That option is listed as Business 499 in the NDSU schedules. Community members or students not wishing to earn credit are welcome to attend single classes or the entire series. Garrison's interdisciplinary class will introduce students to the complex social structures and economies that have evolved in Europe in the past few decades. Given the changes in Europe, the increasing globalization of the world economy, and the economic and political interdependence of Europe and the United States, this fall semester's World Studies Seminar course explores the challenges of conducting business in the Europe of the 21st century. Guest lecturers each week will provide students with an understanding of the economic, political, historical, legal, and cultural contexts for engaging in business in the developed countries of western Europe and the emerging economies of eastern Europe.
NDSU students follow normal registration procedures.
Concordia and MSUM students interested in registering for the course should do so through the Tri-College registrars on their home campuses. Any students or community members who are interested in the seminar course but who do not wish to enroll for credit are welcome to attend a single session or the entire series. The seminar course rotates among the three campuses each semester and utilizes lecturers from the faculty of all three institutions. Sarah Jacobson, associate professor of management at NDSU, will be at Lappeenranta University of Technology in Lappeenranta, Finland during part of October and November. Jacobson will be working with her associate Iiris Aaltio-Marjosola, professor of managerment at Lappeenranta, while Jacobson is on sabbatical there.