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COURSE SYLLABUS: Business Growth in the Middle East


Course Title: MES470 – Business Growth in the Middle East
Department: Middle Eastern Studies
Instructor: Dr. John D. Theodore, Ph.D., D.B.A., CMC - E-Mail - Vita


Course Description:
This course is approaching economic development in the Middle East from the business growth and institutional points of view and make suggestions for new directions of the business sector.

Required book: Online Bookstore

Recent Economic Development and Prospects. International Monetary Fund, 1997. ISBN-13: 9781557756381 ISBN: 1557756384

Course Requirements:
  1. Mid-term Exam. Essay. 2-4 pages. The student must contact the professor to arrange for the topic. 25%
  1. Final Exam. Essay. 2-4 pages. The student must contact the professor to arrange for the topic. 25%
  1. Term Paper. The topic will be selected by the student. APA Style. Minimum eight references. 50%
Grading Scale:

90 - 100%
80 - 89.99%
70 - 79.99%
60 - 69.99%
below 60% 		A
B
C
D
F


Grading:
Your grade in this course will be based on the following:

Mid-term Exam
Final Exam
Term Paper 		25%
25%
50%


SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Week #1
Introduction

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #2
Chapter One. Economic Development and Policies in 1996 and Prospects.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #3
Chapter Two. Institutional Building and Development in the Fiscal Area.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #4
Chapter Three. Development of Money and Banking.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Mid-term Examination

Week #5
Chapter Four. External Developments.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #6
Chapter Seven. Trade Policy. Part One.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #7
Chapter Seven. Trade Policy. Part Two.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #8
Chapter Eight. IMF Technical Assistance.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Submit Final Exam
Submit the Term Paper