BUSI 200 - Oberlin Business Studios

FC SSCI

4 credits
This course brings lessons on business through doing. Students work in teams to solve real-world problems alongside their problem sponsors. Pedagogy of the class emphasizes feedback over instruction–lecture and content are intentionally light, providing the bulk of studio time for teams to work, pitch solutions, process feedback, and pivot. Students learn how to sharpen problem statements; test their hypotheses using data, interviews, and market testing; and build solutions from minimally viable concepts to nuanced solutions. Authentic feedback from instructors and problem sponsors both guides learning and develops capabilities for building things that work. Field trip(s) required.

Prerequisites: BUSI 103 or (BUSI 110 and BUSI 112).