2021-22 Fall IB Program Outline
2021-22 Fall IB Program Outline
2021-22 Fall IB Program Outline
Application process:
1. Candidates may apply to RIT Croatia using the Central Application System
(“Postani student”) and taking the State Matura Exams (state high-school exit
exam):
• Mathematics: B level
• English language: B level
2. Candidates may apply to RIT Croatia through the entrance exam admission
process consisting of written exams in Mathematics and English language. The
entrance exam admission process is intended for the following candidates:
• Candidates who have completed high school education prior to AY
2009/2010
• Candidates who have completed vocational or art school programs,
obtaining a basic or secondary professional high-school degree
through in-school final assessments (completion of a final
assignment)
• Candidates who have completed their secondary education outside
Croatia, not applying through the Central Application System.
3. TRANSFER PROCEDURE
Credit transfer procedure and transfer procedures generally speaking are defined by
The Rulebook on Admission Requirements and Transfer Procedures from other HE
institutions to RIT Croatia.
4. GRADUATION REQUIREMENT
IB Graduation requirements
All of the following are required for graduation from a student’s program:
• A Cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.00 based on the US credits
system
• Satisfactory completion of the Capstone Course
• Completion of 123 US credits for the US degree and 240 ECTS for the
Croatian degree
• Satisfactory completion and grade for the required co-ops in duration of 800
working hours
• No outstanding library dues
• Full payment or satisfactory adjustment of all financial obligations
Analytical and Critical Skills: Analyze and evaluate major business issues to make and
1.
communicate effective decisions.
a. Analyze a business problem using one or more theory-based frameworks.
b. Interpret data using quantitative methods in the decission making process.
c. Communicate a solution to a business problem and the reasoning behind it.
For a substantive ethical business issue, propose a sustainable course of action that considers the
d.
interest of all stakeholders.
2. Applied Focus: Learn course concepts and theories through application and practice.
a. Apply course concepts effectively in a real organizational setting.
b. Successfully complete hands-on business projects.
c. Work effectively with others and in teams.
d. Demonstrate how global cultures and institutions impact businesses.
Creative Problem Solving: Generate a creative solution to a business problem or opportunity
3.
through the application of design thinking.
a. Demonstrate a process for generating a creative solution.
b. Use design thinking to arrive at a creative solution.
c. Evaluate alternative solutions to a complex business problem.
4. Technology: Apply business technology and explain its implications.
a. Explain the impact of technology on business operations.
b. Apply business technology to solve a problem.
c. Develop a strategy that includes technological innovation.
5. Global Environment: Analyze the institutional environment of different countries.
Analyze the institutional environment of different countries (e.g., financial environment,
a.
regulatory environment, political environment, and labor environment)
Develop corporate global strategies that consider financial, regulatory, political, and labor
b.
environments.
Global Fundamental Elements: Analyze the fundamental elements of global business, e.g., trade,
6. Foreign Direct Investment, foreign exchange, and regional integration, and compare them accross
countries.
Analyze fundamental elements of global business, e.g., trade, Foreign Direct Investment, foreign
a.
exchange, and regional integration.
Develop a corporate strategy considering differences in fundamental elements of global
business, e.g., trade, Foreign Direct Investment, foreign exchange, and regional integration, across
b.
countries.
YEAR 2 YEAR 2
MKTG-230 Principles of Marketing 3 6 FINC-220 Financial Management* 3 6
MGIS-130 Information Systems and Technology* 3 6 MGMT-215 Organizational Behavior 3 6
INTB-225 Global Business Environment 3 6 MGMT-35 Careers in Business 0 0
STAT-145 Introduction to Statistics 1 3 5 STAT-146 Introduction to Statistics 2 4 5
UWRT-150 Writing Seminar 3 5
Co-op 1 0 12
YEAR 3 YEAR 3
INTB-300 Cross-Cultural Management 3 6 INTB-315 Exporting and Global Sourcing 3 6
DECS-310 Operations Management 3 6 COMM-253 Communication 3 5
Business Ethics and Corporate Social
MGMT-340 Responsibility 3 6 MKTG-330 Global Marketing 3 5
PSYC-101 Introduction to Psychology 3 5 ENGL-411 Themes in American Literature 3 5
PSYC-101 Introduction to Psychology 3 5
CHOOSE 1 LANGUAGE COURSE BELOW: CHOOSE ONE COURSE FROM THE 2 OPTIONS BELOW:
MLSP-301 Intermediate Spanish 1 3 4 OPTION 1: PSYCHOLOGY IMMERSION (MUST)
MLIT-301 Intermediate Italian 1 3 4 PSYC-225 Social Psychology 3 5
MLRU-301 Intermediate Russian 1 3 4 OR
MLFR-301 Intermediate French 1 3 4 OPTION 2:
MLGR-301 Intermediate German 1 3 4 MLSP-302 Intermediate Spanish 2 3 4
MLIT-302 Intermediate Italian 2 3 4
MLGR-302 Intermediate German 2 3 4
MLRU-302 Intermediate Russian 2 3 4
MLFR-302 Intermediate French 2 3 4
Co-op 2 0 12
YEAR 4 YEAR 4
INTB-550 Global Entry and Competition Strategies 3 6 MGMT-560 Strategic Management 3 6
Scientific Inquiries in
ENVS-151 Environmental Science 4 5 ENGL-210 Literature, Culture and Media 3 5
CHOOSE ONE COURSE FROM THE 2 OPTIONS BELOW: CHOOSE ONE COURSE FROM THE 2 OPTIONS BELOW:
Cognitive Psychology Abnormal Psychology
(Mandatory for Psychology (Mandatory for Psychology
PSYC-223 Immersion) 3 5 PSYC- 221 Immersion) 3 5
OR OR
ANTH-328 Heritage and Tourism 3 5 PHIL- 401 Great Thinkers 3 5
CHOOSE ONE SET OF MINOR COURSES BELOW: CHOOSE ONE SET OF MINOR COURSES BELOW:
Marketing Minor Marketing Minor
MKTG- 350 Consumer Behavior 3 6 MKTG-320 Digital Marketing 3 6
Advertising and Promotion
MKTG-370 Management 3 6 MKTG-360 Professional Selling 3 6
OR OR
Finance Minor Finance Minor
Advanced Corporate Financial
FINC- 352 Financial Management II 3 6 FINC-430 Planning 3 6
FINC-362 Intermediate Investments 3 6 FINC-420 Finance in a Global Environment 3 6
OR OR
Management Minor Management Minor
Management Minor 3: Leading High-
HRDE-380 Human Resources Management 3 6 MGMT-310 Performance Teams 3 6
Design Thinking and Concept
MGMT-320 Organizational Effectiveness Skills 3 6 MGMT-330 Development 3 6
YEAR 1 – COURSE
DESCRIPTIONS
Business 1: Ideas and Business Planning
Course Description
This is the first of a two-course sequence comprising the freshman integrated
experience. In Business 1 students will be introduced to the key functional areas of
business, the evaluation of new business opportunities, and the business plan process.
By applying the creative process, students will conceive new business ideas that will
be developed through the remainder of the sequence.
Learning outcomes
After completing this course, students should be able to:
• Identify and apply creative methods for idea generation
• Evaluate business opportunities
• Understand the role of key business functions
• Understand how a business is managed
• Understand and master business communication process
• Experience business decisions implications
• Present and explain business ideas
Grading
Class participation 15%
Short assignments and quizzes 15%
Business idea 35%
Exam 35%
Total 100%
Course description
This course acts as an introduction to the way in which corporations report their
financial performance to interested stakeholders like investors and creditors. Coverage
of the accounting cycle, generally accepted accounting principles, and analytical tools
help students become informed users of financial statements.
Grading
The following means of evaluation and assessment will be used to grade students’
performances:
Examinations and Final: Quizzes, midterm examinations plus a final exam
Other various articles, Internet sites, and audiovisual material may also be utilized.
Each student needs an electronic calculator.
Computer-based Analysis
Course Description
This course accompanies the freshman business sequence in which students learn to
take a business idea from inception to launch. In this course, students learn how
electronic spreadsheet tools can help them assess the operational, financial and
market viability of their business idea. Emphasis will be placed on the application of
spreadsheet models for supporting business decision making. A variety of
spreadsheet-based cases in multiple business domains will be utilized to show how to
effectively analyze and solve business problems using the spreadsheet tool.
Course objectives
Upon completing the course, students should be able to:
• Identify components of spreadsheet design that support business decision
making.
• Employ spreadsheet based analytical skills to turn data into information.
• Apply spreadsheet-based analysis in a variety of business functional areas.
• Evaluate commercial viability of the new product/service using spreadsheet
models.
• Outline the steps for analyzing new product/service feasibility.
• Identify and evaluate target markets of the new product/service using
spreadsheet models.
Grading
Practical Exam 1 30%
Practical Exam 2 30%
Practical Exam 3 30%
Group Project 10%
Total 100%
Course objectives
• develop critical thinking
• develop argumentation
• develop critical reading skills
• develop writing skills
Learning outcomes
Students will:
• be able to articulate, support, defend, and refute an argument,
• be able to critically assess different sources of information,
• be able to plan, draft, and revise their written work,
• be able to apply grammar and punctuation rules appropriately and
effectively,
• be able to write clearly at sentence and text level and to avoid redundancy,
• be able to write texts from a range of genres and for different audiences,
• understand the importance of academic honesty,
• be able to paraphrase the ideas of other writers and cite carefully selected
sources in order to avoid plagiarism,
• receive feedback from their peers and give feedback to their peers.
Grading
Reading Assignment I 5 points
Quiz 10 points
Punctuation Test 10 points
Paper I Draft 10 points
Paper I Peer Review 5 points
Paper I Final 10 points
Reading Assignment II 5 points
Writing Assignment I 5 points
Reading Assignment III 5 points
Writing Assignment II 5 points
Paper II Draft 10 points
Paper II Peer Review 5 points
Paper II Final 10 points
Class Attendance and Participation 5 points
Total 100 points
Course Description
This course provides the background for an introductory level, non-trigonometry based
calculus course. The topics include a review of the fundamentals of algebra: solutions
of linear, fractional, and quadratic equations, functions and their graphs, polynomial,
exponential, logarithmic and rational functions, and systems of linear equations.
Course objectives
To learn the essential algebraic concepts and develop the manipulative skills
appropriate for students enrolled in business and economics course required by their
degree programs:
• to have students learn the basic definitions, concepts, rules, vocabulary, and
mathematical notation of algebra
• to provide students with the necessary manipulative skills required for solving
problems in algebra
• to provide an opportunity for students to obtain a background in mathematics
necessary to a study of business, economics, accounting, management,
marketing, information technology, packaging science, hospitality and service
management.
Learning outcomes
• Students will learn the basic definitions, concepts, rules, vocabulary, and
mathematical notation of algebra.
• Students will master the necessary manipulative skills required to solve
problems in algebra.
• Students will be able to use algebra as a tool in solving applied problems in
business, economics, accounting, management, marketing, information
technology, packaging science, and hospitality and service management.
Grading
First Test, week 5 30 points
Midterm, week 10 30 points
Final test, week 16 30 points
First Test, week 5 10 points
Total 100 points
The A-F letter grade is computed according to the standard 100% system: A = 90-100;
B = 80-89; C = 70-79; D = 60-69; F = 0-59.
Course description
Microeconomics studies the workings of individual markets. That is, it examines the
interaction of the demanders of goods and services with the suppliers of those goods
and services. It explores how the behavior of consumers (demanders), the behavior of
producers (suppliers), and the level of market competition influence market outcomes.
Prerequisite for economics concentration and minor; prerequisite for economic and
international studies programs; and a social science core course but no prerequisite
for Principle of Macroeconomic course.
Grading
Final grade will depend on the weighted average of the grading components and
scaling system is as follows:
Final grade will depend on the weighted average of the grading components and scaling
system is as follows:
Quiz 1 15%
Exam 1 25%
Quiz 2 15%
Exam 2 25%
In-class assignments 20%
Total 100%
Class format: Class hours 3 Lab hours 0
Course Description
RIT 365 students participate in experiential learning opportunities designed to launch
them into their career at RIT, support them in making multiple and varied connections
across the university, and immerse them in processes of competency development.
