Macroeconomic Aspect of Business, Including Governmental Impact

Course Description

This course focuses on the macroeconomic aspect of business, including governmental impact (local, national, international), by exploring public policy, regulatory bodies, regulations’ impact on business, trends, and current politics and their impact on business, power structures, and lobbying.

Course Outcomes

•                  Analyze potential political challenges for determining possible impacts on business environments and sustainable operations  
•                  Evaluate the roles and functions of business project teams for addressing government incentives or potential business-negative government regulations  
•                  Recommend communication approaches designed to be presented to the public for mitigating possible situations that would negatively affect company image  
•                  Determine effective solutions for addressing multifaceted business challenges in macroeconomic and global environments  
•                  Recommend external resources and approaches in effectively advocating for businesses by evaluating the roles and functions of lobbyists and public affairs specialists in the political process  Required Materials  Using your learning resources is critical to your success in this course. Please purchase directly through SNHU’s online bookstore, MBS Direct, rather than any other vendor. Purchasing directly from the bookstore ensures that you will obtain the correct materials and that the Help Desk, your advisor, and the instructor can provide you with support if you have problems.  Business, Government, and Society: A Managerial Perspective, Text and Cases  John Steiner and George Steiner McGraw-Hill Thirteenth Edition 2012  ISBN: 978-0-07-811267-6  

Grading Guides

Specific activity directions, grading guides, posting requirements, and additional deadlines can be found in the Course Information area in the Assignment Guidelines and Rubrics folder.

Weekly Assignment Schedule

The Learning Modules area in Blackboard contains one module folder for each week of the course. All reading and assignment information can be found in the folders. Assignments and discussion board posts during the first week of each term are due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Assignments and discussion posts for the remainder of the term are due by 11:59 p.m. of the student’s local time zone.

In addition to the textbook readings that are listed, there may be additional required resources within each module in Blackboard.