SUMMER BUSINESS PROGRAMS
"An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest"
-Benjamin Franklin
Price: $7,495
Early acceptance scholarship price: $6,895 (by March 31st 2021)
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Session 1: Sunday July 4th - Sunday July 18th 2021
WORLD BUSINESS ACADEMY
World Business Academy is a two-week course introducing 15-18 year-olds to high-level concepts in economics and business, and is designed and taught by a world-leading professional scholar. Whether you are already set on a career in business or simply curious, World Business Academy will provide a lifelong foundation for academic excellence and financial success. World Business Academy is available either online or on location in Hawaii, USA.
WORLD BUSINESS
ACADEMY
CURRICULUM
Class 1: Intro to Business Degrees and Careers
Class 2: Microeconomic Price Theory
Class 3: Competitive Strategy
Class 4: Fundamentals of Finance
Class 5: Principles of Marketing
Class 6: Game Theory
Class 7: Macroeconomics & Business Cycles
Class 8: Introduction to Data Analytics
Class 9: Business Case Simulation
Class X: Entrepreneurial Challenge
Explore Business Degrees & Careers
Could you climb the corporate ladder and become CEO? Do you have what it takes to become a successful entrepreneur?Learn what careers in business have to offer and how to get into a top MBA program
Economics
Master the forces which determine market prices and recognize how these coordinate and regulate the manifold economic activities around us
Investment Strategy
Discover what the American colonies, the British railroads, tulips, and the internet all have in common: a crucial lesson on speculative trading and market risk
Marketing and Branding
Peek inside your own psychology to reveal the ins and outs of effective consumer marketing and branding strategies, and how to get your business noticed!
How does accounting work?
Learn how merchants in Renaissance Italy shaped modern accounting practices, and enabled us to benchmark business performance and expose corporate fraud. Hint: they did everything twice!
Where does money come from?
Find out why the Romans paid their soldiers in salt but their mercenaries in gold, why cigarettes are the money par excellence in prisons, and uncover what happened to the gold standard and whether it could ever come back
Data Analytics
How do professional researchers go about analyzing data and judging the merit of scientific findings? When does correlation actually equal causation? Learn how a simple line has been the key to many of our modern scientific discoveries
Game Theory
Discover the science of optimal decision-making in competitive environments including concepts such as Nash equilibrium and dominant strategies, and see how these can be applied to better manage business negotiations and social conflict
Your Business Instructor
Gerard H. Dericks (PhD, London School of Economics) has taught business management and economics at the University of Oxford and the London School of Economics, and is a Fellow of the British Higher Education Academy.
He is currently senior lecturer in real estate economics and finance at Oxford Brookes University. He has provided economic consulting to Morgan Stanley, Lloyd’s, HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland, Siemens, European Commission, UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office, HG Capital, Property Market Analysis LLP, Rothschild Foundation, Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund, Policy Exchange, NaturEtrade, World Economic Forum, and was winner of the 2014 Wolfson Economics Prize.
His research has been showcased by The Economist, Financial Times, BBC, LSE Business Review, The Times, The Telegraph, Times Higher Education, Nikkei Business, Forschung & Lehre, Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Science, Physics World, Nature, BizEd, CBS News, The Sydney Morning Herald, and The Australian.
Business Course Testimonials
“It was amazing. I learned a lot”
-Tanushree G. (13) New Delhi, India
“Thank you for being a great lecturer. I enjoyed every lecture and also working on the assignments”
-Tingting Z. (17) Shanghai, China
“Enthusiastic teaching”
-Oliver W. (15) Brisbane, Australia
“Great support outside of lectures”
-Rosa B. (18) Oxford, UK
“I thought the program was very useful. It helped me better understand the wider aspects of a business, what will support business decisions in the future”
-Yannik S. (18) Cologne, Germany
“Gerard is hands down the best teacher I have ever had”
-Dashiell A. (16) Chicago, USA
"The teaching was motivational and it really gave me a love for the subject"
-Sara T. (16) Palo Alto, USA
WORLD BUSINESS
ACADEMY
ONLINE
World Business Academy Online is delivered virtually over two weeks in (i) ten live and interactive online classes, and (ii) two one-on-one personalized academic tutorials led by Dr. Gerard Dericks. The program follows the World Business Academy curriculum and includes:
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Daily assignments
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Directed group work
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Mini-MBA project
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Individualized feedback and academic guidance
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Take-home continuing study exercises and resources
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Letter of recommendation for university applications and work experience from Dr. Gerard Dericks (upon satisfactory participation)
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Lifetime access to video recordings of each class made available indefinitely for future review
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Course completion certificate
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Opportunity to be selected for the 2021 Wharton Global High School Investment Competition World Scholars Academy Team
Online classes will last approximately two hours and will be delivered on weekdays 12pm-2pm US Pacific Standard Time | 3pm-5pm US Eastern Standard Time | 8pm-10pm British Summer Time.
