Course overview
This course provides business school students with an experiential learning opportunity in the setting of New York (NY), New York, USA. Whilst on the tour, students will engage in both formal learning activities, such as engaging in workshops and completing summative assessment tasks and informal learning activities, such as visiting the offices of local businesses and organisations and networking with professionals who live and work in New York. Throughout the tour, students will combine their discipline specific business knowledge with practical experiences to solve case based problems and utilise contemporary and relevant methods of communication to share information and ideas. Through these experiences, students will develop an understanding of and appreciation for the complex business operations in the local environment and strengthen the strategies and behaviours required for them to succeed in their professional careers.
Course learning outcomes
- Demonstrate the application of effective and appropriate organisational and operational skills and capabilities to professional practice.
- Prepare innovative and effective solutions to complex business challenges based on discipline knowledge and evidence based thinking.
- Demonstrate effective communication skills that are appropriate for their intended purpose and audience.
- Demonstrate awareness of and critically reflect on relevant ethical, social and cultural aspects observed in the local business environment.