ELDM - International Option in Lieu of ENGR 409
With permission of the minor director, students may substitute several courses and travel to Hungary for ENGR 409, as shown in the chart below.
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1. ENGR 497C is a 1 credit academic preparation for a career in international business and a specific prerequisite for students traveling to Hungary and/or Morocco with the Engineering Leadership Development Program. Students must earn a “B” or better in this class to qualify for travel and must have successfully completed (i.e. B or better) or complete by December, ENGR 408 + ENGR 493. The course is designed to provide students with an academic understanding of the dimensions of culture and build an understanding and development of the communication skills necessary to function across cultures in today’s global business environment. The class topics cover the basic theories, principles, skills, and relevant literature germane to global business; emphasis is placed on critical reading, reflective analysis, and oral and written presentations.
2. ENGR 497B is a 2-credit project-based course offered in the spring semester. It is an applied international organizational leadership course designed to provide students with an academic understanding of organizational leadership and the opportunity for hands-on application within an international engineering design and business setting. The class topics at the semester’s start cover the basic theories, principles, skills, and relevant literature germane to engineering design and international organizational leadership; emphasis is placed on critical reading, reflective analysis, and oral and written presentations. Students then form virtual teams and collaborate with economics students from Corvinus University (Budapest, Hungary) and work on socially relevant projects in developing nations.
3. ENGR 497 is a 1 credit international practicum held at Corvinus University in Budapest, Hungary. Students from Penn State present the results of their spring semester projects with their Hungarian counterparts, attend lectures on international law, finance and marketing, and visit cultural sights in Hungary.