WORLD BUSINESS ACADEMY ONLINE 2021 PRICES & DATES
Price: $2,497
Early acceptance scholarship price: $1,997 (by March 31st 2021)
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Session 1: Monday June 21st - Friday July 2nd 2021
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Session 2: Monday July 19th - Friday July 30th 2021
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Session 3: Monday August 2nd - Friday August 13th 2021
WORLD BUSINESS
ACADEMY
HAWAII
World Business Academy Hawaii is taught by Dr. Gerard Dericks and follows the World Business Academy curriculum over two weeks and includes:
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14 days accommodation
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Airport transportation
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Daily Hawaiian excursions, activities, and tours
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Three global, nutritious meals daily with vegetarian options (except for some excursion lunches)
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24/7 professional supervision in a gated campus
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Daily assignments
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Directed group work
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Mini-MBA project
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Individualized feedback and academic guidance
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Take-home continuing study exercises and resources
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Letter of recommendation for university applications and work experience from Dr. Gerard Dericks (upon satisfactory participation)
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Lifetime access to video recordings of the course curriculum made available indefinitely for future review
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Course completion certificate
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Opportunity to be selected for the 2021 Wharton Global High School Investment Competition World Scholars Academy Team
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Graduation ceremony and party (parents and family invited)
Further Hawaii program details available here
WORLD BUSINESS ACADEMY HAWAII 2021 PRICES & DATES
"How you fill your mind determines very largely how you will fill your pocket"
-B.C. Forbes
Price: $2,497
Early acceptance scholarship price: $1,997 (by March 31st 2021)
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Session 1: Monday June 21st - Friday July 2nd 2021
DISCOVER BUSINESS ACADEMY
Discover Business Academy is a two-week course introducing 12-14 year-olds to fundamental concepts in economics and business, and is designed and taught by a world-leading professional scholar. On the course you'll learn how business and the economy works, and if a business career might be right for you. Discover Business Academy is exclusively available online.
DISCOVER BUSINESS
ACADEMY
CURRICULUM
Class 1: Effective Study Strategies
Class 2: Introduction to Business
Class 3: Introduction to Economics
Class 4: How Businesses Compete
Class 5: Fundamentals of Finance & Investing
Class 6: Concepts in Macroeconomics
Class 7: Branding and Marketing
Class 8: Business and the Law
Class 9: Leadership in Action
Class X: Business Start-up Challenge
Discover the World of Business
Explore the different types of businesses, what they do, how they are formed, and the ways they fit into the global economy
Study Skills for Academic Success
Hack your grades by learning how you learn, and avoid the most common pitfalls which stop students from achieving their
potential in high school, college, and beyond!
Discover
Economics
Find out how scissors and chopsticks relate to the way demand and supply determine prices, and discover what the price of a surfboard would be if your were stranded on a desert island with your classmates
Learn about Marketing
Learn how to motivate, influence, and persuade like a professional marketer, and create a tailored advertisement to promote your favorite company
How Does the Law
Affect Business?
Can monopolies persist without government fiat? Why are property rights essential for the formation of market prices? Learn the crucial role law plays in economics, and how the law affects business with practical examples from recent cases
What is Money?
Find out what money is, where it comes from, and why different societies have used different goods for money including; salt, iron nails, arrowheads, seashells, tea, fur pelts, beads, cattle, tobacco, cheese, petrol. rice, candy, peppercorns, and of course gold!
Investing for Success
Learn which investing strategies have withstood the test of time and how to build generational wealth. Internalize timeless wisdom and practical investing strategies from the most successful investors in history
Explore Leadership
What do Steve Jobs, Benjamin Franklin, and the Alexander the Great have in common? Learn what it takes to be a leader and debate
different theories of leadership. We'll show you how to develop your leadership skills and build confidence
Your Business Instructor
Gerard H. Dericks (PhD, London School of Economics) has taught business management and economics at the University of Oxford and the London School of Economics, and is a Fellow of the British Higher Education Academy.
He is currently senior lecturer in real estate economics and finance at Oxford Brookes University. He has provided economic consulting to Morgan Stanley, Lloyd’s, HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland, Siemens, European Commission, UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office, HG Capital, Property Market Analysis LLP, Rothschild Foundation, Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund, Policy Exchange, NaturEtrade, World Economic Forum, and was winner of the 2014 Wolfson Economics Prize.
His research has been showcased by The Economist, Financial Times, BBC, LSE Business Review, The Times, The Telegraph, Times Higher Education, Nikkei Business, Forschung & Lehre, Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Science, Physics World, Nature, BizEd, CBS News, The Sydney Morning Herald, and The Australian.
Business Course Testimonials
“It was amazing. I learned a lot”
-Tanushree G. (13) New Delhi, India
“Thank you for being a great lecturer. I enjoyed every lecture and also working on the assignments”
-Tingting Z. (17) Shanghai, China
“Enthusiastic teaching”
-Oliver W. (15) Brisbane, Australia
“Great support outside of lectures”
-Rosa B. (18) Oxford, UK
“I thought the program was very useful. It helped me better understand the wider aspects of a business, what will support business decisions in the future”
-Yannik S. (18) Cologne, Germany
“Gerard is hands down the best teacher I have ever had”
-Dashiell A. (16) Chicago, USA
"The teaching was motivational and it really gave me a love for the subject"
-Sara T. (16) Palo Alto, USA
DISCOVER BUSINESS
ACADEMY
ONLINE
Discover Business Academy Online is delivered virtually over two weeks in (i) ten live and interactive online classes, and (ii) two one-on-one personalized academic tutorials led by Dr. Gerard Dericks. The program follows the Discover Business Academy curriculum and includes:
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Daily assignments
-
Directed group work
-
Individualized feedback and academic guidance
-
Take-home continuing study exercises and resources
-
Letter of recommendation for university applications and work experience from Dr. Gerard Dericks (upon satisfactory participation)
-
Lifetime access to video recordings of each class made available indefinitely for future review
-
Course completion certificate
Online classes will last approximately two hours and will be delivered on weekdays 9am-11am US Pacific Standard Time | 12pm-2pm US Eastern Standard Time | 5pm-7pm British Summer Time.