The core of this course is the Plan-Do-Reflect Cycle, comprised of strategizing for an
impending action, engaging in the action or activity, and thoughtfully considering the
implications of the action in which they engaged. Students will receive feedback and
develop a personal plan for future action in order to develop foundational self-
awareness and recognize broad-based professional competencies.
Learning Outcomes:
• Students are engaged with the RIT community by participating in the following:
o The Experiential Learning Process (Plan-Do-Reflect) during campus
experiences;
o Dialogue related to Super Speaker events.
• Students have a positive impact on the community by:
o Engaging in reflective dialogue;
o Contributing their knowledge and experiences to the group experience.
• Students have a connection to an RIT community member (faculty, staff or
alumni) by:
o Attending and contributing to dialogue related to Super Speaker events;
o Engaging in reflective dialogue at least once during the semester in
coaching appointments.
• Students develop foundational self-awareness through the following activities:
o Meeting with their RIT 365 facilitator to reflect on their first-year
experiences;
o Documenting skills and competencies gained in their first year in an
online portfolio.
• Students are able to use intentional strategies (tools) to enhance their personal
growth through:
o Determine potential tools to aid in personal development, and plan for
current and future decisions;
o Planning to gain skills and competencies in addition to those, they
document in an online portfolio, identifying tools necessary to gain those
skills and competencies.
• Students will develop a plan to build broad-based professional competencies
(including communication, critical thinking and collaboration) by:
o Identify competencies they intend to build, and create a plan for
competency development;
Grading: This is a pass/fail course. Students will receive a passing grade by:
• Attending class and participating
• Attending a Super Speaker event
• Writing a Six Word Story
• Completing 4 Individual Experience Assignments
• Attending a 365 Coaching session
Course materials/resources:
SIS: https://www.rit.edu/infocenter/
MyCourses: https://mycourses.rit.edu/
Wallace Library: https://library.rit.edu/
Study Tool Kit: https://www.rit.edu/studentaffairs/asc/quick-links/study-tool-kit
Introduction to Academic English
Course objectives
• improve students’ writing skills
• expand students’ vocabulary
Learning outcomes
Students will:
• be able to use correct word order in a sentence,
• be able to use the right collocations,
• be able to use idioms appropriately,
• be able to use basic tenses to write about past, present, and future events,
• be able to apply punctuation and capitalization rules,
• be able to write simple and compound sentences,
• be able to write short and clear paragraphs,
• be able to understand a variety of shorter texts,
• be able to distinguish the properties of academic style from less formal styles,
• be able to draft and revise their writing,
• be able to hold a public presentation,
• be able to keep a portfolio,
• be able to keep a glossary,
• understand the importance of academic honesty.
Grading
E-mail 5 points
Response I 5 points
Summary I 5 points
Response II 5 points
Summary II 5 points
Response III 5 points
Summary III 5 points
Response IV 5 points
Summary IV 5 points
Presentation 10 points
Article report I 5 points
Article report II 5 points
Article report III 5 points
Glossary 20 points
Portfolio 5 points
Class Attendance and 5 points
Participation
Total: 100 points
Course Description
This course, the second course in the First-year Business Sequence, applies
technology tools to create tangible outcomes for product and marketing ideas from the
business plan. Students will develop websites, video marketing tools and other
outcomes while refining their plans for business launch.
Course objectives
• Define and finalize the business plan
• Develop a video presentation targeted to various stakeholders
• Research and identify the key technologies impacting the proposed new product
or service
• Create business process models that document the new business idea Develop
a website to support the new business processes
Grading
Quizzes 10%
In-class exercises 10%
Individual Homework – 2 (5% each) 10%
Group project 40%
Tests (15% each) 30%
Total 100%
Course Description
Management accounting function within today’s increasingly complex organizations
face many challenges – and some valuable opportunities. With this in mind, the main
aim for this course is to enable students to understand and critically evaluate the
context, relevance and potential impact of accounting/finance information within such
entities. This will primarily be achieved by identifying some of the most important
management ‘issues’ typically faced by organizations.
Course objectives
• Comprehend the typical framework and constituent role(s) of organizational
accounting/finance functions;
• Demonstrate a reasoned awareness of how key accounting/finance
information is obtained, presented and utilized;
• Select and implement a range of accounting/finance tools [such as
performance ratios, costing systems, budgeting, project appraisal and working
capital management] appropriate to different situations and contexts;
• Present accounting/finance information and related analytical interpretation and
discussion in an effective manner;
• Recognize factors associated with the appropriate sourcing of both short and
long-term financial funds;
• Appreciate notable behavioral, ethical and social factors associated with the
provision of accounting/finance information; and
• Critically evaluate the effectiveness of ‘traditional’ accounting/finance
approaches and assess current research and possible future developments
Grading
The following means of evaluation and assessment will be used to grade students’
performances:
Calculator: each student must have their own electronic calculator. A financial
calculator is preferable for any business course, but any four-function calculator will be
acceptable.
Principles of Macroeconomics
Course Description
The goal of principles of macroeconomics is to provide students with a broad overview
of the aggregate economy. One important goal of this course is to provide students
with a good understanding of aggregate economic accounts and definitions, principally
so that they can read and understand news and television reporting of the aggregate
economy. In addition, students will be exposed to theories of economic growth (the
“long run”) and theories of the business cycle (the “short run”).
The course should feature a heavy emphasis on the role of economic policy: monetary
and fiscal policies aimed at short run stabilization, policies concerning trade and
international finance, and policies aimed at promoting long run growth. A common
criticism of undergraduate macroeconomic courses is that they feature very little actual
economics. The course should clearly highlight the tradeoffs involved in policymaking
– e.g. short run stabilization vs. long run growth, efficiency vs. equity, etc.
Given the ubiquity of coverage of macroeconomics in the national and local media, the
course should feature an important “real world” component. In particular, instructors
should make an effort to draw on recent periodicals and newspapers to discuss the
applications of the theories and ideas to the real world.
Grading
Final grade will depend on the weighted average of the grading components and
scaling system is as follows:
Quiz 1 15%
Exam 1 25%
Quiz 2 15%
Final Exam 25%
In class assignments & homework 15%
Final course project 5%
Total 100%
Extra points:
Students willing to earn 3 extra points have an option to write research paper based
on Macroeconomics topic of own interest 6 000 words - submission (via Dropbox)
deadline: April 10th 2019 at 23:59, late submission will not be considered.
Course Description
A course stressing applications of calculus concepts to solving problems in business
and Allied Health. Topics include the limit concept, differentiation, partial differentiation,
and integration.
Course objectives
• To have students learn the basic definitions, concepts, rules, vocabulary, and
mathematical notation of calculus.
• To provide students with the necessary manipulative skills required for solving
problems in calculus.
Learning outcomes
• Define concepts of calculus. Solve calculus problems.
• Apply calculus to problems in business, economics and the medical sciences.
Grading
First Exam 21%
The A-F letter grade is computed according to the standard 100% system: A = 90-100;
B = 80-89; C = 70-79; D = 60-69; F = 0-59.
Course Description
This course is an introduction to population, community and ecosystem ecology,
stressing the dynamic interrelationships of plant and animal communities of the
Dalmatian Coast. The course includes such ecological concepts as energy flow and
trophic levels in natural communities, population and community dynamics,
biogeography and ecosystem ecology. Field trips to local ecosystems are included.
Class 2, Lab 2, Credit 4 (S)
Learning Outcomes
• Identify, explain, and assess different viewpoints, pressures, and conflicts
associated with environmental issues
• Develop analytical capabilities through field exercises
• Critically evaluate materials presented in class and during labs.
• Defend claims and solutions using evidence gathered from primary literature
• Identify how human actions impact the concept of sustainability and ways to
minimize these impacts
• Demonstrate ability to work on a group assignment
• Improve communication skills
Grading
Attendance 15 points
Research Paper 15 points
Presentation 10 points
Discussion paper 20 points
Quiz 1 5 points
Quiz 2 5 points
Final Exam 30 points
Total 100 points
Course Description
This course will introduce students to the basic concepts and terminology in the field
of marketing. The goal is to provide students with the foundation necessary for
understanding the discipline of marketing and its role, impact and influence in society,
as well as to prepare students for other courses in the marketing domain. Topics
covered will include marketing strategy, types of markets, market research, market
segmentation, targeting and positioning, and marketing mix (4 Ps). As an introductory
course, the class will cover the large breadth of topics albeit in limited depth.
Course objectives
After completing this course, students should be able to:
• Demonstrate, in written format, the ability to use the language common to marketing
management areas.
• Apply marketing concepts/principles to the marketing situations.
• Demonstrate knowledge of marketing information sources.
• Evaluate the major components of the marketing environment and how they may affect the
outcomes of a given marketing strategy.
• Demonstrate the variety of skills in analyses of marketing problems through cases, simulations
or class reports.
• Demonstrate knowledge of how marketing is conducted in international settings.
Grading
Tests (25+25+25) 75%
Individual Homework 25%
(5+5+5+5+5)
Total 100%
Course Description
INTB-225 Global Business Environment. Being an informed global citizen requires an
understanding of the global business environment. Organizations critical to the
development of the global business environment include, for-profit businesses, non-
profits, governmental, non-governmental and supranational agencies. This course
introduces students to the interdependent relationships between organizations and the
global business environment. A holistic approach is used to examine the diverse
economics, political, legal, cultural and financial systems that influence both
organizations and the global business environment.
Course objectives
The goal of this course if for students to achieve a basic literacy in the issues,
institutions and forces that influence the global business environment. Students will be
introduced to:
• Legal, political and financial risk analysis;
• Theories of global political economy;
• The central drivers and debates around international trade;
• The international monetary systems;
• International financial markets;
• Supranational organizations;
• Technology; and
• Special topics related to global current events.
Grading
Case Studies Written/Oral 20%
Written Paper 20%
Mid Term Exam 20%
Group Project 20%
Final Exam 20%
Total 100%
Course Description
To be successful in our globally-networked business environment, contemporary
management professionals must have a strong grounding in the principles of
information and information technology.
This course provides an introduction to the field of management information systems
(MIS), including the tools and techniques for managing information and information
technologies within organizations. We place a particular emphasis on the nature of
systems, the role of information in business processes, the management of data, and
the planning of MIS design projects.
Course Objectives
The primary aim of this course is to provide students with a sound basis for managing
information and information technologies effectively.
This course is intended to provide a critical understanding of the context within which
business performs and how information can enhance business processes and
management decision making across the enterprise.
Learning Outcomes
By course completion, students will be able to:
• Demonstrate an understanding of systems and design thinking principles.
• Explain what an IS is and why IS are so important in contemporary
organizations.
• Generate alternative solutions to an IS problem and choose among them.
• Identify the major management challenges to building and using IS and learn
how to find appropriate solutions to those challenges
• Identify and evaluate the role of data in IS and business processes.
• Understand the role of business intelligence systems in creating organizational
value.
Grading
The following categories will determine your grade:
Course Description
This course is designed to enable students to view and value corporate strategy
through the lens of corporate finance. The course delivers a deeper understanding of
how firms make financing and investing decisions. We will analyze data drawn from
across the business from the viewpoint of the investors. After completing this course,
students will be provided with financial insight into the decision-making process. More
specifically, the course will cover:
• Types of business organizations and the relative advantages of each type
• Overview of financial markets and institutions
• Analysis of financial statements
• Time value of money
• Valuation of stocks and bonds
• Link between risk and return and CAPM
• Evaluating projects using metrics such as NPV, IRR and PI
• Capital structure decisions
• Dividend policy
• Evaluating short-term financing alternatives.
Grading
3 exams (25% each) 75%
Weekly quizzes 10%
Group assignments 15%
Individual homeworks mandatory but not graded
Total 100%
The instructor reserves the right to add or subtract as much as +/- 2% based on
student’s exceptional participation, answers to random “cold-calling” throughout the
course and in-class conduct (a neutral performance will lead to no adjustment).
Course Description
This course will study the statistical methods of presenting and analyzing data. Topics
covered include descriptive statistics and displays, random sampling, the normal
distribution, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing. Microsoft Excel is used to
reinforce these principles and to introduce the use of technology in statistical analysis.
