Modern Business in Asia: Asia Lab

3-0-9 units · Graduate

Provides integrated approach to analyze the economies of Asia ¿ primarily Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan ¿ through action learning. Covers modern history, economics, and politics in that region that shape the business environment, cases of companies operating in that region, and project-related issues and personal and learning reflections. Students work in teams to tackle a real world business problem with an innovative Asia-based company and produce a final deliverable for the host company. Projects focus on dynamic sectors such as artificial intelligence, the sharing economy, social media, health care, energy, and manufacturing; examples include creating a business plan for fundraising, developing a new market strategy, and assembling financial models. Limited to graduate students who participate in Asia Lab.