China ModuleCourses

Hong Kong and Shanghai, China

Doing Business in Asia: From the Outside In

Focusing on China, the emerging giant of Asian business, Doing Business in Asia examines the Chinese business environment through a variety of briefings and field visits. Short classroom briefings acquaint students with Chinese business from a value chain perspective. Thereafter company visits and briefings are arranged at sites in Hong Kong, Southern China and Shanghai. Engaging in both observation and discussion, students experience Chinese business at work first hand.

International Finance

Participants analyze international differences in financial thinking, methods for evaluating business plans and projects in a global context and such key issues internal to international organizations as product costing. They learn how to judge financial performance globally, how to evaluate the viability of globally oriented plans and projects, and how to apply costing concepts practically.

Leadership Presence - Assessing Teamwork

The five dysfunctions of teamwork will be used to assess the effectiveness of participants’ teamwork. Effective teamwork is not only a predictor of successful results but crucial for achieving a long term sustainable competitive advantage.

Microeconomics (Economics 1)

An integrated study of markets and their role in the rational allocation of scarce resources, microeconomics addresses the impacts of key variables (prices and incomes) on the decisions of economic agents (consumers/workers, firms and governments). Participants acquire a thorough understanding of global economic conditions and policies equipping them to make better-informed decisions.

Technology Innovation

Taking an interactive approach, Technology Innovation explores the impact of new information technologies on business processes. Students are presented with new concepts in IT and process innovations and asked to consider the implications for their own companies or for a hypothetical company situation.