COURSE NUMBER: MBA298A.2B
Please note that there is no drop/add period for this course.

COURSE TITLE: International Business Development: Social Impact

UNITS OF CREDIT: 2 units (in the fall students will also receive 1 additional unit of credit)

FACULTY MENTOR: David Evan Harris

E-MAIL ADDRESSES: deh@berkeley.edu

CLASS WEB PAGE LOCATION: http://bcourses.berkeley.edu

MEETING DAY(S)/TIME: Thursdays, 8:00 – 11:00 AM – Spring B (March 15 to end of semester)

PREREQUISITE(S): First-year full-time MBA students only.
Students must be available from May 12 - June 1, 2018 to travel for work in the field. No exceptions will be granted.
There are no regular class meetings in the fall. However, students must participate in the day-long IBD Conference on Friday, September 14, 2018. The only exception for missing the fall IBD Conference is for those students going on exchange.

CLASS FORMAT: Mix of lectures, exercises, and group work

BASIS FOR FINAL GRADE: Assignments, participation, and final project

ABSTRACT OF COURSE'S CONTENT AND OBJECTIVES:
The purpose of this course is to provide students with a cutting-edge experiential learning course that prepares them to solve real-world business problems and emphasizes innovative leader skills in international settings. This course fulfills the applied innovation requirement for the MBA.

By the end of the course, students will have:

· learned and refined consulting skills;

· developed insights into another culture;

· applied the business principles learned in core classes to a real-world global setting;

· developed industry knowledge in a focused area;

· worked in a dynamic team environment.

The IBD course is divided into four sections. The “Social Impact” section will consist of four projects from a variety of business sectors, companies/organizations, and geographies, all focused on social and/or environmental challenges. All four IBD sections will meet together during the same class period.

Before being assigned to a project, students will be asked to rank four IBD projects included in the “Social Impact” section. Project assignments will be based on student preferences, project needs, and client wishes. Every effort will be made to balance these (sometimes) competing priorities.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH:
David has taught at the Haas School of Business since 2015, offering courses including Civic Technology; Social Movements and Social Media; and Scenario Planning and Futures Thinking. At the Institute for the Future (IFTF), David leads research on the future of philanthropy, media, governance, and social movements. Building on this research, he has served as an advisor and consultant to dozens of foundations, government agencies and corporations. In 2004, David founded the Global Lives Project, a video library of life experience around the world, produced by thousands of collaborating filmmakers, photographers and translators.
David has presented his work to audiences at the Smithsonian, Harvard, Stanford, Apple, Google, Adobe, United Nations University, among other institutions. His writings have been published by the BBC, Guardian, Adbusters, Focus on the Global South, Hivos, Alternet, Grist and translated into dozens of languages. David previously worked at the White House Council on Environmental Quality. He studied at the University of São Paulo (M.S.) and UC Berkeley (B.A.). He speaks English, Portuguese, Spanish and French. David’s work has been supported by groups including the National Endowment for the Arts, Adobe Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Long Now Foundation, Black Rock Arts Foundation, Christensen Fund and the Goldman Fund.