Economics 394CI - Econ of Cooperative Entrprs
Spring
2023
01
3.00
Valerie Voorheis
TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
UMass Amherst
60267
Dickinson Hall room 212
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.
This class is only open to students whose primary major is Economics. Pre Req: ECON 103 or RESEC 102 Fulfills IE requirement only for Econ primary majors. Open only to students whose primary major is Economics until classes begin, then open to all January 25th during Add/Drop.