This is a general introductory statistics course and is intended for a broad range of
programs. Note: This course may not be taken for credit if credit is to be earned in
STAT-205. (MATH-101 College Algebra or equivalent) Class 3, Credit 3 (F, S, Su)
Learning outcomes
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of definitions, concepts, rules, vocabulary,
and notation of statistics.
• Perform basic statistical calculations
• Describe data sets with statistical measures and displays Formulate simple
hypothesis tests and state conclusions
Grading
First Test 30 points
Midterm 30 points
Final test 30 points
Attendance 10 points
Total 100 points
The A-F letter grade is computed according to the standard 100% system: A = 90-100;
B = 80-89; C = 70-79; D = 60-69; F = 0-59. Class
Format: Class hours 3 Lab hours 0
Course description
This course introduces the Spanish language and the culture of Hispanic countries to
beginners, and provides a basic foundation in all skills in Spanish (speaking, listening,
reading, writing, culture) through intensive practice in a variety of media. Language
work progresses from autobiographical information, through the present tense, to
preliminary work in the past tenses. Students must take placement exam if this is their
first RIT class in Spanish and they have some prior study of Spanish. Class 4, Credit
4 (F)
Course Objectives
The primary aim of this course is to provide students with a sound basis for learning
to communicate effectively and accurately in Spanish as it is spoken and written
today. Practice is given in all four basic skills - listening, speaking, reading, and
writing – with many opportunities for student-student interaction and self-expression
in realistic situations.
A second important aim of the course is to introduce students to contemporary life and
culture in Spain and Spanish speaking countries. The dialogues, readings, and cultural
notes have been written to depict what life is like there today.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should be able to use with confidence the basic
structures of the language, to have mastered an active vocabulary of approximately
1,200 Spanish words and to recognize many more words in speech and writing. They
should have mastered the basic features of the sound system and be able to
communicate orally and in writing on everyday topics. Students should also have
gained an appreciation for varied aspects of culture in Spanish speaking countries.
Grading
Course description
This course introduces the French language and the culture of French speaking
countries to beginners, and provides a basic foundation in all skills in French (speaking,
listening, reading, writing, culture) through intensive practice in a variety of media.
Language work progresses from autobiographical information, through the present
tense, to preliminary work in the past tenses. Students must take placement exam if
this is their first RIT class in French and they have some prior study of French. Class
4, Credit 4 (F)
Course Objectives
The primary aim of this course is to provide students with a sound basis for learning to
communicate effectively and accurately in French as it is spoken and written today.
Practice is given in all four basic skills - listening, speaking, reading, and writing – with
many opportunities for student-student interaction and self-expression in realistic
situations.
A second important aim of the course is to introduce students to contemporary life and
culture in France and French speaking countries. The dialogues, readings, and cultural
notes have been written to depict what life is like there today.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should be able to use with confidence the basic
structures of the language, to have mastered an active vocabulary of approximately
1,200 French words and to recognize many more words in speech and writing. They
should have mastered the basic features of the sound system and be able to
communicate orally and in writing on everyday topics. Students should also have
gained an appreciation for varied aspects of culture in French speaking countries.
Grading
The following categories will determine your grade:
Course Description
This is the first course in a two-course sequence. The sequence provides students
without prior exposure to the language with a sound basis for learning Italian as it is
used today in its spoken and written forms. The goal of the sequence is proficiency in
communication skills with an emphasis on oral proficiency. The sequence also
acquaints students with contemporary culture and life in the Italian-speaking countries.
Students must take placement exam if this is their first RIT class in Italian and they
have some prior study of Italian. Class 4, Credit 4 (F)
Course objectives
The primary aim of this course is to provide students with a sound basis for learning to
communicate effectively and accurately in Italian as it is spoken and written today.
Practice is given in all four basic skills - listening, speaking, reading, and writing – with
many opportunities for student-student interaction and self-expression in realistic
situations.
A second important aim of the course is to introduce students to contemporary life and
culture in Italy and Italian speaking countries. The dialogues, readings, and cultural
notes have been written to depict what life is like there today.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should be able to use with confidence the basic
structures of the language, to have mastered an active vocabulary of approximately
1,200 Italian words and to recognize many more words in speech and writing. They
should have mastered the basic features of the sound system and be able to
communicate orally and in writing on everyday topics. Students should also have
gained an appreciation for varied aspects of culture in Italian speaking countries.
Grading
The following categories will determine your grade:
Additional books
• Sentieri – Julia M. Cozzarelli – Vista Higher Learning, 2020.
• Progetto italiano 1 – S. Magnelli, T. Marin – Edilingua
• Italian Grammar in Practice - Susanna Nocchi - Alma Edizioni Firenze
• Ecco! Grammatica italiana - Claudio Manella - Progetto Lingua Firenze
• Grammatica essenziale della lingua italiana – Marco Mezzadri - Guerra edizioni
Perugia
• Cantachetipassa, impararel’italiano con le canzoni, Ciro Massimo Naddeo e
GiulianaTrama,
• ALMA Edizioni, 2000
• Cinema italiano, imparal’italiano con i film, ALMA Edizioni, Firenze, a cura di
Ciro Massimo Naddeo e Alessandro De Giuli, EdizioneRedux
Beginning Russian I
Course Description
This is the first course in a two-course sequence. The sequence provides students
without prior exposure to the language with a sound basis for learning Russian as it is
used today in its spoken and written forms. The goal of the sequence is proficiency in
communication skills with an emphasis on oral proficiency. The sequence also
acquaints students with contemporary culture and life in the Russian-speaking
countries. Students must take a placement exam if this is their first RIT class in Russian
and they have some prior study of Russian. Class 4, Credit 4 (F)
Course Objectives
The primary aim of this course is to provide students with a sound basis for learning to
communicate effectively and accurately in Russian as it is spoken and written today.
Practice is given in all four basic skills - listening, speaking, reading, and writing – with
many opportunities for student-student interaction and self-expression in realistic
situations.
A second important aim of the course is to introduce students to contemporary life and
culture in Russian speaking countries. The dialogues, readings, and cultural notes
have been written to depict what life is like there today.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should be able to use with confidence the basic
structures of the language, to have mastered an active vocabulary of approximately
1,200 Russian words and to recognize many more words in speech and writing. They
should have mastered the basic features of the sound system and be able to
communicate orally and in writing on everyday topics. Students should also have
gained an appreciation for varied aspects of culture in Russian speaking countries.
Grading
The following categories will determine your grade:
Course description
This is the first course in a two-course sequence. The sequence provides students
without prior exposure to the language with a sound basis for learning German as it is
used today in its spoken and written forms. The goal of the sequence is proficiency in
communication skills with an emphasis on oral proficiency. The sequence also
acquaints students with contemporary culture and life in the German-speaking
countries. Students must take a placement exam if this is their first RIT class in German
and they have some prior study of German. Class 4, Credit 4 (F)
Course objectives
The primary aim of this course is to provide students with a sound basis for learning to
communicate effectively and accurately in German as it is spoken and written today.
Practice is given in all four basic skills - listening, speaking, reading, and writing – with
many opportunities for student-student interaction and self-expression in realistic
situations.
A second important aim of the course is to introduce students to contemporary life and
culture in German speaking countries. The dialogues, readings, and cultural notes
have been written to depict what life is like there today.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should be able to use with confidence the basic
structures of the language, to have mastered an active vocabulary of approximately
1,200 German words and to recognize many more words in speech and writing. They
should have mastered the basic features of the sound system and be able to
communicate orally and in writing on everyday topics. Students should also have
gained an appreciation for varied aspects of culture in German speaking countries.
Grading
The following categories will determine your grade:
Course description
This course begins in the second week of the semester. It is geared towards students
who previously have not been successful in their courses due to poor study skills, time
management and/or organizational skills. Students enrolled in this course will explore
and practice essential study techniques and time management skills as they relate to
the current credit courses in which students are enrolled. This course is not designed
for students whose success deficiency is caused by lack of attendance.
Course Objectives
• To assist students in gaining a greater sense of awareness for personal habits
related to time management, study skills.
• To expose students to time management and study skills tools that will improve
their overall academic success.
• To assist students in gaining a greater understanding of key elements of
academic success and learning.
Grading
This is a pass/fail course. Students will earn a passing grade by:
• Attending class
• Being prepared
• Participating
Class format:
Timetable: two class lectures per week for seven weeks (from Week #2 to Week #8),
no labs.
ASC Schedules:
Study Centers
Course Description
An introductory course in managing and leading organizations, this course provides an
overview of human behavior in organizations at the individual, group, and
organizational level with an emphasis on enhancing organizational effectiveness.
Topics include individual differences, work teams, motivation, communication,
leadership, conflict resolution, organizational culture, and organizational change.
Prerequisite: sophomore standing.
Learning outcomes
After completing this course, students should be able to:
• Cite the fundamental factors addressed in explaining individual differences,
perceptions and behavior within organizational settings.
• Publicize the most substantiated theories used to understand individual
employee motivation and performance.
• Cite the fundamental factors addressed in explaining group and team behavior
within organizational settings.
• Publicize the essential differences between the most substantiated theories for
understanding organizational leadership.
• Delineate the influence of power and politics in the operation of organizational
justice.
• Publicize the interrelation of organizational structure, organizational design, and
organizational culture.
Grading
Class Participation 20%
Quizzes (best 5 scores out of 7) 20%
Short Assignments 10%
Homework 10%
Team OB project 30%
Group presentations of Final papers 10%
Total 100%
Compulsory textbook: Phillips, J., & Gully, S. (2014). Organizational Behavior: Tools
for Success, 2nd edition. Mason, OH: Cengage.
Course Description
This zero credit course consists of a series of workshops and seminars designed to
introduce business students to the skills needed to be successful in job and co-op
searches and applications to graduate schools. Students will establish their career
goals and create material needed to achieve these goals (e.g., resume, cover letter),
and become successful interviewers.
Course Objectives
This course provides an introduction to conducting an effective job search based upon
a high level of self-awareness. Inherent in any job or internship search, students will
identify their qualifications and establish job, internship, or graduate school goals.
Participants will engage in experiential activities that simulate the phases of a job
search. To this accord, students will attend specified classes or events in proper
business attire (unless otherwise noted). Multiple attempts and iterations may be
necessary to achieve a level of competency (i.e. resume writing and interview skills).
Learning Outcomes
All students are expected to demonstrate mastery of each learning outcome provided
below. Mastery will be demonstrated through one or more assignments and/or
examinations during the term.
• Understand one’s personal interests, values, and abilities and relate those to
multiple industries and career fields.
• Understand how to establish job, internship, graduate school, or career goals
and the role one’s goals play in yielding successful outcomes or developing self-
confidence.
• Knowledge of career resources and how to conduct research on business
functions and industries and understand the variety of entry-level positions and
potential career paths from each.
• Understand and engage in networking to discover how it contributes to a
job/internship search.
• Understand the importance and function of informational interviews and how
they relate to networking.
• Understand the importance of completing internships or gaining relevant
experience prior to graduation.
• Understand the value of proper attire and business etiquette and apply them in
various settings.
• Understand the variety of interview styles and questions, as well as how to
prepare.
• Understand how to evaluate an employer, internship, or job to determine how it
coincides or differs with personal goals, skills, and values.
• Understand the need for, and components of, a targeted resume and create
one.
• Understand the components to a well-written cover letter and other forms of job
search documentation, and be able to create them.
• Understand the timeline and components for a competitive graduate school
application. Students will be able to express when and if they will apply to
graduate programs.
• Understand how to identify a graduate program that is appropriate for one’s
learning style, interests, academic preparation, and goals.
• Understand what constitutes a job offer and how to respond, accept, or decline.
• Understand how to differentiate between job offers and make a decision.
Grading
Resume Assignments 30 points
Cover Letter Assignment 20 points
LinkedIn profile Assignment 10points
Hit List of Employers Assignment 10 points
Career Goals Reflection 20 points
Attendance 10 points
Total 100 points
Course Description
This class is an intensive introduction to researched writing. Students will develop
proficiency in analytical writing, critical reading and critical thinking, by writing within a
variety of contexts and with a variety of purposes. Students will develop writing
strategies and research skills that they will draw on throughout their academic careers.
There will be particular attention to the writing process including an emphasis on
teacher- student conferencing, self-assessment, class discussion, peer review, formal
and informal writing, research and revision.
