Informações sobre o curso: In this course, you’ll learn to analyze rapidly changing global trends, their effects on consumer and labor markets, financial systems, and geopolitical relationships among countries all over the world. Professor Mauro Guillen of the Wharton School has designed this course to help you understand the magnitude of influence these trends have on the business world and society. Through real-world case studies, both historical and contemporary, you’ll examine how changes within one society affect others. By the end of this course, you’ll have gained the tools to be able to identify, analyze, and adapt to global changes as they affect your business and society.
Desenvolvido por: Universidade da Pensilvânia
Ministrado por: Mauro Guillen, Professor of International Management
Director of the Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies
| Informações básicas | Curso 1 de 4 no Business Strategies for A Better World Specialization |
| Idioma | Inglês |
| Como ser aprovado | Seja aprovado em todas as tarefas para concluir o curso. |
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Programa
SEMANA 1
Module 1: People and Markets Around the World
In this module, we’ll begin by examining the relationship between population size and density to the geopolitical balance of power in the world. You’ll learn key aspects of demographics (such as total fertility and life expectancy at birth) and how rapid demographic growth or decline affects global economic and geopolitical dynamics. Then, you’ll evaluate the economic and political impact of urbanization and migration within societies, and the consequences of these changes in population dynamics, both within a society and between countries. By the end of this module, you’ll have a richer understanding of the impact of demographic trends on financial markets, political systems, culture, and society.
9 videos, 3 leituras
- Reading: Global Literacy Test
- Reading: Week 1 Opinion Survey Questionnaire
- Vídeo: How Many People Will There be in the World?
- Vídeo: Why Should We Care About Demography?
- Vídeo: Counting People
- Vídeo: Regional Growth Trends
- Vídeo: Millennials and the 60+ Years in Age
- Vídeo: Immigration
- Vídeo: Growth of Cities
- Vídeo: Global Cities
- Reading: Module 1 - Lecture Slides
Nota atribuída: Module 1 Quiz
SEMANA 2
Module 2: Money Around the World
This module was designed to give you a deeper understanding of how monetary trends and the distribution of monetary wealth affect the globe. Through close examination of global poverty and income inequality, you’ll learn critical concepts such as the Gini Coefficient and the Kuznets Curve, and how to use them as tools in analyzing the global distribution of wealth. You’ll also explore the rise of the global middle class, and how businesses are responding to the growth of middle class consumption. Finally, you’ll investigate the relationship between changing gender dynamics and wealth in the world. By the end of this module, you’ll be able to use effective analytical tools to form a clearer understanding of the effect of wealth within society and how it affects your organization.
6 videos, 2 leituras
- Reading: Week 2 Opinion Survey Questionnaire
- Vídeo: The Causes of Rising Inequality
- Vídeo: Is There an Optimal Level of Inequality?
- Vídeo: The Global Middle Class
- Vídeo: India's Rising Middle Class
- Vídeo: Gender, Income, and Wealth
- Reading: Module 2 - Lecture Slides
Nota atribuída: Module 2 Quiz
SEMANA 3
Module 3: Global Economic and Financial Imbalances
In this module, you’ll examine the growing issue of global economic and financial imbalances. Through relevant examples such as the European Zone crisis, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of the effects of global economic dynamics on both individual countries and their relationships with one another. You’ll explore trade bloc controversies, different types of monetary unions (such as the European Union), and how financial imbalances affect the geopolitical balance and global economy. By the end of this module, you’ll be able to better assess the consequences of economic and financial imbalances on nations, markets, and societies, and be prepared to respond to these phenomena while making decisions for your organization and society.
8 videos, 2 leituras
- Reading: Week 3 Opinion Survey Questionnaire
- Vídeo: The Changing Geography of Capital Investments: Part 1
- Vídeo: The Changing Geography of Capital Investments: Part 2
- Vídeo: Trade Blocs
- Vídeo: What are Trade Blocs?
- Vídeo: The Origins of the Euro Zone
- Vídeo: Why the Euro Zone Got in Trouble
- Vídeo: Possible Solutions to the European Crisis
- Reading: Module 3 - Lecture Slides
Nota atribuída: Module 3 Quiz
SEMANA 4
Module 4: The Shifting Geopolitical Landscape
In this module, you’ll explore global geopolitical landscapes and the global powers of the 21st century. Through examination of different political regimes—from autocracies to democracies—you’ll discover effective roles for states to play in society and its economy. You’ll also learn about failed states and anocracies, two importance sources of instability in the world, and how such instabilities manifest frictions and conflicts in the form of war and terrorism. Through analyzing the evolution of political regimes and failed states, you’ll learn the definition of global powers, the difference between and hard and soft power resources, and whether emerging global powers will cause dramatic changes in the existing geopolitical power structure. By the end of this module, you’ll have a deeper understanding of the trajectories of global powers, and be able to assess how the changes in geopolitical power structure will affect your business and society.
11 videos, 3 leituras
- Reading: Week 4: Opinion Survey Questionnaire
- Vídeo: Political Regimes
- Vídeo: Geopolitical Instability in the World
- Vídeo: Violent Conflict in the World
- Vídeo: The State Under Pressure
- Vídeo: Good Governance & Institutional Quality
- Vídeo: The Rise and Fall of Global Powers
- Vídeo: Global Power Resources
- Vídeo: China's Role in the World
- Vídeo: Global Governance
- Vídeo: Global Tensions
- Reading: Module 4 - Lecture Slides
- Reading: Global Literacy Test
Nota atribuída: Module 4 Quiz
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Classificações e avaliações
Makes me want to go in person. Great international insight
Superb course precise,well structured and the questions very logical and well correlated
Wonderful. I've had a great interest in the subject for a long time and much of the discourse & material was already known to me but it was still useful to have it delivered in such a structured logically flowing fashion. Certainly helped fill in the odd gap.
And Mr. Guillen is an absolute joy to listen to, to the point where I found myself wishing I was physically attending his class so we could delve deeper into the subject. There are some wonderful stories in there illustrating the topic at hand (an example featuring painter Salvador Dali that illustrates the idea of currency and its debasement, is particularly charming).
I would strongly recommend this module to anybody who's interested in learning about the patterns that shape our world and what that can tell us about the future.
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JY
Thank for single handedly giving such an exceptional course.