国际发展实习
通过商业成为变革的推动者
在这个面向服务的实习中, students collaborate on projects that positively impact the world. 的 BlueBox项目 brings open-sourced educational materials to remote locations across the globe. Students also work on business plan development for nonprofits in partnership with Chronic Care International and the Institute for Latin American Concern.
作为实习的一部分, students travel to the ILAC campus in the 多米尼加共和国 over fall break. This trip provides a formative experience where students work with local populations and live the Jesuit value of being men and women for and with others.
课程描述
这个跨学科的, service-learning course focuses on the deployment of educational technology and the development of entrepreneurial projects with a variety of partners in less economically developed countries. Students will enhance discipline-specific knowledge through their engagement with interdisciplinary teams and will travel to multiple sites to train teachers on the use of educational technology and develop entrepreneurial projects with community leaders. Students will also examine the cultural and economic realities of life in rural areas of the country and utilize feedback, dialogue and surveys from community visits to promote both a reflection on the experience, and a proposal of projects for future practicum participants.
国际发展实习 (BIA 492, ECO 492 or ENT 492): 3 credits. 秋季学期.
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杰克Schaaf, BSBA ' 19，财经专业
德克萨斯州奥斯汀市Snap公司的高级财务分析师
Q: Did taking this course make you a more competitive candidate for post-graduation employment?
A: 绝对. 的 advantage that practicums provide students is real-world, 实践经验, which provides a great view into how different businesses operate, including real-time problem solving and working through complex tasks as a team, 例如. 的 practicum helped me develop skills such as thinking outside the box and viewing issues/topics from different viewpoints, 哪些在商业环境中都是有用的.
Abby Kleespie, BSBA'22, FinTech and Business Intelligence and Analytics
Corporate Finance Consultant at FTI in Denver, Colorado
Q: How did this practicum enhance your understanding of business development in emerging economies as well as your majors?
A: It served as a remarkable illustration of how businesses can be leveraged to enhance and uplift 社区. I contributed to the technical aspects of the initiative, developing the BlueBox. Working with our professors, we wrote code and performed debugging to create the tool. This course offered me a hands-on learning experience that not only honed my technical skills but also presented an open canvas for innovative problem-solving techniques, 所有这些都是通过BIA教育来实现的.
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BlueBox项目
BlueBox项目 seeks to enhance educational opportunity in the most remote areas of the world where traditional school materials are scarce, 过时或者两者都过时. 它通过BlueBox实现了这一点, 一个便携式, 小型数字图书馆包含预加载, 开源教育材料, 包括教科书, 可汗学院的视频(数学教程视频), 科学和许多其他学科), 教育维基百科等等. 即使没有互联网, the material on the BlueBox is free and accessible to any device that connects to the BlueBox hotspot. 使用无线或有线连接, 社区, teachers and students can connect to the BlueBox and view the materials in any installed web browser on their device.
实践实习
Interested students can apply for the 国际发展实习 at the BlueBox网站.
First register and then submit your application during the spring semester prior to the course.
Applications are reviewed in March during the fall registration period. Acceptance into the course will be based on needs of the practicum with an intent of creating academic/skills-based diversity in the group. Preference will also be given to senior standing and personal motivation.
Questions about the practicum or the application process can be submitted to Dr. 查理·布雷曼(charlesbraymen@aangny.com), Dr. 兰斯·弗雷泽(lancefrazier@aangny.com)，或博士. 达斯汀·奥蒙德(dustinormond@aangny.com).
的 国际发展实习 is divided into three sections throughout the semester.
第一部分是旅行前的部分, which consists of students dividing into technology and business tracks. 的 technology track primarily focuses on preparing the BlueBox for travel and prepping the business track students on what the BlueBox is and how to use it. 学生将学习商业轨道, discuss and present on topics pertaining to economic development, 创业, 可持续发展目标, 经济概述, 知名度和道德.
的 second part is travel to the 多米尼加共和国 over fall break. Students who will not be able to travel should not consider applying for the practicum.
第三部分是旅行后的部分, which consists of merging the two tracks together to develop business plans for CCI and identify and begin projects related to the advancement of BlueBox项目 and CCI initiatives.
