The course also covers writing quantitative reports in economics. 260 Comparative Economic Development 3 credits Comparative Economic Development studies the alternative paths to economic development taken by England, the United States, France, Germany, and Russia, with American economic development used as the comparative benchmark. The course is organized around the historical timeline of the emergence of market economies, the industrial revolution and its spread, and the late 19th and early 20th century problems of modern economic systems. Comparative Economic Systems examines the post World War II performance of the industrialized economies. The course compares the relative economic performance of the market capitalist economies and the former centrally planned socialist economies.
Emphasis is on international competition among the industrialized economies.
The course concludes with a brief survey of the less developed economies and their prospects for economic modernization. The course introduces students to quantitative techniques of decision-making. This course is a study of specific aspects of organization culture, such as motivation, conflict, power, and leadership. Focus is on improving the effectiveness of organizations by strengthening human processes. Principles of Marketing introduces the fundamental concepts that help improve marketing decision-making.