Overview
Description
This course is a first-year experience devoted to orienting international students to the university, its surrounding area, and the embedded national cultural context. The LEARNING TRACK term supports students’ professional development by guiding their examination of education, career, and networking opportunities.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Currently enrolled as Shorelight Student
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): Currently enrolled as Shorelight Student
Units
Lecture1
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring
Terms
spring
Restrictions
Currently enrolled as Shorelight Student
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- explain the process for getting assistance through campus resources, such as the student activities center, counseling center, and career center.
- identify and describe similarities and differences between their home culture and U.S. and university culture and apply intercultural communication strategies to bridge differences.
- discuss and compare cultural expectations for scholarship, including U.S. universities’ expectations for academic integrity.
- identify potential careers and professional tracks based on a personal inventory of skills and preferences.
- reflect on and present experiences in the Accelerator program by developing a digital story, presentation or other final project.
- create an effective resume and online professional presence and/or portfolio.
- identify potential careers and professional tracks based on a personal inventory of skills and preferences.
- use appropriate, professional communication when reaching out to professors and classmates.
- practice strategies for interviewing and networking.