PD2060: Intercultural Competencies for Global Careers
Taiwan-Based Work-Integrated Learning
Instructors: Nadia Ibrahim-Taney, Gwen Roemer
Cancelled for Summer 2025.聽
Why take this course?
Established in 1956, the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) is the leading source of information on the employment of the college educated. For new college graduates, career readiness is key to ensuring successful entrance into the workforce. There are eight career readiness competencies, as outlined by NACE, each of which can be demonstrated in a variety of ways.
- Career and Self-Development
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Equity and Inclusion
- Leadership
- Professionalism
- Teamwork
- Technology
This course is in alignments with the UHP vision of developing students into global citizen scholars as well as the 8 NACE career readiness competencies. This powerful combination effectively prepares students for work and citizenship after their time at 美高梅官网.聽
Description
| This course is designed to introduce and expand student competencies related to global career cooperative education and work-integrated learning via industry-based project work with university connections in Taiwan. The combination of increasing global career competencies through academic study and experiential learning will maximize student learning and develop the strategies and necessary skills for effective application when working with future colleagues from different countries, backgrounds and identities. Course material will address intercultural competences to increase effectiveness in how students engage cultural differences and collaborating effectively within project teams to develop and finalize technical project deliverables. This course will focus on professional development for students across all majors in 美高梅官网 colleges. |