Course objectives
• to have students learn appropriate writing process strategies: pre-writing,
composing and revising, editing, and consideration of audience and purpose
• to teach students to employ critical and creative thinking skills for self-
assessment and reflection on the writing process
• to provide students with the appropriate grammatical and mechanical structures
to support the development of their writing and to successfully express meaning
• to have students read advanced college-level texts for the purposes of
discussion and composition
• to teach students to collaborate with peers and learn how to supply effective
feedback
• to provide students with the skill for using a range of technologies to address
different audiences
Learning outcomes
Students will:
• understand the importance of academic honesty,
• proficiently use APA for citing and referencing,
• be able to paraphrase the ideas of other writers and cite carefully selected
sources in order to avoid plagiarism,
• be able to find information and choose the right sources,
• be able to write a research paper,
• receive feedback from their peers and give feedback to their peers,
• be able to present their research.
Grading
Topic Presentation 5
Credibility Quiz 10
Working Bibliography 5
Short Draft 5
Peer Review 1 5
Integration Quiz 10
Annotated Bibliography 15
Long Draft 10
Peer Review 1 5
Paper Presentation 5
Final Paper 20
Participation 5
Total 100
Course Description
An elementary introduction to the topics of regression and analysis of variance. The
statistical software package Minitab will be used to reinforce these techniques. The
focus of this course is on business applications. This is a general introductory statistics
course and is intended for a broad range of programs
Course objectives
• To develop students' understanding of the applications of probability and
statistics that supports engineering, science, mathematics and other areas.
• To acquaint students with probability and statistics notation and the basic theory
of probability and statistics.
• To develop a capacity for critical and analytical thinking.
• To develop an appropriate level of mathematical and statistical literacy and
competency.
Learning outcomes
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of definitions, concepts, rules, vocabulary,
and notation of statistics.
• Perform basic statistical calculations
• Describe data sets with statistical measures and displays Formulate simple
hypothesis tests and state conclusions
Grading
First Test, week 5 30 points
Midterm, week 10 30 points
Final test, week 15 30 points
Attendance 10 points
Total 100 points
The A-F letter grade is computed according to the standard 100% system: A = 90-100;
B = 80-89; C = 70-79; D = 60-69; F = 0-59.
Course description
This is the second course in a two-course sequence. The sequence provides students
without prior exposure to the language with a sound basis for learning French as it is
used today in its spoken and written forms. The goal of the sequence is proficiency in
communication skills with an emphasis on oral proficiency. The sequence also
acquaints students with contemporary culture and life in French-speaking countries.
(MLFR-201 Beginning French I or equivalent proficiency) Class 4, Credit 4 (S)
Course Objectives
The primary aim of this course is to provide students with a sound basis for learning to
communicate effectively and accurately in Spanish as it is spoken and written today.
Practice is given in all four basic skills - listening, speaking, reading, and writing – with
many opportunities for student-student interaction and self-expression in realistic
situations.
A second important aim of the course is to introduce students to contemporary life and
culture in Spanish speaking countries. The dialogues, readings, and cultural notes
have been written to depict what life is like in Spanish speaking countries today.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should be able to use with confidence the basic
structures of the language, to have mastered an active vocabulary of approximately
1,200 Spanish words and to recognize many more words in speech and writing. They
should have mastered the basic features of the sound system and be able to
communicate orally and in writing on everyday topics. Students should also have
gained an appreciation for varied aspects of culture in Spanish speaking countries.
Grading
Homework and/or Other Written Assignments 10 points
Quizzes (3 quizzes) (3 x 20) 60 points
Oral In-class Examination (2 x 5) 10 points
Final Oral Exam 10 points
Class Absences and Class Participation 10 points
Total 100 points
Course Description
This course continues the basic grammatical structures, vocabulary and situations of
first-year Spanish. Beginning Spanish 2 continues work in the past tenses and includes
work on the subjunctive mood, plus the future and conditional tenses. Students work
on paragraph-length speech and writing, and move toward readiness for conversation
and composition. (MLSP-201 Beginning Spanish I or equivalent proficiency) Class 4,
Credit 4 (S)
Course Objectives
The primary aim of this course is to provide students with a sound basis for learning to
communicate effectively and accurately in Spanish as it is spoken and written today.
Practice is given in all four basic skills - listening, speaking, reading, and writing – with
many opportunities for student-student interaction and self-expression in realistic
situations.
A second important aim of the course is to introduce students to contemporary life and
culture in Spanish speaking countries. The dialogues, readings, and cultural notes
have been written to depict what life is like in Spanish speaking countries today.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should be able to use with confidence the basic
structures of the language, to have mastered an active vocabulary of approximately
1,200 Spanish words and to recognize many more words in speech and writing. They
should have mastered the basic features of the sound system and be able to
communicate orally and in writing on everyday topics. Students should also have
gained an appreciation for varied aspects of culture in Spanish speaking countries.
Grading
Homework and/or Other Written Assignments 10 points
Quizzes (3 quizzes) (3 x 20) 60 points
Oral In-class Examination (2 x 5) 10 points
Final Oral Exam 10 points
Class Absences and Class Participation 10 points
Total 100 points
Class format: Class hours 2 Lab hours 2
Course materials and textbooks:
• PLAZAS, Lugar de encuentros, Robert Hershberger, Susan Navey-Davis,
Guiomar Borrás Álvarez, Fifth edition, CENGAGE Learning.
• PLAZAS, Lugar de encuentros, Student Activities Manual, fifth edition
• MindTap for Plazas, fifth edition, Cengage
Additional books:
Keith Chambers; Beginner's Spanish Grammar; teach Yourself Books (or any other
grammar of the Spanish language
Beginning Russian II
Course Description
This is the second course in a two-course sequence. The sequence provides students
without prior exposure to the language with a sound basis for learning Russian as it is
used today in its spoken and written forms. The goal of the sequence is proficiency in
communication skills with an emphasis on oral proficiency. The sequence also
acquaints students with contemporary culture and life in Russian-speaking countries.
(MLRU-201 Beginning Russian I or equivalent proficiency) Class 4, Credit 4 (S)
Course Objectives
The primary aim of this course is to provide students with a sound basis for learning to
communicate effectively and accurately in Russian as it is spoken and written today.
Practice is given in all four basic skills - listening, speaking, reading, and writing – with
many opportunities for student-student interaction and self-expression in realistic
situations.
A second important aim of the course is to introduce students to contemporary life and
culture in Russian speaking countries. The dialogues, readings, and cultural notes
have been written to depict what life is like in Russian speaking countries today.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should be able to use with confidence the basic
structures of the language, to have mastered an active vocabulary of approximately
1,200 Russian words and to recognize many more words in speech and writing. They
should have mastered the basic features of the sound system and be able to
communicate orally and in writing on everyday topics. Students should also have
gained an appreciation for varied aspects of culture in Russia.
Grading
Homework and/or Other Written Assignments 10 points
Quizzes (3 quizzes) (3 x 20) 60 points
Oral In-class Examination (2 x 5) 10 points
Final Oral Exam 10 points
Class Absences and Class Participation 10 points
Total 100 points
Course Description
This is the second course in a two-course sequence. The sequence provides students
without prior exposure to the language with a sound basis for learning Italian as it is
used today in its spoken and written forms. The goal of the sequence is proficiency in
communication skills with an emphasis on oral proficiency. The sequence also
acquaints students with contemporary culture and life in the Italian-speaking countries.
(MLIT-201 Beginning Italian I or equivalent proficiency) Class 4, Credit 4 (S)
Course Objectives
The primary aim of this course is to provide students with a sound basis for learning to
communicate effectively and accurately in Italian as it is spoken and written today.
Practice is given in all four basic skills - listening, speaking, reading, and writing – with
many opportunities for student-student interaction and self-expression in realistic
situations.
A second important aim of the course is to introduce students to contemporary life and
culture in Italian speaking countries. The dialogues, readings, and cultural notes have
been written to depict what life is like in Italy today.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should be able to use with confidence the basic
structures of the language, to have mastered an active vocabulary of approximately
1,200 Italian words and to recognize many more words in speech and writing. They
should have mastered the basic features of the sound system and be able to
communicate orally and in writing on everyday topics. Students should also have
gained an appreciation for varied aspects of culture in Italian speaking countries.
Grading
Homework and/or Other Written Assignments 10 points
Quizzes (3 quizzes) (3 x 20) 60 points
Oral In-class Examination (2 x 5) 10 points
Final Oral Exam 10 points
Class Absences and Class Participation 10 points
Total 100 points
Additional books
• Sentieri – Julia M. Cozzarelli – Vista Higher Learning, 2020.
• Progetto italiano 1 – S. Magnelli, T. Marin – Edilingua
• Italian Grammar in Practice - Susanna Nocchi - Alma Edizioni Firenze
• Ecco! Grammatica italiana - Claudio Manella - Progetto Lingua Firenze
• Grammatica essenziale della lingua italiana – Marco Mezzadri - Guerra
edizioni Perugia
• Cantachetipassa, impararel’italiano con le canzoni, Ciro Massimo Naddeo e
GiulianaTrama, ALMA Edizioni, 2000
• Cinema italiano, imparal’italiano con i film, ALMA Edizioni, Firenze, a cura di
Ciro Massimo Naddeo e Alessandro De Giuli, EdizioneRedux
Beginning German II
Course Description
This is the second course in a two-course sequence. The sequence provides students
without prior exposure to the language with a sound basis for learning German as it is
used today in its spoken and written forms. The goal of the sequence is proficiency in
communication skills with an emphasis on oral proficiency. The sequence also
acquaints students with contemporary culture and life in the German-speaking
countries. (MLGR-201 Beginning German I or equivalent proficiency) Class 4, Credit 4
(S)
Course Objectives
The primary aim of this course is to provide students with a sound basis for learning to
communicate effectively and accurately in German as it is spoken and written today.
Practice is given in all four basic skills - listening, speaking, reading, and writing – with
many opportunities for student-student interaction and self-expression in realistic
situations.
A second important aim of the course is to introduce students to contemporary life and
culture in German speaking countries. The dialogues, readings, and cultural notes
have been written to depict what life is like in German speaking countries today.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should be able to use with confidence the basic
structures of the language, to have mastered an active vocabulary of approximately
1,200 German words and to recognize many more words in speech and writing. They
should have mastered the basic features of the sound system and be able to
communicate orally and in writing on everyday topics. Students should also have
gained an appreciation for varied aspects of culture in German speaking countries.
Grading
Homework and/or Other Written Assignments 10 points
Quizzes (3 quizzes) (3 x 20) 60 points
Oral In-class Examination (2 x 5) 10 points
Final Oral Exam 10 points
Class Absences and Class Participation 10 points
Total 100 points
Additional books
• German College Dictionary, Harper-Colllins, Second Edition (or any other
dictionary of the German language)
• Grammar of the German language
• http://dict.tu-chemnitz.de/ (Beolingus-Your Online Dictionary)
YEAR 3 – COURSE
DESCRIPTIONS
Cross-Cultural Management
Course Description
This course explores the key management issues facing global organizations. The
course examines the impact of "culture" on management, employees, counterparties
and other stakeholders with the ultimate goal of developing an understanding of how
to maximize organizational performance and function effectively in a global
environment. Students will develop and understanding of leadership, communication,
decision-making, negotiation and motivation across international borders.
INTB-225 and third year standing are prerequisites for this course.
Course objectives
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to identify, interpret and
apply the issues, concepts, theories, frameworks and practices of business in a cross-
cultural context. Specific objectives include the ability to:
Grading
Cases / Participation 10 points
First Exam 25 points
Group Projects 1 & 2 Written (15 + 15) 30 points
Group Projects 1 & 2 Presentation (5 + 5) 10 points
Second Exam 25 points
Total 100 points
Course Description
This course applies concepts of ethics to business at the macro level and at the micro
level. At the macro level, the course examines competing business ideologies
exploring the ethical concerns of capitalism as well as the role of business in society.
At the micro level, the course examines the role of the manager in establishing an
ethical climate with an emphasis on the development of ethical leadership in business
organizations. The following topics are typically discussed: the stakeholder theory of
the firm, corporate governance, marketing and advertising ethics, the rights and
responsibilities of employees, product safety, ethical reasoning, business's
responsibility to the environment, moving from a culture of compliance to a culture of
integrity, and ethical leadership. (Junior status) Class 3, Credit 3 (fall, spring)
Course objectives
• Understand a range of social, political, and ethical issues facing society,
businesses, and individuals.
