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Global Social Impact (GSI)

 

Global Social Impact (GSI)

Global Social Impact (GSI) is a course offered to first-year World Bachelor in Business (WBB) students. Participants work on a consulting project with selected companies. The two-unit course includes a week-long immersion in Silicon Valley and San Francisco, where students engage with leading organizations and develop solutions to real business challenges for a company partner. At the conclusion of the semester, student teams present their findings and recommendations. Throughout the course, students explore design thinking, benchmarking, stakeholder mapping, and sustainability, applying these concepts to provide strategic recommendations to their partner organizations.

 

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Course Goals

Develop business strategies applicable in the international and global context by applying concepts of design
thinking, benchmarking, and project management.
Explain concepts of entrepreneurship, sustainable development, the intersection of business, government &
society, corporate social responsibility, and private-public sector development.
Collaborate as a team to organize and execute a consulting project for a client.
Address common ethical issues associated with international and global endeavors.

Student Testimonials

 

Students working on projects at KMPG

“My favorite part of the trip was talking to the KPMG consultants and having them get their input on our presentations and giving us feedback.”

WBB GSI students at Google HQ

“I really enjoyed the trip to Google and the panel speakers.”

WBB GSI students

“The presentation at Centerview was by far the most interesting and inspiring visit.”