The course will be conducted as a seminar and not as a lecture course. The intent is to encourage a high level of student and instructor interaction. Discuss the insurance case. Discuss the Airbus case. Students should be at work on their industry paper and discuss with the instructor research sources.
Papers are due on the date presented.
The dynamics of this unique situation is complicated by the re-entry of the former communist states into the European market. The objective of this course is to introduce students to the new Europe and to provide them with the tools by which they can stay abreast of trends in Europe in their future careers. The approach is multi-disciplinary and includes demography, economics, history and political science. The teaching method includes lectures, cases, reports and discussions. The method requires that students be active participants relating class material to current events and considering its business relevance.