[Bioundgrd] Fwd: NEW UNDERGRADUATE COURSE ON EXPERIENCE ABROAD - "Working in the Global Economy"

[Janice Chang]

>>NEW COURSE FALL 2004, FOR STUDENTS WITH EXPERIENCE ABROAD
>>
>
>>Dear students,
>>
>>Have you already planned your courses for the Fall semester? If you 
>>have time Fridays from 12 to 3, I have a course for you that was 
>>specifically designed for people like you:
>>
>>17.199J/21F.098
>>Working in the Global Economy
>>U (Fall) 3-0-9 HASS,
>>CI-H Course
>>Friday 12-3,  Room 16-676
>>
>>This course is geared towards students who have completed a stay 
>>abroad experience and want to achieve a better understanding of how 
>>broader global developments are affecting sectors and countries of 
>>their interest. The course will provide a structured academic 
>>framework for students to analyze and compare their learning in 
>>foreign work, research, or study environment.  Building on their 
>>experiences students analyze different dimensions of working in a 
>>globally operating business or environment such as work culture in 
>>foreign and international companies, research labs, and academic 
>>settings; impact of globalization on research and development; 
>>knowledge-creation and varied roles of engineers in different 
>>cultures; issues of cross-cultural communication and 
>>miscommunication.  Students present case studies from their 
>>international experiences. Emphasis on comparative approaches. 
>>Serenella Sferza, Pat Gercik, Bernd Widdig
>>
>>This is your chance to reflect about your stay abroad. The course 
>>also counts for the new Minor in Applied International Studies 
>>(http://web.mit.edu/misti/www/minor.html)
>>
>>Please let me know if you would like to have more information.
>>
>>I am looking forward to seeing you in the Fall!
>>
>>Best, Bernd Widdig
>>Bernd Widdig, Ph.D.
>>Director, MIT-Germany Program
>>Associate Director, MIT International Science and Technology 
>>Initiatives (MISTI)
>>Center for International Studies
>>E38-762 http://whereis.mit.edu/bin/map?locate=cis
>>Massachusetts Institute of Technology
>>Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
>>Tel:    617 253 3925            Fax:    617 258 8048
>>http://web.mit.edu/misti/www/
>>http://web.mit.edu/mit-germany/
>>http://www.ucpress.edu/books/pages/8863.html
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>>
>
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>PhD and Postdoctoral Career Services
>MIT Careers Office
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