TNDY 401K  (MGT 401)- Global Strategy & Trade

June 3, CGU
July 16 - 27 (Oxford, England)

Objective and overview:
This year’s Oxford course, held at St. Peter’s College, Oxford University, will be a 12-day intensive program on the multi-dimensional aspects of global strategy and trade. The focus is on formulating and implementing global strategies in the context of evolving legal,  political and trade environments in the dramatically changing global marketplace. Current trade developments and strategic issues in the European Union will be emphasized. The program includes guest lecturers, field trips to local firms, and a variety of cultural and social events.

Prerequisites:
Approval from the MBA program advisor.
A course planning session will be held Thursday May 4 from 5:30 – 6:30 PM in Burkle 22 for all interested students. Academic assignments will be discussed among other issues.

Who should take this course?
Students wishing to develop an understanding of the political, economic, and legal dimensions of globalization as they impact strategy formulation and international trade.

Resources:
1.  A course pack will be on sale at Huntley Bookstore by the end of April.
2.  Textbook: The World is Flat: A brief history of the twenty-first century, Thomas Friedman, Oliver Wyman (narrator), Farrar, Straus & Giroux, ISBN 0374292795.

TNDY 401L - "The Role of Evaluation Across the Disciplines"

Dates & times posted above. 

Course Description: 
This t-course will look at how different disciplines, such as education, psychology, economics, political science, public policy, philosophy, and public health approach the issue of evaluation.  While all of these disciplines share a common interest in evaluation of programs and organizations, the emphasis on what types of questions are  important, the methods used,and the expected role of the evaluation in stimulating change has developed in ways that reflected that discipline's primary goals and analytical framework.  We will  discuss the similarities in perspective across the disciplines, the areas of divergence and what each discipline can learn from the perspectives and tools of the others.  Topics will also include how evaluation can impact debates on social justice, political empowerment, ethical issues in studying human behavior, and valuing program outcomes.