Spain

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 ethical references within Spanish and European legal frameworks, specifically, contemporary ethical issues that have arisen in the field of cultural industries. It provides an introduction to the Spanish judicial system, the system of rights and freedoms as outlined in the Constitution, in the European Union and in international law. The course covers the freedom of expression and right to information, configuration of cultural industries, and deontology of information.

This course discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using digital audiovisual media in the processes of data collection, analysis, and presentation of conclusions in social anthropology. It analyze the tradition of social photography and its main contributions, the use of photography as a tool, and the main techniques used. The course also examines visual anthropology versus ethnographic cinema as well as the rules for construction of anthropological audiovisual. 

This course offers an introduction to the historical evolution of Spanish, varieties of Spanish, and the grammatical, lexical, and linguistic characteristics of the language.

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.