Business Administration

This course provides an introduction to financial accounting. It develops the technical skills to record basic business transactions through accounting systems. Specific attention is given to the way in which the accounting information can be used to undertake financial management and analysis.

This course explores public policy and public management and places these into their historical, political, and institutional contexts. The course develops an international comparative approach focusing on public management reform trajectories across high-, middle- and low-income settings and a selection of policy sectors. The course explores the nature and role of evidence and expertise across different settings and sectors through engagement with "wicked" policy problems.

This course examines the development of entrepreneurial thinking, entrepreneurial methods and necessary elements of entrepreneurship.

The course introduces students to marketing concepts and strategies. Through the discussion of case studies, the course aims to sharpen critical analytical thinking skills and effective communication. The applications of game theory in marketing strategies might be freely introduced in the course. 

The course offers an introduction to negotiation. Topics include: characteristics of a good negotiator; negotiation types; types of negotiations; positions when negotiating; the Harvard method; preparation for negotiation; development of the negotiation; closing the negotiations. 

The course is designed to equip students with experience, knowledge, and skills for succeeding in globally interdependent and culturally diverse workplaces. During the course, students are challenged to question, reflect upon, and respond thoughtfully to the issues they observe and encounter in the internship setting and local host environment. Professional and personal development skills as defined by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), such as critical thinking, teamwork, and diversity are cultivated. Assignments focus on building a portfolio that highlights those competencies and their application to workplace skills. The hybrid nature of the course allows students to develop their skills in a self-paced environment with face-to-face meetings and check-ins to frame their intercultural internship experience. Students complete 45 hours of in-person and asynchronous online learning activities and 225-300 hours at the internship placement.