Carlos III University of Madrid

This course explores business ethics, corporate social responsibility, and corporate sustainability. Topics include: ethical principles in business; stakeholder theory; ethics and marketplace; ethics and environment; ethics and marketing; measuring and managing a responsible business.

This course offers an introduction to the study and practice of archaeology and its diverse relationships with allied disciplines and fields. It explores the early history and background of archaeology, as well as advances in methods of excavation, analysis, and interpretation through contemporary times. This course discusses worldwide case studies and applications of archaeological methods.

This course is designed for students at the B1.1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The course develops oral skills, comprehension, and expression. The course has three objectives and employs a variety of assignments to meet these objectives. The first is to develop the students' capacity to respond to a range of daily interactions. The next objective is to increase the students' ability to extract and express key points from oral and written materials about Spain's autonomous regions. The final objective of the course is to strengthen the students' capacity to participate in debates on subjects of personal interest.

This course provides a study of the principle theories of human rights and the role of human rights in democratic societies. It looks at the challenges of guaranteeing human rights in different cultural contexts, the function of human rights in the constitutional order, and issues regarding justice of law, the legitimacy of power, and rights-based theories.

This course provides an introduction to operations management. Topics covered include: operations management in context; operations strategy; designing goods and services; designing transformation processes and global quality management; controlling enterprise resources and developing lean operations; digital operations management. A solid background in business, management, and organizational economics is required.

This course presents an analysis of the motivation and behavior of producers and consumers under alternative market structures. Emphasis is placed on price determination, resource allocation, and application of theory to contemporary issues. Topics include the role of the consumer in the modern economy; economic analysis of home buying and home finance; credit; life, health, and property insurance; investments and retirement planning; and the relationship of the macroeconomy to all of these consumer decisions. Finally, the course reviews the ways in which knowledge of consumer behavior influences marketing and other commercial strategies.

This course examines the latest theories, discussions, and relevant issues around gender that have emerged in the second half of the 20th century. Key concepts include: sex and gender; patriarchy; feminism; intersectionality; decolonial turn; post-secularism.

This course examines the concepts, models, and theories that measure and explain the dynamic forces of economic growth. Topics include: formal contrasts of the endogenous growth theory; education, social capital, and economic growth; technology, trade, and economic growth; growth and efficient institution framework; growth, distribution, and democracy.