans. | Natividad Valdez | Sat Sun | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Summer | Summer | ||||
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Glenn Landram
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Program | FR–SOFreshmen - Sophomore | 16 | 16 | Day | S 13Spring | Would you like to better understand the business world’s set of numbers? This program will provide the quantitative reasoning for the conduct and understanding of business and finance in today’s world. We will focus on contemporary business issues, as well as offer an introduction to personal finance and investing. This program also includes four credits of basic undergraduate statistics, which will serve as a foundation for further work in advanced social sciences including graduate programs (e.g., an MBA or MPA) requiring statistics. But fear not: this material is useful, practical and very doable. We will examine the financial challenges faced by smaller businesses, entrepreneurs and individuals, and what it takes to be effective in our current economic environment. There will be workshops, lectures, films, guest speakers and student-led sessions. Readings from daily newspapers such as the , magazines such as the and , and texts such as by Thomas Friedman will increase student familiarity with current business topics and help students develop the skills to organize and analyze business, economic and financial information. Strategies for effectively presenting quantitative information will also be covered. | Glenn Landram | Mon Wed Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO | Spring | Spring | ||||
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Cynthia Kennedy
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Program | FR–SRFreshmen - Senior | 8 | 08 | Evening and Weekend | Su 13Summer Session I | This weekend-intensive program is designed for students who either are, or plan to be, in the position of managing their own work groups, heading up large companies, starting businesses that change society, managing the world's most important non-profits, or serving in government. The program will introduce basic language, concepts, tools, and problem-framing methodologies that are needed to develop management skills. The first half of the program focuses on motivating others, team-building, developing self-awareness, and communicating supportively. The second half of the program focuses on leadership, decision-making, understanding power and influence, and solving problems creatively. | Cynthia Kennedy | Fri Sat Sun | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Summer | Summer | ||||
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John Filmer
Signature Required:
Spring
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Program | FR–SRFreshmen - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | W 13Winter | S 13Spring | Organizations, fail or succeed according to their ability to adapt to fluid legal, cultural, political and economic realities. Strong, competent management leads to strong successful organizations. This program will explore the essentials of for-profit and non-profit business development through the study of classical economics, economic development and basic business principles. Critical reasoning will be taught to facilitate an understanding of economics and its application to the business environment. You will be introduced to the tools, skills and concepts you need to develop strategies for navigating your organization in an ever-changing environment.Management is a highly interdisciplinary profession where generalized, connected knowledge plays a critical role. Knowledge of the liberal arts/humanities or of technological advances may be as vital as skill development in finance, law, organizational dynamics or the latest management theory. As an effective leader/manager you must develop the ability to read, comprehend, contextualize and interpret the flow of events impacting your organization. Communication skills, critical reasoning, quantitative analysis and the ability to research, sort out, comprehend and digest voluminous amounts of material separate the far-thinking and effective organizational leader/manager from the pedestrian administrator. Winter quarter will focus on these basic skills in preparation for advanced work including projects and research. Students will engage in discussions with practitioners in businesses and various other private sector and government organizations. Students will be actively involved in research and project work which may provide an opportunity to investigate and design exciting internships for the spring quarter. Class work will include lectures, book seminars, projects and case studies. Texts will include by Thomas Zimmerer by Thomas Sowell, by M. Neil Browne and Stuart Keeley, and by John A. Tracy. Spring quarter will be a continuation of winter quarter enriched with possible topics in leadership, business planning, communication, case studies, financial analysis, marketing, global business, the national economy and spread sheet techniques. Topics will largely be tailored to the needs of the classs and students may also take some of their credits in internships or special projects.Evergreen's management graduates enjoy a reputation for integrity and for being bold and creative in their approaches to problem solving, mindful of the public interest and attentive to their responsibilities toward the environment and their employees, volunteers, customers, stockholders, stakeholders, and neighbors. Expect to read a lot, study hard and be challenged to think clearly, logically and often. Your competence as a manager is in the balance. | business, non-profit management, and economics. | John Filmer | Mon Wed Fri | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | Winter Spring | ||
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Zoe Van Schyndel and Brenda Hood