• Explain the reasons for government regulation and intervention and understand
the nature of soft law and its implementation in the context of sustainability.
• Develop skills and frameworks to analyze ethical dilemmas.
• Explain the role of a leader in creating a culture of integrity in an organization.
• For a substantive ethical business issue, propose a sustainable course of action
that considers the interest of stakeholders.
• Acquire and implement a stakeholder approach in managing business,
developing strategies and plans of action and solving issues and crises in
business environment.
• Understand and be able to implement the concepts of corporate responsibility,
sustainability, shared value, sustainable value and social enterprise model.
• Develop competencies to understand implementation of UNPRME, UNGC, GRI
and other relevant frameworks in the business context with a particular accent
to the role of business in achieving the SD goals for 20130.
Grading
The student’s final grade will be earned through completion of each of the following:
Participation/Discussions 10%
Group work – Case Simulation 10%
Quizzes 12x5 60%
Group Assignment – Case analysis 10%
Final Group Assignment-Aim2Flourish 10%
Total 100%
Course Description
The aim of the course is to present business operations, their continuous optimization
and balancing between efficiency and effectiveness, and operational management
strategies used to the students. Students critically reflect on these strategies, develop
the conceptual and analytical models needed to implement these strategies,
measure and analyze their effects, and provide solutions for continuous
improvement.
Course objectives
Students will:
(1) develop an understanding of the concepts of optimization, efficiency and
effectiveness, and continuous improvement
(2) learn about and discuss operational management strategies, their interactions,
and impacts
(3) create conceptual and analytical models of operational management problems,
solve them and interpret solutions
(4) use software to find solutions
(5) develop and continuously improve the ability to make decisions based on the
conducted analysis using all available strategies and tools
Grading
Following is how performance is evaluated for this course:
Homework I 5%
Homework II 5%
Homework III 5%
Online quizzes 10%
Exam I 25%
Exam II 25%
Exam III 25%
Total 100%
Course Description
The course aims to introduce students to the guiding principles of psychology and its
methodology. The course provides an overview of basic concepts, theories, and
research methods in psychology. Topics include thinking critically with psychological
science; neuroscience and behavior; sensation and perception; learning; memory;
thinking, language, and intelligence; motivation and emotion; personality;
psychological disorders and therapy; and social psychology.
Grading
Exams (3 exams x 20) 60 points
Course Description
This is the first course in the Intermediate Spanish sequence (second year).
Intermediate Spanish I is a course in conversation, along with grammar review and
culture study. Emphasis is on tourist survival situation dialogues, various forms of
conversation, grammar review, and both formal and informal culture (the arts and daily
behavior). The basic skills learned in the first year courses are now put into practice.
(MLSP-202 Beginning Spanish II or equivalent proficiency) Class 3, Credit 3 (F)
Course Objectives
This course is designed to help students improve their vocabulary and better use their
knowledge of the Spanish language. The primary goal of the course is to enable them
to feel free to discuss various subjects/topics and express their own opinions freely, in
Spanish.
Each lesson will cover one area (or one problem) of everyday life. Students will have
to make a comparison between different realities: Spanish, their own view of it and
their perspective of that situation in their own country. They will learn how to converse
in Spanish and exchange their ideas freely. Students will master at least one grammar
feature in each lesson in an applied way: they will have to immediately apply various
grammatical structures in conversation or written/oral exercises.
In order to give students more opportunity to practice speaking, each of them will also
participate in at least one (team-) project during the quarter and will have to make a
presentation in Spanish on a chosen topic.
One of the most important objectives of the course is also to teach students how to
write better in Spanish, and prepare them to use this language in their professional
careers in the future. For this purpose students will have to write a short essay (a
paragraph) every week. The theme of the paragraph can also be the theme of the in-
class discussion. The instructor will also organize (when necessary, at least once in a
semester) writing labs, where students will be correcting each other thus learning from
each other’s mistakes.
Grading
Homework and/or Other Written Assignments 10 points
Grammar and Vocabulary Quizzes (3 x 15) 45 points
Debates 7 points
Course Project/Presentation 8 points
Final Oral Examination 10 points
Final Writing Exam (Essay) 10 points
Class Absences and Class Participation 10 points
Total 100 points
Additional books
• Keith Chambers, Beginner’s Spanish Grammar, Teach Yourself Books (or any
other grammar of the Spanish language)
• José Siles Artés: Historias para conversar – Nivel Medio; SGEL S.A. 2001
• ¿Adónde? Conocer España y los países hispanohablantes,S.C. Ramírez, Elli,
2005
Course Description
This is the first course of a two-course sequence at the intermediate level. The
sequence provides students with the tools to increase their ability to function in Italian.
Communicative activities, contemporary texts, and the study of vocabulary and
grammar are used to expand all communication skills, especially oral proficiency. This
sequence continues to address issues of contemporary Italian life and culture. (MLIT-
202 Beginning Italian II or equivalent proficiency) Class 3, Credit 3 (F)
Course objectives
This course is designed to help students improve their vocabulary and better use
their knowledge of the Italian language. The primary goal of the course is to enable
them to feel free to discuss various subjects/topics and express their own opinions
freely, in Italian.
Each lesson will cover one area (or one problem) of everyday life. Students will have
to make a comparison between different realities: Italian, their own view of it and their
perspective of that situation in their own country. They will learn how to converse in
Italian and exchange their ideas freely. Students will master at least one grammar
feature in each lesson in an applied way: they will have to immediately apply various
grammatical structures in conversation or written/oral exercises.
In order to give students more opportunity to practice speaking, each of them will also
participate in at least one (team-) project during the semester and will have to make a
presentation in Italian on a chosen topic.
One of the most important objectives of the course is also to teach students how to
write better in Italian, and prepare them to use this language in their professional
careers in the future. For this purpose students will have to write a short essay (a
paragraph) every week. The theme of the paragraph can also be the theme of the in-
class discussion.
Grading
Homework and/or Other Written Assignments 10 points
Grammar and Vocabulary Quizzes (3 x 15) 45 points
Debates 7 points
Course Project/Presentation 8 points
Final Oral Examination 10 points
Final Writing Exam (Essay) 10 points
Class Absences and Class Participation 10 points
Total 100 points
Additional books
• Giocare con la letteratura, by Carlo Guastalla, Alma Edizioni, Firenze
• Ponti, italiano terzo millenio, 3rd editon, by Elissa Tognozzi e Giuseppe
Cavatorta, Heinle Cengage Learning, 2013
• Ponti, italiano terzo millenio, 2nd editon, Student Activities Manual, by Elissa
Tognozzi e Giuseppe Cavatorta, Heinle Cengage Learning, 2013
• Pro e contro 1/2, conversare e argomenatare in italiano, Pazit Barki e
Pierangela Diadori, livello intermedio, libro dello studente, Bonacci editore,
seconda edizione, Roma, 1999
• Pro e contro, conversare e argomenatare in italiano, Pazit Barki e Pierangela
Diadori, livello intermedio, guida per l’insegnante, Bonacci editore, seconda
edizione, Roma, 1999
Intermediate Russian I
Course Description
This is the first course of a two-course sequence at the intermediate level. The
sequence provides students with the tools to increase their ability to function in
Russian. Communicative activities, contemporary texts, and the study of vocabulary
and grammar are used to expand all communication skills, especially oral proficiency.
This sequence continues to address issues of contemporary Russian life and culture.
(MLRU-202 Beginning Russian II or equivalent proficiency) Class 3, Credit 3 (F)
Course objectives
This course is designed to help students improve their vocabulary and better use their
knowledge of the Russian language. The primary goal of the course is to enable them
to feel free to discuss various subjects/topics and express their own opinions freely, in
Russian.
Each lesson will cover one area (or one problem) of everyday life. Students will have
to make a comparison between different realities: Russian, their own view of it and
their perspective of that situation in their own country. They will learn how to converse
in Russian and exchange their ideas freely. Students will master at least one grammar
feature in each lesson in an applied way: they will have to immediately apply various
grammatical structures in conversation or written/oral exercises.
In order to give students more opportunity to practice speaking, each of them will also
participate in at least one (team-) project during the semester and will have to make a
presentation in Russian on a chosen topic.
One of the most important objectives of the course is also to teach students how to
write better in Russian, and prepare them to use this language in their professional
careers in the future. For this purpose students will have to write a short essay (a
paragraph) every week. The theme of the paragraph can also be the theme of the in-
class discussion. The instructor will also organize (when necessary, at least once in a
semester) writing labs, where students will be correcting each other thus learning from
each other’s mistakes.
Grading
Homework and/or Other Written Assignments 10 points
Grammar and Vocabulary Quizzes (3 x 15) 45 points
Debates 7 points
Course Project/Presentation 8 points
Final Oral Examination 10 points
Final Writing Exam (Essay) 10 points
Class Absences and Class Participation 10 points
Total 100 points
Course Description
This is the first course of a two-course sequence at the intermediate level. The
sequence provides students with the tools to increase their ability to function in
German. Communicative activities, contemporary texts, and the study of vocabulary
and grammar are used to expand all communication skills, especially oral proficiency.
This sequence continues to address issues of contemporary German life and culture.
(MLGR-202 Beginning German II or equivalent proficiency) Class 3, Credit 3 (F)
Course objectives
This course is designed to help students improve their vocabulary and better use their
knowledge of the German language. The primary goal of the course is to enable them
to feel free to discuss various subjects/topics and express their own opinions freely, in
German.
Each lesson will cover one area (or one problem) of everyday life. Students will have
to make a comparison between different realities: German, their own view of it and
their perspective of that situation in their own country. They will learn how to converse
in German and exchange their ideas freely. Students will master at least one grammar
feature in each lesson in an applied way: they will have to immediately apply various
grammatical structures in conversation or written/oral exercises.
In order to give students more opportunity to practice speaking, each of them will also
participate in at least one (team-) project during the semester and will have to make a
presentation in German on a chosen topic.
One of the most important objectives of the course is also to teach students how to
write better in German, and prepare them to use this language in their professional
careers in the future. For this purpose students will have to write a short essay (a
paragraph) every week. The theme of the paragraph can also be the theme of the in-
class discussion. The instructor will also organize (when necessary, at least once in a
semester) writing labs, where students will be correcting each other thus learning from
each other’s mistakes.
Grading
Homework and/or Other Written Assignments 10 points
Grammar and Vocabulary Quizzes (3 x 15) 45 points
Debates 7 points
Course Project/Presentation 8 points
Final Oral Examination 10 points
Final Writing Exam (Essay) 10 points
Class Absences and Class Participation 10 points
Total 100 points
Additional books
• Funk, H. Kuhn, C., Demme, S. (2006). Studio d A2 Deutsch als Fremdsprache,
Cornelsen Verlag, Berlin.
• Funk, H., Kuhn, C., Demme, S., Winzer, B. (2009). Studio d B1 Deutsch als
Fremdsprache, Cornelsen Verlag Berlin.
An English-German/German-English dictionary is strongly recommended
http://dict.tu-chemnitz.de/
http://wordreference.com/
Intermediate French I
Course Description
This is the first course of a two-course sequence at the intermediate level. The
sequence provides students with the tools to increase their ability to function in French.
Communicative activities, contemporary texts, and the study of vocabulary and
grammar are used to expand all communication skills, especially oral proficiency. This
sequence continues to address issues of contemporary French life and culture.
(MLFR-202 Beginning French II or equivalent proficiency) Class 3, Credit 3 (F)
Course objectives
This course is designed to help students improve their vocabulary and better use their
knowledge of the French language. The primary goal of the course is to enable them
to feel free to discuss various subjects/topics and express their own opinions freely, in
French.
Each lesson will cover one area (or one problem) of everyday life. Students will have
to make a comparison between different realities: French, their own view of it and their
perspective of that situation in their own country. They will learn how to converse in
French and exchange their ideas freely. Students will master at least one grammar
feature in each lesson in an applied way: they will have to immediately apply various
grammatical structures in conversation or written/oral exercises.
