Wharton Undergraduate (WH) 1
WHARTON UNDERGRADUATE
(WH)
WH1010 Business and You
WH 101 is the first step of the Leadership Journey at Wharton. The
course is designed to fuel students' unique interests in academic,
research, and professional pursuits; to raise awareness of the complexity
of business; and to increase understanding of the interrelatedness of
business disciplines. Students will also acquire greater awareness of
their strengths and leadership potential as members of the Wharton
community and as future professionals. Students will come to appreciate
that leadership is an act and best developed through study, feedback
from trusted colleagues and peers, and stretch experiences that
stimulate growth and development. Students will also begin to hone skills
essential to the pursuit of personal, academic, and professional goals:
thinking creatively, analyzing problems, applying what you have learned,
and reflecting on learnings. A case-analysis project will engage students
with the community through helping local agencies examine business
challenges that they face. This course is for Wharton students only.
Fall
0.5 Course Units
WH1500 Evaluating Evidence
WH 150 provides an introduction to all stages of the research process
for business topics. In the first third of the course, we discuss theory
building, hypothesis development, and research design choices
particularly in casual research. In the second third, we discuss data
collection methods (e.g., surveys, experiments, case studies and
fieldwork) and the use of archival databases. This part of the course
emphasizes the interplay between research design and sampling/data
collection methods. In the final third of the course, we introduce data
analysis and interpretation, including methods for converting raw data
into measurable constructs suited to statistical analysis.
Fall or Spring
1 Course Unit
WH1508 Evaluating Evidence
WH 150 provides an introduction to all stages of the research process
for business topics. In the first third of the course, we discuss theory
building, hypothesis development, and research design choices
particularly in casual research. In the second third, we discuss data
collection methods (e.g., surveys, experiments, case studies and
fieldwork) and the use of archival databases. This part of the course
emphasizes the interplay between research design and sampling/data
collection methods. In the final third of the course, we introduce data
analysis and interpretation, including methods for converting raw data
into measurable constructs suited to statistical analysis.
Fall or Spring
1 Course Unit
WH2010 Business Communication for Impact
The objective of WH 201 is to prepare you to communicate effectively as
you pursue your educational, professional, and personal goals over the
next few years. We have incorporated input from employers, employees,
alumni and past WH 201 students to create a course that will prepare
you to succeed at all types of communication: spoken and written, formal
and informal, prepared and spontaneous. Communication is a skill that
requires repeated practice to master. The class size is limited to eight
students to allow you the opportunity to practice communicating every
week. Class will meet for 80 minutes once a week for fourteen weeks.
Please note that we are piloting different approaches to teaching this
year in different sections of the course. The logistical details of some
sections may differ from others, but everyone will be taught the same
material and complete the same assignments.
Fall or Spring
0.5 Course Units
WH2130 Global Modular Course B
0.5 Course Units
WH2160 Global Modular Course
Not Offered Every Year
Mutually Exclusive: MKTG8930
0.5 Course Units
WH2970 Wharton Industry Exploration Program
WIEP features short-term courses that focus on various industries and
feature visits to businesses, lectures, extracurricular activities, and
networking opportunities with alumni. Students must apply online:
https://undergrad-inside.wharton.upenn.edu/wiep/
0.5 Course Units
WH2980 Wharton International Program
This short-term international business course gives undergraduate
students an amazing global opportunity featuring business-site
visits, lectures at partner schools, cultural excursions, and networking
opportunities with undergraduate students and business contacts from
the destination countries. In addition to learning about another country's
business environment and culture, students earn 0.5 course units that
can be used towards business-breadth or elective credits.
0.5 Course Units
WH2990 Honors Thesis
This seminar takes place over two semesters and provides students
with the skills to perform their own research under the guidance of a
Wharton faculty member. At the conclusion of the fall semester, students
will produce a thesis proposal including literature review, significance of
the research, methodology, and exploratory data if relevant. Throughout
the fall semester faculty guests from a range of disciplines will present
on their research in class, highlighting aspects that are relevant to
the work students are engaging in at that point. During the second
semester, students will collect and analyze data and write up the results
in close collaboration with their faculty mentor. At the end of the spring
semester, each student will present their research in a video presentation.
Throughout the course, students will work individually, in small groups,
and under the mentorship of a Wharton faculty member. The goal is to
becomes capable independent researchers who incorporate feedback
and critical (self-) analysis to take their research to the next level.
Two Term Class, Student must enter first term; credit given after both
terms are complete
0.5 Course Units
2022-23 Catalog | Generated 12/01/22
