MADR3012: Internships in Spain

This course provides an opportunity for students to reflect on the intercultural context of the host country’s work environment. Through practical internship experiences as well as readings, discussions, and written assignments, students will deepen their understanding of the host country's cultural context and critically examine their own worldviews. This course is designed to guide students in the internship experience and create a foundation for a successful professional career. In addition to gaining a cross-cultural comparative view on work, the topics and assignments will deepen students’ insights about themselves, the world of work, and being successful in the workplace. This course is aimed at all students who want to improve their Spanish and know Spanish culture by seeking immersion into the reality of working life in our country. Collaborative work will be necessary, in direct preparation of the environment that will be found in the workplaces, the debates, the exchange of opinions, both in meetings and in the classroom, as well as using new technologies. Notwithstanding, the academic rigor of a university course will be maintained. The professor will carry out a personalized follow-up of the learning curve of each student, guiding them when necessary in a generally autonomous process that is reinforced in this course, and improving their social skills in the internship sites. This course focuses on important themes in which students are expected to develop and enhance over the course of the semester through class seminars and on-the-job experience: ● Work ethic and social responsibility ● Leadership ● Communication ● Multiculturalism ● Gender and the Workplace

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