In order to give students more opportunity to practice speaking, each of them will also
participate in at least one (team-) project during the semester and will have to make a
presentation in French on a chosen topic.
One of the most important objectives of the course is also to teach students how to
write better in French, and prepare them to use this language in their professional
careers in the future. For this purpose students will have to write a short essay (a
paragraph) every week. The theme of the paragraph can also be the theme of the in-
class discussion. The instructor will also organize (when necessary, at least once in a
semester) writing labs, where students will be correcting each other thus learning from
each other’s mistakes.
Grading
Homework and/or Other Written Assignments 10 points
Grammar and Vocabulary Quizzes (3 x 15) 45 points
Debates 7 points
Course Project/Presentation 8 points
Final Oral Examination 10 points
Final Writing Exam (Essay) 10 points
Class Absences and Class Participation 10 points
Total 100 points
Additional books
• Les 500 Exercices de phonétique A1/A2 – Hachette, 2009
• Les 500 Exercices de grammaire A2-Hachette, 2006
• Nouvelle grammaire du français: Cours de Civilisation Française de la
Sorbonne – Y. Dellatour, D. Jennepin, M. Léon-Dufour, B. Teyssier, Hachette,
2004
• Grammaire essentielle du français niveaux A1 A2 - Glaud Ludivine, Lannier
Muriel, Loiseau Yves, Didier, 2015
• Edito 1 (méthode de français et cahier d'activités) – Marie-Pierre Baylocq
Sassoubre, Stéphanie Brémaud, Stefano Campopiano, Clara Cheilan, Erwan
Dambrine, Cécile Pinson, Didier, 2016
• Génération A2 (méthode de français) – P.Dauda, L.Giachino, C. Baracco,
Didier, 2016
Exporting and Global Sourcing
Course Description
The practice of international business is detailed-oriented and complex as cross-border
trade and investment is subject to various market forces and government regulations.
In this course students will study the issues of compliance, risk assessment, sources
of international information, logistical complexities and intermediaries, and
international payments and financing. The course will develop students with the
necessary knowledge base and skills to become successful in the practice of cross
border transactions.
Course objectives
By the end of the course, students should be able to …
• Identify, access and apply information relevant to international trade and
financing
• Identify and manage international trade and financing intermediaries
• Identify and manage compliance and documentation
• Identify and manage international trade and financing risk
Grading
The course grade will be made up of the following graded items:
Total points translate to letter grades per the usual scale: 100-90.0 % = A, 89.9-80.0
% = B, 79.9-70.0 % = C; 69.9-60.0 % = D; 59.9 % and lower = F.
Course Description
An introduction to professional communication contexts and processes emphasizing
both conceptual and practical dimensions. Participants engage in public speaking,
small group problem solving and leadership, and professional writing exercises while
acquiring theoretical background appropriate to understanding these skills.
Course Objectives
The student who has successfully completed the course will demonstrate the ability to
communicate professionally and effectively in a variety of settings and contexts,
including:
• Oral presentations, including use of PowerPoint
• Writing targeted professional documents, including memos, e-mails, letters, and
reports
• Critical listening and nonverbal communication scenarios group exercises and
projects
• Planning and conducting meetings and recording minutes of meetings
The student will develop the ability:
• To use clear, concise, and grammatically correct language and appropriate
formats in a variety of documents,
• To select, organize, and deliver information in businesslike and professional
presentations, and
• To contribute to team performance and to participate productively in meetings.
Grading
Mid-term review Quiz 15%
Informative or persuasive presentation 15%
Group presentation 20%
Writing 35%
Final Exam 10%
Total 100%
Course Description
This course focuses on marketing management and strategy development within the
context of multinational, international and global markets. The course recognizes the
complexity of global environment and the need to investigate its various economic,
social, political, cultural and legal dimensions from conceptual, methodological and
applications perspectives. It then considers how these environmental factors should
affect, and can be integrated into, marketing programs and strategies.
The course is real-life based and consists of a combination of lectures, discussions
and business cases. Additionally, students will have an opportunity to apply theoretical
concepts and international best practice from the perspective of an export-marketing
manager through a group project. Students will have an opportunity to develop a
marketing plan for the introduction of one selected product on an export market.
Course Objectives
This course aims to introduce students with the marketing strategies and programs
marketers apply in a global market. Globalization is the process of growing
interdependence of national economies, which primarily involves customers,
producers, suppliers and governments in different markets. Global marketing therefore
reflects the trend of companies distributing their products and services in foreign
markets around the world. It is associated with governments reducing trade and
investment barriers, firms manufacturing in multiple countries and foreign firms
increasingly competing in domestic markets. The main role of international marketing
managers is to design and execute effective marketing programs in various countries,
which is a significantly complex task. Marketing programs must, in these situations,
adapt to the needs and preferences of customers that have different levels of
purchasing power as well as different climates, languages and cultures.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, each student will be expected to:
• Have mastered the basic concepts and principles that govern global
marketing activities, as well as the contextual issues (cultural, regulatory,
infrastructural, etc.) that affect decision making in global marketing.
• Recognize, understand, and analyze issues that are relevant to global
marketing, and with the analysis of case studies, understand how
international corporations and organizations approach these issues.
• Understand strategic decision making in the context of global marketing, all
aspects of integrated global marketing organizations, and ethical issues that
arise in global marketing.
Grading
Quizzes 15%
Tests (20% + 20% + 20%) 60%
Group 20%
In-class assignments 5%
Total 100%
Course Description
Themes in American Literature provides a multidisciplinary perspective to discussions
on the United States’ history and literature and an introduction to literary texts covering
the period between the early decades of the 19th century and the post-World War II
period. The major aim of this course is to clarify, demystify, and critically probe the
complex socio-political and economic contexts that have shaped the American culture
and identity from the first settlers' presence in the New World until today.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course the students will be able to:
• skillfully apply their analytical skills through reading, discussion, and writing,
• connect literary genres and the underlying reasons for their development,
• confidently use the skills, principles, and terminology of literary interpretation
• apply critical thinking skills to poetry analyses
• become aware of the importance of grammar, punctuation, and style
• apply research skills and integrate key findings into coherent literary analyses
and reviews
Grading
Quiz 10 points
A poem analysis 20 points
A crime story 20 points
A literary review 20 points
A presentation 10 points
Participation/Homework/Attendance 20 points
Total: 100 points
Course Description
This is the second course in the Intermediate Spanish sequence (second year).
Intermediate Spanish II is a composition course, emphasizing grammar review,
composition, business-letter writing, Spanish for the professions, and culture, while
also including work in speaking and listening. The basic skills learned in the first year
courses are now put into practice. In addition to the language work, there is significant
work on cultural topics of Spanish-speaking countries at the intermediate level. (MLSP-
301 Intermediate Spanish I or equivalent proficiency) Class 3, Credit 3 (S)
Course objectives
This course is designed to help students improve their vocabulary and better use their
knowledge of the Spanish language. The primary goal of the course is to enable them
to feel free to discuss various subjects/topics and express their own opinions freely, in
Spanish.
Each lesson will cover one area (or one problem) of everyday life. Students will have
to make a comparison between different realities: Spanish, their own view of it and
their perspective of that situation in their own country. They will learn how to converse
in Spanish and exchange their ideas freely. Students will master at least one grammar
feature in each lesson in an applied way: they will have to immediately apply various
grammatical structures in conversation or written/oral exercises.
In order to give students more opportunity to practice speaking, each of them will also
participate in at least one (team-) project during the quarter and will have to make a
presentation in Spanish on a chosen topic.
One of the most important objectives of the course is also to teach students how to
write better in Spanish, and prepare them to use this language in their professional
careers in the future. For this purpose students will have to write a short essay (a
paragraph) every week. The theme of the paragraph can also be the theme of the in-
class discussion. The instructor will also organize (when necessary, at least once in a
semester) writing labs, where students will be correcting each other thus learning from
each other’s mistakes.
Grading
Homework and/or Other Written Assignments 10 points
Grammar and Vocabulary Quizzes (3 x 15) 45 points
Debates 7 points
Course Project/Presentation 8 points
Final Oral Examination 10 points
Final Writing Exam (Essay) 10 points
Class Absences and Class Participation 10 points
Total 100 points
Class format: Class hours 2, Lab hours 1
Additional books
• Keith Chambers, Beginner’s Spanish Grammar, Teach Yourself Books (or any
other grammar of the Spanish language)
• José Siles Artés: Historias para conversar – Nivel Medio; SGEL S.A. 2001
• ¿Adónde? Conocer España y los países hispanohablantes,S.C. Ramírez, Elli,
2005
Course Description
This is the second course of a two-course sequence at the intermediate level. The
sequence provides students with the tools to increase their ability to function in Italian.
Communicative activities, contemporary texts, and the study of vocabulary and
grammar are used to expand all communication skills, especially oral proficiency. This
sequence continues to address issues of contemporary Italian life and culture. (MLIT-
301 Intermediate Italian I or equivalent proficiency) Class 3, Credit 3 (S)
Course objectives
This course is designed to help students improve their vocabulary and better use their
knowledge of the Italian language. The primary goal of the course is to enable them to
feel free to discuss various subjects/topics and express their own opinions freely, in
Italian.
Each lesson will cover one area (or one problem) of everyday life. Students will have
to make a comparison between different realities: Italian, their own view of it and their
perspective of that situation in their own country. They will learn how to converse in
Italian and exchange their ideas freely. Students will master at least one grammar
feature in each lesson in an applied way: they will have to immediately apply various
grammatical structures in conversation or written/oral exercises.
In order to give students more opportunity to practice speaking, each of them will also
participate in at least one (team-) project during the quarter and will have to make a
presentation in Italian on a chosen topic.
One of the most important objectives of the course is also to teach students how to
write better in Italian, and prepare them to use this language in their professional
careers in the future. For this purpose students will have to write a short essay (a
paragraph) every week. The theme of the paragraph can also be the theme of the in-
class discussion. The instructor will also organize (when necessary, at least once in a
semester writing labs, where students will be correcting each other thus learning from
each other’s mistakes.
Grading
Homework and/or Other Written Assignments 10 points
Grammar and Vocabulary Quizzes (3 x 15) 45 points
Debates 7 points
Course Project/Presentation 8 points
Final Oral Examination 10 points
Final Writing Exam (Essay) 10 points
Class Absences and Class Participation 10 points
Total 100 points
Additional books
• Giocare con la letteratura, by Carlo Guastalla, Alma Edizioni, Firenze
• Pro e contro 1/2, conversare e argomenatare in italiano, Pazit Barki e
Pierangela Diadori, livello intermedio, libro dello studente, Bonacci editore,
seconda edizione, Roma, 1999
• Pro e contro, conversare e argomenatare in italiano, Pazit Barki e Pierangela
Diadori, livello intermedio, guida per l’insegnante, Bonacci editore, seconda
edizione, Roma, 1999
Intermediate German II
Course Description
This is the second course of a two-course sequence at the intermediate level. The
sequence provides students with the tools to increase their ability to function in
German. Communicative activities, contemporary texts, the study of vocabulary and
grammar are used to expand all communication skills, especially oral proficiency. This
sequence continues to address issues of contemporary German life and culture.
(MLGR-301 Intermediate German I or equivalent proficiency) Class 3, Credit 3 (S)
Course objectives
This course is designed to help students improve their vocabulary and better use their
knowledge of the German language. The primary goal of the course is to enable them
to feel free to discuss various subjects/topics and express their own opinions freely, in
German.
Each lesson will cover one area (or one problem) of everyday life. Students will have
to make a comparison between different realities: German, their own view of it and
their perspective of that situation in their own country. They will learn how to converse
in German and exchange their ideas freely. Students will master at least one grammar
feature in each lesson in an applied way: they will have to immediately apply various
grammatical structures in conversation or written/oral exercises.
In order to give students more opportunity to practice speaking, each of them will also
participate in at least one (team-) project during the quarter and will have to make a
presentation in German on a chosen topic.
One of the most important objectives of the course is also to teach students how to
write better in German, and prepare them to use this language in their professional
careers in the future. For this purpose students will have to write a short essay (a
paragraph) every week. The theme of the paragraph can also be the theme of the in-
class discussion. The instructor will also organize (when necessary, at least once in a
semester) writing labs, where students will be correcting each other thus learning from
each other’s mistakes.
