Coursework
Business Perspectives Applied to BENED
Every week, coursework introduces a new lens on business — ethics, project management, leadership, strategy. Each analysis here takes that academic perspective and runs it against the real BENED ecosystem: what are we already doing right, what are we missing, and what should we build next. This is the bridge between the classroom and the company.
International Trade Theory & FDI: What BENED Can Learn from How Nations Compete
How classical and modern trade theories — comparative advantage, Porter's diamond, barriers to entry, FDI motivations — map onto a bootstrapped tech company deciding where and how to compete
*Challenges & Opportunities in International Business* (v. 1.0), Ch. 2: International Trade and Foreign Direct Investment — Sections 2.1 (International Trade Theory) and 2.3 (Foreign Direct Investment)
→Chapters 9 & 11: Estimating Costs and Managing Risk — Applied to BENED
How budgeting frameworks and risk management apply when you're a solo-founder tech company running 17+ services with no income yet — where every dollar is personal and every risk is existential
*Beginning Project Management* v1.1 (OER), Ch. 9: Estimating and Managing Costs (pp. 375–399), Ch. 11: Managing Project Risk (pp. 465–485); video: *How to Create a Project Budget* (Adriana Girdler); Module 4 instructional materials
→BENED Ecosystem Phase 1 — Master Project Plan
Consolidating all Phase 1 planning documents into one operational reference — goals, phases, roles, skills, resources, tools, and schedule for a solo-operated 17-service tech ecosystem
PROJECT_CHARTER.md, SCOPE_STATEMENT.md, WORK_BREAKDOWN_STRUCTURE.md, RISK_REGISTER.md, Chapter 3 (Project Phases & Organization), Adriana Girdler video (10 Steps to Build a Project Plan), BSA 360 Guide PDF
→Chapter 3: Project Phases and Organization — Applied to BENED
How the four project phases and organizational roles map onto a solo-founder tech ecosystem
Beginning Project Management, Chapter 3: Project Phases and Organization (pp. 118–152)
→Ethics, CSR & Anti-Corruption: What BENED Can Learn from Academic Frameworks
How academic ethics frameworks — CSR, stakeholder theory, moral entrepreneurship, anti-corruption law — validate and sharpen what BENED is already building
*Principles of Management* Ch. 5 (Ethics, Corporate Responsibility, and Sustainability), *Good Corporation, Bad Corporation* Ch. 10 (Corruption in International Business)
→Chapter 4: Understanding and Meeting Client Expectations
The human side of project success — client relationships, expectation management, and the trust dynamics that determine whether a technically successful project is perceived as a failure
*Beginning Project Management* v1.1 (OER), Ch. 4 (pp. 153–182)
→Chapter 5: Working with People on Projects
Internal project dynamics — emotional intelligence, leadership styles, team trust, and how organizational culture is built deliberately or by accident
*Beginning Project Management* v1.1 (OER), Ch. 5 (pp. 183–236)
→Chapter 7: Starting a Project
Project initiation — why most failures trace back to bad beginnings, and how mission alignment, scope definition, and communication planning prevent them
*Beginning Project Management* v1.1 (OER), Ch. 7 (pp. 280–320)
→BSA 300 — Chapter 5: Global and Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration
→By Course
BSA 300 BSA 300 — Business Ethics & Society (Yavapai College, Spring 2026)
BSA 360 BSA 360 — Project Management Essentials (Yavapai College, Spring 2026)
- Chapters 9 & 11: Estimating Costs and Managing Risk — Applied to BENED Apr 16, 2026
- Chapter 4: Understanding and Meeting Client Expectations Apr 1, 2026
- Chapter 5: Working with People on Projects Apr 1, 2026
- Chapter 7: Starting a Project Apr 1, 2026
BSA 360 BSA 360 — Project Management Essentials
- BENED Ecosystem Phase 1 — Master Project Plan Apr 13, 2026
- Chapter 3: Project Phases and Organization — Applied to BENED Apr 12, 2026