Economics 394CI - Econ of Cooperative Entrprs
Spring
2026
01
3.00
Valerie Voorheis
M W 10:30AM 11:45AM
UMass Amherst
77518
Crotty Hall Room 209
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 May be used to fulfill IE requirement for Econ primary majors.
Open only to Econ primary majors, then open to all if space allows during add/drop, starting January 29.