Grading
Homework and/or Other Written Assignments 10 points
Grammar and Vocabulary Quizzes (3 x 15) 45 points
Debates 7 points
Course Project/Presentation 8 points
Final Oral Examination 10 points
Final Writing Exam (Essay) 10 points
Class Absences and Class Participation 10 points
Total 100 points
Additional books
• Funk, H. Kuhn, C., Demme, S. (2006). Studio d A2 Deutsch als Fremdsprache,
Cornelsen Verlag, Berlin.
• Funk, H., Kuhn, C., Demme, S., Winzer, B. (2009). Studio d B1 Deutsch als
Fremdsprache, Cornelsen Verlag Berlin.
An English-German/German-English dictionary is strongly recommended
http://dict.tu-chemnitz.de/
http://wordreference.com/
Intermediate French II
Course Description
This is the second course of a two-course sequence at the intermediate level. The
sequence provides students with the tools to increase their ability to function in French.
Communicative activities, contemporary texts, the study of vocabulary and grammar
are used to expand all communication skills, especially oral proficiency. This sequence
continues to address issues of contemporary French life and culture. (MLFR-301
Intermediate French I or equivalent proficiency) Class 3, Credit 3 (S)
Course objectives
This course is designed to help students improve their vocabulary and better use their
knowledge of the French language. The primary goal of the course is to enable them
to feel free to discuss various subjects/topics and express their own opinions freely, in
French.
Each lesson will cover one area (or one problem) of everyday life. Students will have
to make a comparison between different realities: French, their own view of it and their
perspective of that situation in their own country. They will learn how to converse in
French and exchange their ideas freely. Students will master at least one grammar
feature in each lesson in an applied way: they will have to immediately apply various
grammatical structures in conversation or written/oral exercises.
In order to give students more opportunity to practice speaking, each of them will also
participate in at least one (team-) project during the quarter and will have to make a
presentation in French on a chosen topic.
One of the most important objectives of the course is also to teach students how to
write better in French, and prepare them to use this language in their professional
careers in the future. For this purpose students will have to write a short essay (a
paragraph) every week. The theme of the paragraph can also be the theme of the in-
class discussion. The instructor will also organize (when necessary, at least once in a
semester) writing labs, where students will be correcting each other thus learning from
each other’s mistakes.
Grading
Homework and/or Other Written Assignments 10 points
Grammar and Vocabulary Quizzes (3 x 15) 45 points
Debates 7 points
Course Project/Presentation 8 points
Final Oral Examination 10 points
Final Writing Exam (Essay) 10 points
Class Absences and Class Participation 10 points
Total 100 points
Additional books
• Les 500 Exercices de phonétique A1/A2 – Hachette, 2009
• Les 500 Exercices de grammaire A2-Hachette, 2006
• Nouvelle grammaire du français: Cours de Civilisation Française de la
Sorbonne – Y. Dellatour, D. Jennepin, M. Léon-Dufour, B. Teyssier, Hachette,
2004
• Grammaire essentielle du français niveaux A1 A2 - Glaud Ludivine, Lannier
Muriel, Loiseau Yves, Didier, 2015
• Edito 1 (méthode de français et cahier d'activités) – Marie-Pierre Baylocq
Sassoubre, Stéphanie Brémaud, Stefano Campopiano, Clara Cheilan, Erwan
Dambrine, Cécile Pinson, Didier, 2016
• Génération A2 (méthode de français) – P.Dauda, L.Giachino, C. Baracco,
Didier, 2016
Intermediate Russian II
Course Description
This is the second course of a two-course sequence at the intermediate level. The
sequence provides students with the tools to increase their ability to function in
Russian. Communicative activities, contemporary texts, the study of vocabulary and
grammar are used to expand all communication skills, especially oral proficiency. This
sequence continues to address issues of contemporary Russian life and culture.
(MLRU-301 Intermediate Russian I or equivalent proficiency) Class 3, Credit 3 (S)
Course Objectives
This course is designed to help students improve their vocabulary and better use their
knowledge of the Russian language. The primary goal of the course is to enable them
to feel free to discuss various subjects/topics and express their own opinions freely, in
Russian.
Each lesson will cover one area (or one problem) of everyday life. Students will have
to make a comparison between different realities: Russian, their own view of it and
their perspective of that situation in their own country. They will learn how to converse
in Russian and exchange their ideas freely. Students will master at least one grammar
feature in each lesson in an applied way: they will have to immediately apply various
grammatical structures in conversation or written/oral exercises.
In order to give students more opportunity to practice speaking, each of them will also
participate in at least one (team-) project during the quarter and will have to make a
presentation in Russian on a chosen topic.
One of the most important objectives of the course is also to teach students how to
write better in Russian, and prepare them to use this language in their professional
careers in the future. For this purpose students will have to write a short essay (a
paragraph) every week. The theme of the paragraph can also be the theme of the in-
class discussion. The instructor will also organize (when necessary, at least once in a
semester) writing labs, where students will be correcting each other thus learning from
each other’s mistakes.
Grading
Homework and/or Other Written Assignments 10 points
Grammar and Vocabulary Quizzes (3 x 15) 45 points
Debates 7 points
Course Project/Presentation 8 points
Final Oral Examination 10 points
Final Writing Exam (Essay) 10 points
Class Absences and Class Participation 10 points
Total 100 points
Course Description
Historically, psychology has been ‘negative’ in orientation. It has narrowly sought to
understand and repair human weaknesses and liabilities. The present course will
provide a survey of the emerging field of Positive Psychology and will describe how
the scope of psychology has recently been broadened beyond exclusive concern with
identifying pathology and treating or preventing disorder. Topics covered will include
defining and assessing “the good life”; happiness (subjective well-being, positive
emotions); optimal performance; personal fulfillment; resilience; the relationships
between life satisfaction and personal factors such as wealth, education, and longevity;
cross-cultural perspectives; virtues and strengths; creativity; optimism; hope; self-
efficacy; wisdom; humility/compassion/altruism; forgiveness; gratitude; love; intrinsic
motivation and flow; social support; spirituality, meaning and purpose in life; and
biological factors (i.e., genetics and neurological correlates). The focus will be on
contemporary empirical psychology literature, though the course will also draw on
literature from historical, philosophical, and economic disciplines.
Course Objectives
The primary aim of this course is to provide students new knowledge about Positive
Psychology as the discipline of thriving and flourishing. Also how to understand the
concept of progressive, life-long realization of potential as human beings who can
“stretch” and grow.
Secondary objective is to examine the three main questions: (1) “what does it mean to
live a pleasant life”? (2) “what does it mean to live an engaged (full) life”?, and (3) “what
does it mean to live a meaningful life”. Also how to be able to develop a zest for living
a virtuous, satisfying, and meaningful life!
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should be able to understand the aim and scope of
positive psychology. Understand the distinction between positive psychology principles
and other theoretical principles of psychology. Acquire insight into their own strengths
and virtues and learn strategies to increase their happiness and overall quality of life.
Develop an understanding of the dimensions of subjective well-being and the
application to their lives. Comprehend research that supports the principles, strategies,
and skills of positive psychology.
Grading
The following categories will determine your grade:
Course Description
This course explores the strategic challenges faced by businesses operating in a
global environment. It emphasizes the development of strategies under differing
perspectives, globalization or regionalization of competitive marketplace, creating
value for the firm globally, entry mode management, global CSR and governance.
Course objectives
The capstone experience for IB majors to integrate functional knowledge and examine
business and corporate decision making in global and regional business environment.
To these end students will learn to:
• Identify, distinguish, classify, and evaluate the unique characteristics,
opportunities, challenges, institutions, and approaches associated with
corporate and business strategy in global and regional environments.
• Derive and formulate corporate and business strategies in global and regional
environments.
• Explain and interpret current and potential future issues that may impact global
and regional strategies.
Grading
Group Project – Part I 15%
Presentation – Part I 5%
Exam I 20%
Group Project - Part II 15%
Presentation – Part II 5%
Exam II 20%
Exam III 20%
Total 100%
Course Description
This course will introduce core issues, theories, and experimental findings in cognitive
psychology. Topics to be covered include perception, attention, memory, imagery,
language, learning, reasoning, problem solving, and expertise. The format will include
lecture, class activities, and in-class discussion. The goal of the course is for you to
develop a deep understanding of cognitive theories, concepts, and their applications.
Class format:
Class hours 3 Lab hours 0
Course materials and textbooks
• Goldstein, E.B. (2011). Cognitive Psychology (3rd Edition). New York: Cengage
Learning
Scientific Inquiries in Environmental Science
Course Description
This course is part of a two-semester sequence that when combined presents an
integrated approach to the interrelated, interdisciplinary principles of environmental
science through case studies, site visits, and field work. Through assigned readings,
classroom discussion and case studies dealing with global environmental issues as
well as the environmental issues related to the Dalmatian coast, students will learn
how to critically analyze environmental problems from a multidisciplinary perspective
and to propose solutions. (COS-ENVS-150) Class 3, Lab 2, Credit 4 (F)
Course objectives
This course will introduce students to interdisciplinary environmental problems with a
focus on the underlying scientific principles surrounding the issues.
Students will learn problem solving techniques that integrate concepts and tools across
disciplines and learn to conceptualize environmental problems from multiple
perspectives.
Learning Outcomes
• Identify, explain, and assess different viewpoints, pressures, and conflicts
associated with environmental issues
• Develop analytical capabilities through field exercises
• Critically evaluate materials presented in class and during labs
• Defend claims and solutions using evidence gathered from primary literature
• Identify how human actions impact the concept of sustainability and ways to
minimize these impacts
• Demonstrate ability to work on a group assignment
• Improve communication skills
Grading
Exams, papers, group projects, class discussion, oral presentation
Course Description
This course provides an in-depth study of consumer buying behavior from a marketing
perspective. All marketing decisions and regulations are based on assumptions about
buyer behavior. This course will provide the student with buyer behavior concepts and
theories and provide insights how can they be applied to marketing strategy
development and business problem solving. The focus of the course will be on internal
and external influences on self-concept and lifestyle, and the consumer decision
making process.
Grading
The following means of evaluation and assessment will be used to grade students’
performance:
• Widing, R. E., Sheth, J. N., Pulendran, S., Mittal, B., & Newman, B. I. (2003).
Customer behaviour: consumer behaviour and beyond. Thomson Learning
(Library, Publisher, Amazon) - poglavlja 3, 14, 17, 18 i 19
ALTERNATIVE: Sheth, J. N., Mittal, B., & Newman, B. I. (1999). Customer behavior:
Consumer behavior and beyond. South Western Educational Publishing (Library,
Publisher, Amazon)
Additional reading materials in class.
Advertising and Promotion Management
Course Description
The focus of this course is on the communications aspects of marketing. Therefore,
this course offers an in-depth view of tools of promotion management: advertising,
sales promotion, public relations, personal selling, direct marketing and Internet
marketing as well as new and alternative media. Basic concepts of how to use print,
broadcast, Internet and out-of-home media are studied. Planning, budgeting, creative
strategy and the roles of advertising agencies are also covered.
Course Description
The objective of this course is to introduce students to the theory and practice of the
management of assets and liabilities. The course includes advanced approach to
determining cost of capital and project cash-flow analysis. The course delivers a
deeper understanding of optimal capital structure and how firms make payout
decisions. It will also include selected special topics in financial management: hybrid
financing, mergers and acquisitions, and issues related with bankruptcy.
Course objectives
• Cost of debt and cost of equity; weighted average cost of capital (WACC)
• Capital budgeting: determining relevant cash flow, decision rules in capital
budgeting (NPV, IRR, Equivalent Annuity, Profitability Index)
• Sensitivity, scenario and break-even analysis
• Real options in capital budgeting process
• Optimal capital structure (MM theory, the tradeoff between costs and benefits
issuing debt)
• Payout policy
• Raising external equity capital
• Lease financing
• Project financing
• Special topics (M&A, bankruptcy…)
Grading
Exam 1 25%
Exam 2 25%
Exam 3 25%
Homeworks 25%
Total 100%
The instructor reserves the right to add or subtract as much as 2% based on students’s
exceptional participation, answers to random “cold-calling” throughout the course and
in-class conduct (a neutral performance will lead to no adjustment).
