Implementation of Mandatory Semester Abroad
An analytical recommendations report that argued to a specific audience, Department of Education, that a mandatory semester abroad for all college students should not only be implemented, but it should be a requirement for graduation.
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Be honest, if you were given the opportunity to study abroad at no
additional cost to your original college tuition wouldn’t you take it?
Well, I think that opportunity should not only be given to all students
but it should also be a mandatory requirement to graduate college.
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This research recommendation report was broken into steps:
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The development of my thesis
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Creating a proposal
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Researching my thesis and analyzing journal articles
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Interviewing students who studied abroad
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Writing up a research report based on my findings
The report found that studying abroad sets up students to be more independent, self-reliant, culturally aware, and harder workers. One of the biggest takeaways from my research is that students who study abroad are 97% more likely to be hired within one year of graduating compared to students who do not study abroad.
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Outcomes Demonstrated
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Demonstrate awareness of community and cultural patterns in communication
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Demonstrate a critical perspective of technology, its uses, users, and contexts
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Integrate previously held beliefs, assumptions, and knowledge with new information, and the ideas of others
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Read, interpret, and evaluate research studies
Skills Learned
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Academic Research
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Academic Writing
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APA 7
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Microsoft Word
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Analyzation of Journal Articles
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Memorandum
