Economics 394CI - Econ of Cooperative Entrprs

Spring
2019
01
3.00
Valerie Voorheis
M W 4:00PM 5:15PM
UMass Amherst
13380
Herter Hall room 207
voorheis@econs.umass.edu
Students will be asked to retrospectively analyze their experiences as workers and consumers, evaluating the impact of organizational forms and industry structure. How do cooperative enterprises (including those on campus such as the People's Market, Earthfoods, and Campus Design and Copy) differ from other enterprises? Students will also be asked to explicitly bring material they have learned in other classes to bear on these issues. The final project requires students to work in small teams to develop a business plan for a cooperative enterprise that builds upon their own interests and expertise. Satisfies the Integrative Experience requirement for BA-Econ majors.
Pre Req: ECON 103 or RESEC 102 Open only to Econ primary majors until after juniors enroll, then open to all November 10.
Fulfills IE requirement only for Econ primary majors.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.