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Fundamentals of Business: Leadership in a Global EconomySession II: July 6 - August 8, 20148:30a.m. - 11:30 a.m. ? Monday, Wednesday, FridayYou will be introduced to business leadership, which provides an exceptional foundation for college and a future career in business. ?As a participant in this course, you will gain valuable exposure to important business topics and methods of analysis as you learn from Georgetown professors and leading experts in the field. Combining investment challenges and group presentations with dynamic faculty lectures and case studies, Fundamentals of Business helps students develop practical skills and critical thinking abilities that will benefit them in their future academic and professional lives. The course ends with a business simulation that takes students through the process of starting a company and being an entrepreneur.Core Topics Covered*Civil Law Process and ProcedureBusiness lawFinanceStrategyMarketingOrganizational planning and behaviorHands-on Experience*Study with professors from the?Georgetown McDonough School of BusinessEngage in discussion with Washington-area business expertsParticipate in an engaging, hands-on business simulation?With classmates, become an entrepreneur and work together to run a start-up companyInvest in hard assets and manufacturingConduct advertising and financial management practicesFaculty BiographyThomas Cooke, Academic DirectorThomas Barry Cooke is a Distinguished Teaching Professor at the Robert E. McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University, Washington, DC. ?Today, Professor Cooke’s areas of concentration include federal income taxation, tax ethics, tax practice and procedure, contract law, business planning, the regulatory environment of business and business ethics. Prof. Cooke is a recognized expert on the subject of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.In addition to teaching undergraduate courses in Federal Income Taxation, Professor Cooke shared responsibility for the 2002-2011 Glo