Business Press Coverage of Politics and Policy

This course equips students to examine the interaction between business and government as it really occurs. Students learn to gauge the impact lobbyists, corporate support for public events, and business organizations; to track the movement of powerful figures between the public and private spheres; to follow up the paper trail of legislative and government reports; and to decode the language and forms of regulations imposed to every level. Assignments are designed to foster the critical thinking and writing skills needed to examine the political news with an eye on its impact upon business. For students with two other 2000-level or above English courses (with ENG 3050 particularly recommended), this course may serve as the capstone for the Tier III English requirement.