Our business courses draw on GW’s rich resources to focus our curriculum on ethical leadership, globalization, sustainability and social responsibility.
Our extraordinary experiential learning opportunities prepare students to be proficient in the fundamentals of business and enable them to excel as leaders in the new global economy.
All course offerings are subject to cancellation.
Noncredit
One-week program
June 24—29, 2018
Branding is no longer only for major public companies. Personal brand is the digital footprint which describes your values, skills and personality. In the age of technology, building a personal brand is critical to your career development in every stage of your life. In this course, you will begin to audit your online presence, build your platform, understand your values and skills as you engineer your personal brand.
Noncredit
Two-week program
July 1—13, 2018
As the world economy continues to become more globally integrated, understanding the keys to economic efficiency and growth is more important than ever. Students in this course will investigate how economic principles translate into real world processes that affect goods and services, market prices, output, unemployment, inflation and the distribution of resources.
Noncredit
Two-week program
July 1—13, 2018
American sports generate billions of dollars annually. This course explores how teams, stadiums and athletes are managed, covered in media and promoted to maximize every last dollar. Students learn analytical thinking, communication, business and marketing skills while developing a sports organization strategy.
Noncredit
Two-week program
July 15—27, 2018
Being situated in D.C., students are in the heart of the nation’s capital, where the worlds of politics, business, and technology converge and new, innovative ideas are being brought to life. In this course, students will explore topics such as technology innovations, social entrepreneurship and leading the business development process as they formulate an idea and pitch it to prospective investors.
Noncredit
Two-week program
July 29—August 10, 2018
Washington, D.C. is a nexus for the world’s political and economic powers. In this course, students will investigate management disciplines such as corporate leadership, finance, innovation and sustainability within a variety of business contexts to understand consumer behavior and strategic organizational processes.
Three credits
Six-week program
July 1—August 10, 2018
Major economic principles, institutions and problems in contemporary life. The class focuses on microeconomics: supply and demand, the price system and how it works and competitive and monopolistic markets.
Three credits
Six-week program
July 1—August 10, 2018
Continuation of Principles of Economics I: Microeconomics. Major economic principles, institutions and problems in contemporary life. Macroeconomics—national income concepts, unemployment and inflation and institutions of monetary control.
Prerequisite: Principles of Economics I: Microeconomics.
Three credits
Six-week program
July 1—August 10, 2018
Ethical theories and basic concepts for analysis of moral issues arising in business and in professional practice.
Three credits
Six-week program
Online course
May 21—June 30, 2018
An introduction to data and information processing concepts and systems viewed from a contemporary management perspective. Emphasis on uses and applications as well as emerging managerial issues with the potential to reshape the form and function of information systems. Lab required.
Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Three credits
Six-week program
Online course
May 21—June 30, 2018
Psychological concepts and methods applied to problems of personnel management, employee motivation and productivity, supervisory leadership and organizational development.
Prerequisite: General Psychology.
Three credits
Six-week program
Online course
May 21—June 30, 2018
Frequency distributions, descriptive measures, probability, probability distributions, sampling, estimation, tests of hypotheses, regression and correlation, with applications to business.
