Final Essay: How Topics In This Course Relate to the “Working” World
The first day of this course was a memorable one. I remember walking into class and sitting next to someone who I had not seen for a couple of semesters, and we were chatting about what we thought this course was going to be like. After the professor opened the class, he made it clear that this was not an ordinary class, taught in the time-weathered classic method of notes, lecture and paper exam course instruction. Now, the class was structured to teach facts and equations in the book, but went beyond that, using supplements like in-class examples, random questions and the powerpoints constructed by peers. I remember telling my mom about the course after the first day, and …show more content…
The chapter focused on a lot on international operations, culture and ethics, which were areas that I studied in an international business class abroad. The cultural and ethical issues of international and domestic operations tie in very directly to academic institutions. Drake is an institution that tries to bring in ethnic and cultural diversity to the teaching staff and the student population. This brings new thoughts and perceptions that enlighten all parties involved in the immersion in the mixed culture.
We talked a lot about politics and policies in our discussion in this class period. With the travel ban, we analyzed how businesses would be affected. The goal was to have statistics and numbers in the discussion, but to also see what the process looked like, and how policies improved or deteriorated the operational management decisions. This is applicable to companies, as they decide on sourcing and product development locations in a globalized world. But it also applies to universities and schools. Not only do some schools get government funds, which are impacted by these types of ban policies, but also they are impacted by operational management processes. Sourcing textbooks, teachers, materials, movement of people to different locations to have seminars and sessions, and many more inputs are challenged by politics and policies, causing constant reassessment and readjustment. This activity proved to us that there is no cemented plan, and that all industries and people need to be aware of the globalized economic system that we live in, because it does impact our work in any
The first day of this course was a memorable one. I remember walking into class and sitting next to someone who I had not seen for a couple of semesters, and we were chatting about what we thought this course was going to be like. After the professor opened the class, he made it clear that this was not an ordinary class, taught in the time-weathered classic method of notes, lecture and paper exam course instruction. Now, the class was structured to teach facts and equations in the book, but went beyond that, using supplements like in-class examples, random questions and the powerpoints constructed by peers. I remember telling my mom about the course after the first day, and …show more content…
The chapter focused on a lot on international operations, culture and ethics, which were areas that I studied in an international business class abroad. The cultural and ethical issues of international and domestic operations tie in very directly to academic institutions. Drake is an institution that tries to bring in ethnic and cultural diversity to the teaching staff and the student population. This brings new thoughts and perceptions that enlighten all parties involved in the immersion in the mixed culture.
We talked a lot about politics and policies in our discussion in this class period. With the travel ban, we analyzed how businesses would be affected. The goal was to have statistics and numbers in the discussion, but to also see what the process looked like, and how policies improved or deteriorated the operational management decisions. This is applicable to companies, as they decide on sourcing and product development locations in a globalized world. But it also applies to universities and schools. Not only do some schools get government funds, which are impacted by these types of ban policies, but also they are impacted by operational management processes. Sourcing textbooks, teachers, materials, movement of people to different locations to have seminars and sessions, and many more inputs are challenged by politics and policies, causing constant reassessment and readjustment. This activity proved to us that there is no cemented plan, and that all industries and people need to be aware of the globalized economic system that we live in, because it does impact our work in any