Global College Course Fall 2011

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RESC 098 08 CRN: 15809
Places, Spaces & Bodies
Prof. Rosemary Shinko, International Relations
Fulfills the Following Requirements:
First-Year Course, Writing Level 1

We will investigate the global as an emerging location of political, economic, social and cultural activity that is shifting some facets of governance from the nation-state to organizations, such as international corporations, IGO's, NGO's and the UN. We will consider a broad range of topics including networked global space of communication, the global war on terror, emerging global cities, questions of borders and immigration, and problems related to human security. We will draw upon a variety of sources including academic articles, novels, documentary films, news programs, campus speakers, course related trips, and academically appropriate internet resources.


RESC 098 18 CRN: 15828
The Business World
Prof. Michael Johnson-Cramer, Management
Fulfills the Following Requirements:
First-Year Course, Writing Level 1

The world is a complicated place. For years, students of globalization have brought familiar disciplinary lenses to the study of the global system. International relations scholars see the world as the setting for interactions and competition among state actors. Sociologists define world systems in terms of social stratification, and macroeconomists often see the world in terms of global flows of goods and capital.
In this course, we look at the world from a less familiar perspective - through the eyes of a manager in a multinational corporation. The phenomenon of global business is not new. Powerful international trading companies have existed since the 17th century. Today, their offspring - global business enterprises - exert enormous influence on our political institutions, economies, and culture. In this course, we attempt to make sense of this world - the Business World. We ask: How does the world look from the corporate boardroom? And how do large multinationals shape the world we inhabit?