1.) Concentration #1 – Russian related courses
2,) Concentration #2 – International Business related courses
3.) Other courses that relate to my Interdisciplinary goals.
1.)
Russian Concentration
related coursework
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Summer 1997 – ASU Study Program at Moscow State
Linguistic University
Summer 1 RUS 494: ST: Verbs of Locomotion: High
Summer 2 RUS 494: ST: Verbs of Locomotion: Low
(These courses contained an intensive study of the Russian verb system and how they are applied. This is crucial to
understanding how Russians think about motion and describing various cognitive processes in language development, and thus
can be applied to interdisciplinary theory borrowing to understand other aspects of Russia psychology and culture.)
Summer 1 RUS 394: ST: Business Russian Part I
Summer 2 RUS 394: ST: Business Russian Part II
(These courses focused on business language and phonetics and how Russian is pronounced in professions Russian linguist professors with experience in contemporary
training taught these courses. The knowledge and experience from these classes can be applied to my international business and cultural objectives.)
Summer 1 RUS 494: ST: Contemporary Print Media
Summer 2 RUS 494: ST: Contemporary Broadcast Media
(It was very interesting and useful to be able to learn and apply knowledge or Russian into live and real time Russian
news and media broadcasts. To be able to understand and relate better to contemporary
issues in Russia and be able to constructively
learn Russian from natives within the country is a powerful tool. This form of study was very helpful because it promoted a greater awareness and appreciation of life in
Russia as it was and is today. I have become more educated in the Russian economy from analyzing these contemporary issues and applying
language and learning to them at the same time. My love for the Russian people has also grown immensely by understanding them
better because of this experience.)
Summer 1& 2 RUS 484: Internship -
(The internship portion of my study program in Moscow, Russia was one of the most interesting.
I had an opportunity to do some analyst and research work at a Moscow
based Russian company called Binatone Inc., specializing in marketing household electronics, appliances and products to a
nationwide market.)
Duties: I analyzed different
department functions and integrated their functions together to help create a company brochure for new customers. My semester
in Moscow ended unfortunately, and I couldn’t finish
the brochure with the company, but I learned how to apply my Russian and Business skills together. ***Note*** This is not my official BIS internship.)
*****Special Note*****
(The above described courses although not
officially titled, “Linguistics”, or “phonetics” were actually composed of high level linguistic laws,
lectures, and practices. The professors were Russian linguists, and phoneticians
who specifically were assigned to teach my class of upper division level students. This is how I was able to obtain the Linguistic
Certificate of Russian as included.) (**** There was also specific coursework contained within these classes that included
training and lectures in Cultural psychology, Religion, and Historical nuances that help understand the Russian language.)
Other
Russian Coursework
Fall 1996
RUS 411-
Spring 1997 RUS 412-
(These are upper division language composition and grammar courses which allowed
me to take my Russian fluency and apply technical grammatical laws and applications.
They prepared me to take Russian linguistic courses that followed as shown above.)
2.) International
Business related Coursework taken at the WP Carey
School of Business at ASU
Examples of International
business courses taken:
IBS 300 Principles of International
Business
(This
class helped me see an overall perspective of the
world of economics and business we live in. I was able to learn the
underlying principles of business transactions all over the world starting from the acient trade routes of the early
Egyptians. I also was able to apply real world skills and experience from my prior experience. I have learned about
how the world is closing barriers of trade and opening up into a worldwide consumer
market.)
ECN 306 International Economics
(This course taught me principles of international economics and how they applied
in the business world. I was able to get a greater understanding of how economics takes place in a global environment. I learned
the risks and obstacles of dealing with international corporations and I was able
to comprehend the concept of the Global Village.
3.) Other Coursework
with interdisciplinary application to core areas:
ECN 111
Macroeconomic Principles
ECN 112 Microeconomic Principles
(These courses
are a foundation of economic understanding and application in International Business. I specifically was able to study and
apply contemporary issues in economics using articles, media, and text.)
COM 225
Public Speaking
(This course
was not only interesting and needed for my future business endeavors, but it was great fun, and one of my mentioned skills
sections!)
HUM 110
Contemporary Humanities
(This was
a way to apply the arts and music to cultural and historical pieces of my overall interdisciplinary
concept in international business and culture.)
REL 377 Religion
in Russia
(This class
was interesting, and yet the most challenging course I’ve had yet! It was truly
a unique experience to learn about so much cultural, economical and philosophical
aspects that are interdisciplinary in Russian religious
history that I had never before studied in such depth. I was able to read Russian classical literature, and learn
about Russia’s vast religion
and history from one of the most experienced and knowledgeable professors in the field!
SLV
440 Computational Linguistics
of Slavic Languages
I
was able to learn about computational programming and how it was used with Slavic languages
and linguistic learning. I learned HTML, coding,
computer language learning building, website creation, and of course about Russian linguistics in programming.)