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Program | FR–SRFreshmen - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | F 12 Fall | W 13Winter | Why do some organizations succeed while others fail? One answer to this question lies in the decisions and strategies organizations select. Others may be found by examining an organization's ability to adapt to fluid legal, cultural, political, environmental, and economic realities. Strong, competent leadership results in strong, successful organizations. This program will explore the essentials of for-profit and non-profit entrepreneurial business development through the study of basic business principles, sources of innovation, systems analysis, leadership decision-making, social responsibility, and ethics.We will explore the multidimensional aspects of “Power” in business entrepreneurship: to create innovative organizations that address the needs of today and tomorrow; to be the drivers of social, economic, and political change; and to utilize resources of the natural world essential to the development and exponential growth of society. We will engage in a critical analysis of historic and contemporary cases to examine the synergies of energy technology and entrepreneurship (whale oil, coal, oil, and alternative energy sources), as well as mini-cases to examine other examples of natural resource utilization and entrepreneurship (such as fisheries and forestry).You will be introduced to the tools, skills and concepts you need to develop strategies for navigating organizations in an ever-changing environment. Business management is a highly interdisciplinary profession, in which knowledge of the liberal arts and humanities, or of technological advances, may be as vital as skill development in finance, law, organizational dynamics, or the latest management theory. As an effective leader/manager you must develop the ability to read, comprehend, contextualize and interpret the flow of events impacting your organization. Communication skills, critical reasoning, quantitative analysis and the ability to research, sort out, comprehend and digest voluminous amounts of material define far-thinking and effective organizational leaders. Fall quarter will focus on basic business principles, understanding the business lifecycle and entrepreneurship within the larger context of systems dynamics, and on case studies in energy and natural resources. In early October, we begin with a team-building adventure—sailing in the San Juan Islands on the Zodiac. Zodiac trip dates will be October 2-4, 2012 and include one night camping and one night aboard ship. Winter quarter will continue building on these concepts and incorporate critical discussions around ethics and “good business.” Cases will explore concepts of dependence and change, power and politics through such topics as coal, oil, and other natural resource utilization and exploitation. Outside speakers representing a spectrum of organizations from the for-profit and non-profit arenas will be included throughout both quarters to provide a diversity of perspective and experiences.Class work throughout the academic year will include lectures, book seminars, projects, films, workshops, case studies, guest presentations, group and individual assignments, and field trips. By the end of the program, students will be expected to demonstrate competence in current business practices and concepts in innovation and entrepreneurship, environmental impact, sustainability, and distributive justice as ethical and social concerns. Expect to read a lot, study hard and be challenged to think clearly, logically and often. | business, entrepreneurship, and leadership. | Zoe Van Schyndel Brenda Hood | Tue Thu Fri | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | Fall Winter | ||
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Brenda Hood
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Program | FR–SRFreshmen - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | W 13Winter | What does it mean to be a successful entrepreneur? What does authentic success look like to the individual, to the organization, to the larger community, and to the economy? These logical questions arise after realizing traditional small business approaches which attempt to achieve excessive profits often fail socially, ethically and economically. Today's creative entrepreneurs may realize, far too late, they are doing something they really don't want with their lives, and to the world, in pursuit of some idealized vision of independence and wealth. How might we reconsider entrepreneurial success and economic progress in terms of having a purpose and quality of life: meaningful work within an empowering organizational culture that sustains us financially, community well-being, a healthy environment, and supportive, collaborative relationships?This program will build on the skills learned in fall quarter’s Entrepreneurship and Power program. The fall program focused on basic business principles, the process of how to start a business, understanding the business lifecycle, business finances, organizational behavior, marketing, and entrepreneurship within the larger context of systems dynamics. The winter program builds on this foundation to incorporate critical discussions around entrepreneurship with a purpose: social responsibility, economic development, principled leadership, and “good business.” Case analyses will investigate business ethics and strategic management. We will apply these concepts and skills toward building a dream business that identifies and explores key aspects of feasibility analysis, business planning, and strategic planning.The program will be foundational for forming business pathways to move toward greater cultural, economic, and environmental sustainability. Throughout the program we will ask: how might entrepreneurs innovate, challenge and transform their cultures and their environments as well as themselves? One of the goals of this program is to develop a set of competencies that will address this need, in an increasingly challenging economic and business climate, as we also engage in developing a well-rounded liberal arts education. You will be introduced to the tools, skills, and concepts you need to develop strategies for navigating organizations in an ever-changing environment. You will develop critical reading, writing, and thinking skills in the liberal arts, as we promote and implement concepts of social change, life-long learning, and personal and community enrichment. Class work will includes lectures, book seminars, projects, films, workshops, field trips, case studies, guest presentations, and group and individual assignments. By the end of the program, students will be expected to demonstrate competence in current business practices and concepts in innovation and entrepreneurship, economic development, environmental impact, sustainability, leadership decision-making, and distributive justice as ethical and social concerns. Expect to read a lot, study hard, and be challenged to think and communicate clearly, logically, and often. | Brenda Hood | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | Winter | |||||
