Virtual Internship - International Business

VI - MGMT490I
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Davenport University
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Debora Crudele
Internship Manager
3
Timeline
  • January 10, 2021
    Experience start
  • February 27, 2021
    Mid-Point Check-In
  • May 2, 2021
    Experience end
Experience
1/5 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Leadership Organizational structure Operations Project management
Skills
project planning business consulting business strategy competitive analysis research
Learner goals and capabilities

Our curriculum integrates international perspectives in finance, business law, strategic management, marketing, and human resource management to prepare students for the global business environment. Students have the edge in interacting effectively in both foreign and domestic markets and a solid base to be able to perform managerial responsibilities with confidence.

Students (individuals or teams) can help with:

  • Planning: Define your organization’s long term and short term strategic plans and organizational goals.
  • Organization and Administration: Establish structure to your global business and its employees and create a productive work environment.
  • Leading: Motivate and train employees as well as assign responsibilities and delegate authority.
  • Problem Solving: Maintain an ethical work environment, developing approaches to problem solving.
  • Controlling: Evaluate employee, process, team and / or machine performance and the progress of the strategic plan.

Learners

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
5 learners
Project
150 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Individual projects
Expected outcomes and deliverables

To be decided with the industry partner and academic internship coordinator.

Project timeline
  • January 10, 2021
    Experience start
  • February 27, 2021
    Mid-Point Check-In
  • May 2, 2021
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Examples of projects

Managing Things:

      • Formulating International Business Planning Processes; Improvements / Changes
      • Events Domestic Or Abroad
      • Materials / Products / Logistics With International Reach
      • Accounts / Sales / Territory
      • Operations domestic or abroad

Drafting/Implementing:

  • Policies – Identify Differences Needing Attention With A Global Organization
      • Work Instructions / Manuals / Training, Multilingual If Needed

Managing People:

  • Demonstrate Competency In Working With And Managing People Of Diverse Cultures
      • Interacting Professionally With People Of Different Cultures And Backgrounds
      • Setting and Running Meetings
      • Planning the Work to be Done
      • Communicating and Re-calibrating Performance Expectations

Collection and Analysis of Data

      • Analyze International Business Opportunities And Markets
      • Identifying and Validating Trends in the global market
      • Completing Research / Feasibility Studies
      • Formulating Recommendations and Presenting to Leadership

Managing Process:

  • Helping to Decide on the Control Points Needed or review what is required
      • Establishing Tools and Tracking, Database Management
      • Goal Setting: Making Performance Known, Visible and / or Accessible

Managing Monetary Assets and Costs:

  • Budgets / Forecasts and Variance

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

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