Consulting Experience in Egypt
Program Basics
Course Title: Econ/Bus 481: Consulting Experience in Cairo, Egypt
Course Description: Students will apply the skills and knowledge they have acquired in economics and business courses to two small businesses that each employ approximately 100 workers in two retail shops and a set of workshops. Students will be expected to make a formal consulting report to the business owners at the end of the program. Access will be granted to company documents and operations and meetings will be held with the business owners. The local culture will have an enormous impact on the consulting experience. Students will learn about how the culture developed through visits to the pyramids, museums, churches and native markets. We will sample the local culture at the Red Sea, in the theater (Dervish show) and by talking with development experts, film stars and dancers.
Faculty Leader: Prof. Dee Birnbaum, Department of Economics and Business Administration
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Dates: May 15-June 5, 2010
Program Cost Estimate: $2,750 includes room, all meals, entrance fees and excursions
Academic Overview
Prerequisites:
- Completion of one of the following courses: Bus 241, Bus 361, Bus 351 or Bus 371
- Minimum GPA 2.25
Credit Hours to be earned: 4
Foundations Requirements to be fulfilled: F9 and F11
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