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David Shaw
Signature Required:
Summer
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Program | FR–SRFreshmen - Senior | 4, 8 | 04 08 | Day | Su 13Summer Session I | This program will examine the art and science of marketing services, as reflected in the theories, models, and techniques employed in the marketing discipline today.The focus of this program is on marketing as a contemporary, real-world practice, including the analytical tools and techniques used by professionals in the field. The added wrinkle in this iteration of the program will be applying these tools to organizations and industries where the product provided is based more on services provided than on physical goods. While the classic marketing literature takes primarily a goods-based perspective, modern applications and theories are increasingly focused on services, given their increasing importance in the economy nationally and globally. Our study will include a review of the literature on researching consumers, employees (service providers) and markets, as well as multiple case studies of real-world organizations providing services (for-profit, non-profit). We will then move on to focus on segmentation, targeting, and differentiation strategies for organizations, with an overview of topics related to product, distribution, communications, and pricing issues.While the program can be taken safely as an introductory course, the readings and assignments will be comparable to a second year marketing course, e.g., marketing management. | David Shaw | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Summer | Summer | ||||
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Ralph Murphy and Zoe Van Schyndel
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Program | SO–SRSophomore - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | S 13Spring | Ralph Murphy Zoe Van Schyndel | Tue Tue Wed Thu Fri Fri | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | Spring | |||||
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Theresa Aragon
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Program | FR–SRFreshmen - Senior | 8 | 08 | Weekend | Su 13Summer Session I | This program is designed to provide a detailed overview of the main areas of human resource management. The program will provide an overview of major human resource functions including recruitment, training, planning, and performance management as well as the major employment discrimination laws including sexual harassment, disability, family leave, wage/hour, and the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA). The program also includes a focus on the law under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and unfair labor practices and union representation elections, with an emphasis on the right to engage in union activities free from interference, restraint, coercion, or discrimination and the duty to bargain in good faith. The learning objectives of the program will be met through reading of assigned texts, written briefings, case analysis, quizzes, study questions, class discussion, application of laws to “real” work situations, collective bargaining simulation, term papers and a formal presentation of a term project. | Theresa Aragon | Sat Sun | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Summer | Summer | ||||
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John Filmer
Signature Required:
Spring
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Contract | SO–SRSophomore - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | S 13Spring | This is not a course! There is no classroom!Individual Learning Contracts require students to take full responsibility for their learning, including a bibliography, the design of the syllabus, and learning schedule. The faculty sponsor merely acts as an educational manager and not as a tutor. Individual Learning Contracts traditionally offer students an opportunity to do advanced study in areas that are not usually possible through regular programs or courses at Evergreen and in which they already have established skills and/or background. Internships provide a different opportunity to apply prior learning but in this case, with the intent of developing applicable skills and people skills rather than focusing solely on advanced study or research.John welcomes the opportunity to work with students interested in maritime studies including history, geography, sociology, literature and navigation and the technology of sailing vessels. He also can prove of great value to students interested in business and non-profit development, organizational management, project management, international business, financial analysis, international trade, maritime commerce, economics, intermodal transportation and seaport management. John also sponsors business and non-profit internships, legislative internships and internships with state and federal government agencies, port authorities, maritime and merchant marine firms, freight forwarders and other private sector organizations, including banks and financial houses. | John Filmer | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | Spring | |||||
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Sarah Ryan and Arleen Sandifer
