BSC 101 - Business,Society,& Culture Capstone

Institution:

Drew University

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Description:

An examination of business enterprise utilizing the different intellectual frameworks provided by the social sciences, humanities and natural sciences, and the mixed and complementary pedagogies of class lectures, off-campus field trips, and guest-speaker colloquia. Students will investigate the relationships between the competitive strategies of business firms, their organizational and technical capabilities, and the historical, social, ethical, cultural, ideological, scientific, ecological, and legal and political traditions, contexts and norms within which they operate. In examinations of firms---large and small, corporate and entrepreneurial, for profit and not-for profit, producers of cultural services and of material goods, and private, state regulated and publicly owned---students will explore the roles of, and interactions between employers, employees, customers, investors, patrons, clients and other stakeholders (including citizen's groups, civic and religious organizations Open to seniors and juniors who have completed the Core requirements for the BSC minor. Signature of BSC Director required. Prerequisite: Four of the following five courses: BSC 10/ Corporations in Context, SOC 117/Sociology of Management, REL 127/Business Ethics, CSCI 2/Impact of computing technology, HIST 124/Business History or HIST 108/The History of Work. Offered every semester.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.drew.edu

Phone Number:

(973) 408-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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