Location:
Main Campus
Session:
2026 Winter Semester | Trimestre d'hiver
Faculty:
École de gestion Telfer / Telfer School of Management
Unit:
Telfer School of Management_PT
Course Title:
The Global Context of Business: Merchants, Traders, Capitalists and Profit Seekers
Course Code:
ADM3317
Section:
M
Course Description:
Examines and evaluates the practices of merchants, traders, entrepreneurs, financiers, marketers and profit seekers of the 15th to the 19th centuries who contributed to the development of global business and trade. Emphasizes the dynamic intertwining of markets and their social, technological, political, economic and cultural context via the analysis and discussion of case studies, readings and other sources.
Posting limited to:
Professeur à temps-partiel régulier / Regular Part-Time Professor
Date Posted:
July 21, 2025
Applications must be received BEFORE:
August 22, 2025
Expected Enrolment:
64
Approval date:
July 21, 2025
Number of credits:
3
Work Hours:
39
Course type:
C
Posting type:
Régulier / Regular
Language of instruction:
Anglais | English
Competence in second language:
Passive
Course Schedule:
Mardi | Tuesday 19:00-22:00 - -
Requirements:
Must have a history degree (preferably a PhD), with expertise in a relevant area. Must have up-to-date knowledge of developments in historical research methods, based on work experience, education or publications. Must also possess significant teaching experience, preferably in economic, business or world history.
Teaching mode:
Please note that the teaching method will be delivered in person.
Teaching method might incur changes due to health measures or other reasons.
Additional Information and/or Comments:
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