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Program | FR–SRFreshmen - Senior | 8, 12, 16 | 08 12 16 | Weekend | F 12 Fall | W 13Winter | S 13Spring | Is justice a concept that is applicable to the workplace? In approaching this question, we’ll look at the history and legacy of immigration laws, labor law as set forth in the National Labor Relations Act, and civil rights/anti-discrimination law as written in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In addition to defining rights, these laws reflect the shape of power in society, and they can determine how workers and management interact. Their texts were written by lawmakers; but in another sense, they were written in the streets and workplaces during turbulent times. Class and racial biases exist in, and are reproduced by, the laws and their practices. In this class we’ll study the social movements and conditions that led to the passage of important bodies of labor, civil rights, and immigration law. We’ll ask how their history is important, how the struggles at their roots shaped the laws' forms, and how they affect the workplace today.Students will become acquainted with the critiques developed by scholars in Critical Race Theory and Critical Legal Studies, which help us think about power in the larger society and alternative possibilities for justice. Be prepared for fun, active, problem-solving and hard work. Students will learn to do basic legal and historical research. You will get a sense of the real work of attorneys and courts, but also the work of community activists and union stewards. Though there are no prerequisites, students should be prepared with some basic background in 20th century American history and should have the patience and persistence to read detailed histories, statutes, and legal cases. Students who are particularly interested in either labor, civil rights, or immigration issues are strongly urged to participate in the year-long program, as the connections between these histories and legal regimes are essential to understand. | law, labor organizing, history, social justice, public administration, management | Sarah Ryan Arleen Sandifer | Sat | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | Fall Winter Spring | |
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Steven Johnson
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Course | SO–SRSophomore - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening and Weekend | W 13Winter | Steven Johnson | Fri Sat | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | Winter | |||||
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Dariush Khaleghi
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Course | FR–SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | S 13Spring | We are leading and managing in times of complexity, ambiguity, and change that require a new and more integrated approach to management development. This course is part of a year-long sequence of courses focusing on leadership, human capital, and organizational management. Designed to help students gain fundamental knowledge and competencies to develop themselves as leaders with a mission to serve the common good, this course teaches students critical concepts and skills in leadership development through activities including cases, videos, class activities, and team projects. | Dariush Khaleghi | Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | Spring | ||||
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Dariush Khaleghi
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Course | FR–SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | W 13Winter | We are leading and managing in times of complexity, ambiguity, and change that require a new and more integrated approach to management development. This course is part of a year-long sequence of courses focusing on leadership, human capital, and organizational management. Designed to help students gain fundamental knowledge and competencies to create sustainable organizations, this course will lead students through an investigation of leadership concepts and practices using a simulation, including real life and interactive scenarios, virtual role plays, cases, class and group activities and discussions. | Dariush Khaleghi | Wed | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | Winter | ||||
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Dariush Khaleghi
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Course | FR–SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | F 12 Fall | We are leading and managing in times of complexity, ambiguity, and change that require a new and more integrated approach to management development. This course is part of a year-long sequence of courses focusing on leadership, human capital, and organizational management. Designed to help students gain fundamental knowledge and competencies to create sustainable organizations, this first course teaches students critical concepts and skills in leadership development through activities including self-evaluation questionnaires, cases, class activities, and team projects. | Dariush Khaleghi | Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | Fall | ||||
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Mukti Khanna, Glenn Landram and Marja Eloheimo
Signature Required:
Winter
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Program | FR–SRFreshmen - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | F 12 Fall | W 13Winter | Mind-body medicine is an interdisciplinary field focusing on the applications of sociocultural, psychosocial, somatic and behavioral knowledge relevant to health and wellness. Fall quarter will explore historical foundations of mind-body medicine from diverse cultural and disciplinary perspectives. We will look at how mind-body medicine is being integrated into health care in disease prevention, health promotion, treatment and rehabilitation centers. During fall quarter, we will expand upon our exploration of mind-body medicine by examining some of the financial implications of our health care systems and what influence individuals have in the process. We will also explore plants as a medicine to gain both botanical and cultural understandings as well as integrate concepts with practice.Winter quarter will allow students to implement their own Cocreative Learning Plans with program modules and individual project or internship studies. Optional program modules will include readings and seminar, health psychology, statistics for graduate school preparation, and medicinal botany. Students who are in good academic standing may take 4-16 credits of project or internship studies within the program. Student project and internship work will be presented in a program-wide fair at the end of the quarter. | Mukti Khanna Glenn Landram Marja Eloheimo | Tue Wed Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | Fall Winter | |||
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Laurance Geri
