APEC3841

There are three broad business organizational forms in the world: public benefit, mutual or cooperative benefit, and investor benefit. The topic is motivated by focusing on the mutual or cooperative benefit organization and comparing and contrasting it with the other two business forms. Each class begins with a speaker, usually a producer member or manager, from a cooperative or mutual including coffee, cocoa, dairy, food, credit union, and other types of consumer and agricultural cooperatives. Students will choose a cooperative or mutual at the beginning of the semester, and most homework assignments will be applied to your cooperative including a final digital media project. The course has one live lecture and one asynchronous lecture each week.

Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for: APEC 5841

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