Course Description
This course delivers a rigorous study of financial instruments (stocks, bonds, and
derivatives), as well as the modern theory of portfolio management and its applications.
The course covers portfolio construction, asset pricing models, and mutual fund
analysis.
Security valuation and management of investment strategies are major topics present
throughout the course. A fundamental objective of the course is to enable students to
gain a robust familiarity with approaches that can be used in the analysis of broad
classes of financial assets and markets. Such skills are indispensable to investment
analysis in an economic environment characterized by an unprecedented amount of
financial innovation, both in creation of new securities and in development and
evolution of financial institutions.
Course objectives
After completing this course, students will be provided with deeper understanding of
fundamental concepts and theories in the investment field. More specifically, the
course will include:
• how financial markets work
• modern portfolio theory and asset pricing models
• evaluation of securities (including bonds, stocks, and options)
• Efficient market hypothesis and behavioral finance
Grading
Exam 1 22%
Exam 2 22%
Exam 3 22%
Homeworks 22%
Team project 10%
Market conditions report 2%
Total 100%
The instructor reserves the right to add or subtract as much as 2% based on student’s
exceptional participation, answers to random “cold-calling” throughout the course and
in-class conduct (a neutral performance will lead to no adjustment).
Course Description
This course is an introduction to the basic concepts in human resource management
(HRM), with an emphasis on developing HRM skills that are important to any manager,
not only to those who plan to work in the HRM functional area. It is not intended to
prepare one to be a human resource specialist, but rather aims to provide one with an
overview of human resource management and the context in which it operates.
Course Objectives
The course emphasizes experiential learning and interactive discussions, in order to
provide a level of learning beyond simple content knowledge in the HRM field. Upon
completion of the course students will be able to understand, critically assess and apply
appropriate techniques of managing employees in an organization, including a full
circle of planning, recruiting, selecting, training, monitoring performance, managing
compensation and managing their careers. Instructional methods will include readings,
weekly assignments such as discussions, case analyses, short and long essays and
similar.
Grading
Class participation 10%
Readings notes 30%
Exam 30%
HRM Project 20%
Peer Review of HRM Project 10%
Total 100%
Course Description
This course is focused on analyzing and improving skills of individuals in pursuing
effective and efficient completion of business tasks. At its essence, the course will
focus on developing a set of skills that is most often used in business environment,
hence the name Managerial skills, but the same set of skills can be applied to
numerous other life situations, from sports to personal relationships in order to facilitate
better outcomes.
Every individual has some innate capabilities that predispose him to excel better in
some areas or tasks than in others. Rarely an individual possesses a high level of
competence in numerous skills that everyday management practice requires. The
purpose of this course is to help students upgrade their level of competence across
different managerial skills needed to succeed in challenging and ever-changing
contemporary business environment.
Exam 20%
Total 100%
Course Description
Strategy is the art of winning. This course is designed to provide you with an
understanding of strategy and strategic management, an understanding which allows
you to win as you compete in the world of business. You should expect to come away
with a framework for analyzing, understanding, and successfully managing any
enterprise. The skills and principles you learn in this course will apply to any career, at
every managerial level. This course is a capstone course for the International Business
program.
Course objectives
The capstone course for Business Administration: International Business students that
combines analytical tools and strategic concepts in order to identify competitive
capabilities of a business and formulate viable strategies for achieving business goals.
Upon completing this course students will learn to:
• Define specific business unit they are managing, which strategy is that business
unit currently using, why it is doing whatever it is doing;
• Analyze business units using multiple frameworks in order to identify strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, and create SWOT matrix;
• Formulate business strategy based on the information collected during the
definition and analysis phases;
• Implement and redefine formulated business strategy.
Grading
Exam I and II (30% each) 60%
Exam III 20%
Business Case Analysis - write-up 10%
Business Case Analysis – discussion 10%
Total 100%
Course Description
For obvious reasons the internet has become a key technology for the practice of
marketing. Internet marketing is the process of building and maintaining customer
relationships through on-line activities to facilitate exchange of ideas, products and
services that satisfy the goals of both customers and sellers. Internet marketing is a
critical component of an organization’s overall strategy.
The course focuses on the tactics and strategies that enable marketers to fully leverage
the internet. Topics include the overall internet marketing landscape, technologies,
customer segmenting and targeting, search, analytics and emerging internet-
marketing platforms. The course will include 40% lecture to discuss the basic concepts
and theories and 60% hands-on exercises, web-surfing and learning activities that
shows application of the theories.
Grading
In-class assignments 35%
Group projects 35%
Homework 30%
Total 100%
Course Description
This course focuses on the sales process, especially from the personal selling aspects.
Selling concepts, tools, strategies, and tactics will be discussed as they apply to both
external and internal customers. Students will learn, through both didactic and
experiential learning, about some of the problems faced as well as the rewards earned
by those in professional sales. Customer relationship management/partnering with
customers and truly seeking to meet their requirements/delight them will be discussed
as key to successful long-term selling.
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to provide students with the relevant marketing theories
applied within the context of professional selling.
Learning outcomes
By course completion, students will be able to:
• Discuss the buying behavior of professional buyers (customers), organizations,
and internal customers.
• Explain and apply relationship management and partnering techniques with the
customer – both externally and internally.
• Apply strategies for generating leads and prospecting, which includes: the pre-
approach; achieving and maintaining credibility; probing; qualifying; needs
assessments; technical assessments; writing the proposal; making the
presentation; making the presentation; handling objections; negotiating; closing
the sale; follow-up and follow-through; identifying key accounts writing the key
account plan; and team selling.
• Apply a self-management process, including: diagnosis, prognosis, objectives,
strategy, tactics, and control.
• Apply ethical and legal issues, international issues, and career management
with respect to professional selling.
• Demonstrate confidence in her/his competence.
Grading
Tests (20% + 20% + 15%) 55%
Group project 15%
Homework (15% + 15%) 30%
Total 100%
Course Description
This course focuses on the strategic financial management of the corporation. The
course includes advanced approach to financial analysis and evaluation of applied
financial problems. Topics include working capital management, financial statement
and ratio analysis, valuation, capital budgeting decisions and risk management. Class
time may be spent in the computer lab to assist in successful completion of the applied
problems.
Course objectives
• Financial ratio analysis for firm and industry analysis
• Using EVA as a performance metric
• Construct financial models in Excel utilizing historical financial statements as
source data
• Conduct capital budgeting analysis in Excel utilizing various operating
assumptions
• Determine value using DCF and other methods
• Use investment criteria in decision making
• The link between value and strategy
• How to measure the value of an organization as it currently exists
• Financial analytical tools to correctly assess value enhancing investments
• Different approaches to incorporate risk in investment decisions
Grading
Exam 1 30%
Exam 2 30%
Exam 3 20%
Team project 20%
Total 100%
Course Description
This course discusses the problems posed by the international financial environment
in which corporations operate. In particular, students learn to quantify and manage
risks arising from shifting exchange rates. The course also includes topics such as
exchange rate systems, international trade finance, international capital budgeting,
country risk analysis and long-term international financing.
Course objectives
Specifically, the course will cover:
• Analysis of the goals of corporate governance from an international perspective
• Comparative analysis of exchange rate regimes
• Measuring and managing foreign exchange exposure
• How a firm can use global capital markets to minimize its cost of capital and
maximize its access to capital
• Assessment and management of political risk
• Capital budgeting in a global environment
Grading
3 Exams (23% each) 69%
Quizzes 10%
Team project 10%
Write-up 6%
Case analysis 5%
Total 100%
Instructor reserves the right to add or subtract as much as +/-2% based on student’s
participation, answers to random “cold-calling” throughout the course and in-class
conduct (a neutral performance will lead to no adjustment at all).
Course Description
This is a course on leading high-performing (HP) teams. The purpose of this course is
to provide you the knowledge and skills to both lead and participate in HP teams.
Taught in an experiential, team-based format, this class focuses on leading teams and
developing strong team dynamics.
Course Objectives
Optional:
Northouse, Peter G., Leadership: Theory and Practice, 7th Edition, Sage 2016.
Handouts and readings will be made available to students throughout the semester by
the instructor.
Additional material distributed in class and/or via MyCourses
Design Thinking and Concept Development
Course Description
This course explores design thinking as a methodology for innovation and problem
solving in business settings. Design Thinking is readily used by some of the world's
most successful companies and organizations of all profiles, in the private and the
public sector alike. It's defining features are user-centricity, co-creation, common sense
and a soft-yet-robust framework that, when applied correctly, allows for rapid and more
economical innovation compared to traditional approaches to innovation. The course
is strongly focused on the practical application of the method and will provide the
student with valuable innovation-generating skills when seeking future employment.
Grading
Preliminary research 10%
Research project – Part I 15%
Presentation – Part I 5%
Research project – Part II 15%
Presentation – Part II 5%
Research project – Part III 15%
Presentation – Part III 5%
Research project – Part IV 15%
Presentation – Part IV 5%
Presentation – Final 10%
Total 100%
Course Description
This course is a survey of foundational, and normative, approaches to ethics,
understood as a systematic study into morality, and the moral questions regarding
motivation. Topics will include virtue ethics, deontology, consequentialism,
contractualism, evolutionary foundations of morality, and other approaches. Normative
questions are questions about good and goodness, evil and badness, right and
rightness, wrong and wrongness. Foundational approach to ethics deals with meta-
ethical questions about the nature of morality and the sources of moral systems, their
justifications etc. Ethics is a paradigmatic action-guiding discipline, i.e. it is about not
only learning what something, i.e. an moral phenomenon, is, but also how to apply
normative theories, make ethical decisions, justify ethical positions etc.
Rather than a course in the history of ethics, this course serves as an introduction to
the practice of ethical deliberations and discussions.
Course objectives
The focus of Foundations of Moral Philosophy is primarily not on finding dogmatic and
definite answers on hard questions, but rather on a deep understanding of moral issues
and dilemmas, formulating proper questions and understanding the method of
answering them. The process of finding an answer enriches our intellectual imagination
by evalutaion of different possible options and diminishes the dogmatic assurance
which closes the mind against speculation and critical approach to reality
Learning outcomes
The main outcomes of this course are:
• to become skillful in understanding and interpreting various ethical positions;
• to become familiar with major philosophical ethical approaches and the methods
of handling them in everyday life;
• to be able to adopt "philosophical attitude" as an elevated form of human
curiosity and resistance to any kind of dogmatism;
• to evaluate and question one’s own beliefs and values.
Grading
• Class participation (active participation in class
discussions and writing comments on class material): 30 pts
• Two quizzes: 60 pts
• Final presentation: 10 pts
Class format:
Class hours 3
Course Description
Industrial and organizational (I/O) psychology is a branch of psychology that is largely
directed at applying psychological principles and theories to the workplace. Being
concerned with both a good job performance and the wellbeing of the worker, this
course deals with personnel (often termed also industrial) and organizational
psychology. The topics thus range from career choice, assessment of individual
differences in the workplace and performance appraisal at work, to work motivation,
job satisfaction, and more organizational topics such as leadership and teamwork.
Work organizations in the contemporary world are increasingly multicultural
determined so the course will deal also with the cross-cultural perspective to industrial
and organizational psychology.
Grading system
Applied 3-stage I/O project (I/O portfolio) 30 points
Exams (3 exams x 20 points) 60 points
Active learning assignment (review of an empirical article) 10 points
Total 100 points
Course Description
Students will study literary and cultural texts selected from traditional English and
American literature to contemporary media and culture (including mythology, poetry,
plays, novels, film, graphic novels, television, and digital literature). Students will
analyze these texts from a variety of perspectives and become familiar with the history
of debates about literature and/or culture as arenas of human experience.
Learning outcomes
• analyze texts and themes in literature, film, and other literary/visual forms
through discussion, written assignments, reading responses, journals, or exams
• skillfully apply their analytical skills through reading, discussion, and writing
• critically evaluate literary texts, cultural artifacts, and critical/analytical essays
on these subjects
• correlate literary and cultural artifacts and their social and cultural contexts
• connect literary genres and the underlying reasons for their development
• successfully use the skills, principles, and terminology of literary interpretation
• apply research skills and integrate key findings into coherent literary analyses
and research papers
Graded Assignments
Attendance/Class 10%
Absences and Class
Participation
Total 100%
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