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Program | JR–SRJunior - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | S 13Spring | “Third Sector” organizations that do not aim to create an economic surplus lie at the heart of the social and health services network in the U.S., and are also essential to the arts, advocacy, and religion. These organizations work within legal and managerial structures much different than those for business or public administration. Yet the rules of the game for nonprofits are in flux, and now place more emphasis on evaluation, accountability, and encouraging the trend toward professionalization of the sector. In this program students will be introduced to the purpose, size and structure of the nonprofit sector in the U.S. We will study the leadership, management, and governance issues making this sector unique, and how the sector is responding to its changing environment. We will also explore the philanthropic sector in detail, as well as the evolution of global civil society and the various forms that “nonprofits” take in other countries. In this program, students will gain: 1. knowledge of the nature of the nonprofit sector and the context within which it operates, including its role in public policy advocacy; 2. understanding of governance issues relevant to nonprofit organizations; 3. an improved understanding of essential management skills related to nonprofit organizations, including strategy, human resources, marketing, financial management, and fundraising; 4. understanding of the relationship between philanthropy and nonprofits; 5. an introduction to issues of global civil society and nonprofit forms used in other countries; and 6. improved analytical, writing and presentation skills. We will read a series of texts plus articles, governmental reports, and research studies, and discuss these in class. Lectures, films, guest presentations and workshops will be featured during our class sessions. Students will complete a series of written and research assignments, and will have the option of performing an internship with a local nonprofit. | Laurance Geri | Mon Mon Wed Thu Thu | Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | Spring | ||||
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Glenn Landram
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Course | FR–SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | Su 13Summer Full | Personal finance and investing can sometimes be daunting to initiate. Yet long-term investing in equities can yield significant results with relatively low risk. We will examine the benefits of investing and how to initiate a low-cost, long-term investment plan. We will work from the critically acclaimed by Burton G. Malkiel. This class is for those that have some understanding of finance and would like to learn more as well as the novice that would like to take charge of their own lifetime savings. We will also examine typical personal finance issues as compounding, insurance, credit cards, student loans, buy vs lease auto decision and other personal finance areas as identified by students. Emphasis will be on in-class exchanges with like minded investors. | Glenn Landram | Tue | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Summer | Summer | ||||
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Zoe Van Schyndel
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Course | FR–SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening and Weekend | Su 13Summer Session II | The traditional command and control management hierarchies are crumbling as the market and workplace face an onslaught of rapid and ongoing change. Instead of a limited focus on efficiency and the bottom line, Radical Management emphasizes agility, flexibility, motivation, sustainability, and self-organizing teams with the goal of promoting high performance, continuous innovation, deep job satisfaction, and lasting customer and community relationships. This course utilizes case studies, group activities and projects, seminars, videos, and assessments to provide an integrative perspective to understanding Radical Management. | Zoe Van Schyndel | Fri Sat Sun | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Summer | Summer | ||||
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Steven Johnson
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Course | SO–SRSophomore - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening and Weekend | S 13Spring | People go to work every day where they work hard, do a good job, and wonder why others have been selected for advancement or special assignments. Or, they get promoted, receive minimal training, and are put in a leadership roll where they soon feel lost and start to struggle. Whether just starting out in your first career, having been in the workforce for years, or thinking about changing careers, it’s time to take charge of your future. This is a "nuts and bolts" course designed provide students with an opportunity to assess their skills and plan for their future success while preparing them to assume more responsibilities within an organization and develop both management processes and leadership skills. | Steven Johnson | Fri Sat | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | Spring | ||||
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David Shaw
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Program | FR–SRFreshmen - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | S 13Spring | At its simplest, this program will serve as an introduction to innovation, entrepreneurship and strategic management. We will focus on the entrepreneurial lessons learned by technology entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley (and elsewhere) over the past two decades. What Horatio Alger’s “rags to riches” stories were to “the American dream” in the late 19 century, Silicon Valley was to engineers, scientists, entrepreneurs and the popular imagination during the late 20 century (and up to the present). Beyond the myths of successful startup businesses launched from humble origins in someone’s garage, however, lay the ideas that guided the tech entrepreneurs and their startup ventures. This program will examine the history of recent entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley (and other technology centers globally), not by focusing on the biographies of the most successful entrepreneurs in the tech industries, but by examining the contemporary books and ideas that inspired and guided their efforts. The questions we’ll examine are these: What should one do as an entrepreneur? How should