Chris Carr, JD “Starting A Short Term Study Abroad Program” March 5-6, 2009 Associate Dean of Graduate Programs & Faculty Development Professor of Business Law Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo Orfalea College of Business Copyright © Chris Carr, 2009
My Biggest Pieces of Advice … “Just Do It” “Be Patient, Not Perfect, and Incrementally Build” “Don’t Look Back. No Regrets” Copyright © Chris Carr, 2009
Incentives & Course Design What Might Such a Course Look Like? Copyright © Chris Carr, 2009
Accelerated MBA Track 60 units/15 total courses (4 units each) Summer Session Fall Quarter Winter Quarter Spring Quarter Summer Session Required Electives GSB 528 (Technology Commercialization) GSB 529 (Communications) Required Courses GSB 512 (Org. Behavior) GSB 513 (Stats) GSB 523 (Macro Econ) Electives (pick one) GSB 514 (Law) GSB 522 (MIS) Required Courses GSB 511 (Accounting) GSB 524 (Marketing) GSB 531 (Finance) Electives (pick one) GSB 578 (International Business) GSB 555 (Negotiations) Required Courses GSB 533 (Managerial Econ) GSB 534 (Operations) GSB 562 (Strategy) Electives (pick one) GSB 537 (Ethics) GSB 569 (Intellectual Property) Required Elective International Study Tour – GSB 563 (China-India Trip) (could be anywhere from 10 to 20 days, including travel there and back) Copyright © Chris Carr, 2009
Country Selection Copyright © Chris Carr, 2009
Marketing the STSA Program to Prospective and Existing Students …. and Parents Copyright © Chris Carr, (course blog) (from grad programs web site) (from grad programs website)
Course Approval and Working With Other Campus Units (including, in my case, Continuing Education) aka … “Getting Buy-In and Marketing the STSA Program to Your Colleagues, Other Campus Units and University Administration” Copyright © Chris Carr, 2009
Managing Student Expectations Copyright © Chris Carr, 2009
Course and Trip Activities, Grading, and Firm Visit Selection Copyright © Chris Carr, 2009
The Need for a Dry Run or Lock-Down Trip? Copyright © Chris Carr, 2009
Budget & Risk Management (briefly) Copyright © Chris Carr, 2009
Sustaining the STSA Program: Will All Your Hard Work Result in an Experience/Option Still Available to Your Students in 5 or 10 years? Copyright © Chris Carr, 2009
Incorporating Your STSA Program Into Assessment Copyright © Chris Carr, 2009 Master of Business Administration Learning Objectives: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of and ability to integrate general business concepts, theories, strategies, perspectives. (General business knowledge and integration appropriate for a general MBA degree) 2. Recognize issues and solutions using an approach that reflects ethical and sustainable values. (Decisions/ethics) 3. Apply analytics to decision-making. (Analytical thinking using data) 4. Demonstrate knowledge of the issues involved in conducting business in a diverse, global environment. (Global/International) 5. Recognize leadership skills and link them to leadership theory, demonstrate effective written communication and oral communication and presentation skills, and demonstrate effective team behavior. (Communication/teamwork/leadership)
Post Trip Wrap-Up and Deliverables Copyright © Chris Carr, 2009 Final blog post-trip reflective comment/post on your individual/personal blog Separate Self-Evaluation of “What Grade I Think I Earned” Completion of an extensive on-line post-trip debriefing survey
Questions? Copyright © Chris Carr, 2009