one think and plan in starting up a new venture (for-profit, non-profit or social)? Where should one focus their attention, and when? Does staying faithful to the plan, or adapting to a fast-changing environment, matter more? And when should entrepreneurs stay with their budding ventures, sell off their venture, or shut it down to move on to “something else”? For seminar, we will read and discuss five seminal books published over the past 22 years that have guided entrepreneurial startups in the tech industries: Geoffrey A. Moore’s 1991; Clayton M. Christensen’s , 1997; W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne’s , 2005; Steve Blank’s , 2005; and Alex Osterwalder and Yves Pigneur’s , 2010. We’ll read them in chronological order, examine what they said, and try to unpack why they gained wide currency among the tech startups and entrepreneurs of their day. We’ll also discuss why the “next big thing” complemented, superseded, or supplemented the previous school of thought. Readings of additional articles on entrepreneurial theory and practice and viewings of a handful of films and documentaries will complement this learning approach. In addition, there will be a quarter-long, team-based online business simulation that will build skills in dynamic strategy making and financial statement analysis. An individual research project, including a draft marketing plan, business plan, feasibility study or critical book review on entrepreneurship (and/or business and technology) with an end-of quarter presentation will complete the program. | David Shaw | Mon Wed Fri | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | Spring | ||||
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Alan Nasser
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Course | FR–SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | Su 13Summer Session II | The financial crisis is a turning point for American society and world history. It marks the beginning of what economists now call "the new normal". Understanding it can help in making sense of the world and planning for the future. This class helps students to understand where the crisis came from and where it is likely to lead. Clear explanations will be given for terms like securitization, derivatives, credit default swaps, and financial vs. real economy. The implications of the crisis for both private and public sector workers will be examined. Implications for income and job growth, and for students burdened with debt, will also be studied. No background in economics is required. | Alan Nasser | Mon Wed | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Summer | Summer | ||||
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Marcella Benson-Quaziena
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Program | JR–SRJunior - Senior | 8 | 08 | Weekend | W 13Winter | S 13Spring | To be a successful leader one must be an active follower and to be a successful follower one must be an adaptive leader. This two-quarter long program is designed for students who wish to understand the relationship between followership and leadership and to develop or enhance their leadership knowledge and skills. The program will concentrate on the personal, interpersonal and group skills essential for effective followership and leadership. We will contrast leadership styles and focus on the self-examination necessary for adaptive leadership with the goal of developing effective skills for contemporary organizations. The program assumes a willingness to accept necessary changes in behavior, to practice, to apply skills, and to evaluate skill development through assessment of practice.Please note: Students must be present at the first class to be considered registered. Use of Moodle Web-based software is a required part of this program. | Marcella Benson-Quaziena | Sat Sun | Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | Winter | |||
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Tom Womeldorff and Lisa Sweet
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Program | JR–SRJunior - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | S 13Spring | What does it mean to be a working artist? How does the need to make money influence our artistic expression? Are artistic freedom, authenticity and purity of expression inevitably tarnished once art is produced in anticipation of sale? From the buyer's perspective, what exactly is being bought? Is it the aesthetics of the object or is it the name of the artist being purchased, or even an intimate relationship with the artist herself? How do the artist, the gallery and the buyer determine the appropriate price? What roles do galleries and other intermediaries play in uniting the artist with the connoisseur? These are not new questions. In fact, artists such as Michelangelo depended on patronage; their artistic expression was defined and constrained by those paying them to be artists. Today this process reaches into every corner of the globe; Australian aborigines, for example, have rescaled their art to easily fit in suitcases of their tourist buyers. We will explore these issues in this program, designed for students interested in the intersection of art and business. Our focus will be the economic, cultural and production dynamics involved in making a living as an artist or entrepreneur in the art world. We will critically explore the commercial relationships and market transactions among artists, gallerists, collectors and patrons. This program is a preparatory course on how to make a living as an artist, on marketing strategies, or establishing portfolios and promotional materials. Artists who sustain life-long artistic practice and make a living in the process do so by undertaking daily--often uninspiring--practices. We will similarly engage in daily practice as artists in business, developing skills in observational drawing and personal finance. Our regular rigorous practice will serve both as metaphors for the daily work of artistic production, and as opportunities for improving foundational skills necessary for the business of art.In addition to seminar, lecture, workshops, writing and exams, each week will include twelve hours in drawing and personal finance. Sharpen your pencils, grab your calculators and join us, 8:23 am sharp. | Tom Womeldorff Lisa Sweet | Tue Wed Thu Fri | Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | Spring |
