American Business Practice

1.0 credits

This course is designed to give non-U.S. students an opportunity to apply business-management theories they have learned in their Simon School studies while they are assigned as interns (minimum of six weeks) with U.S. companies. Internships allow students to work in business settings/situations in which they receive on-the-job training from management personnel and gain valuable practical experience in performing professional-level tasks in their area(s) of concentration. GBA 490, which cannot be used to complete a concentration in the MBA program, is open only to non-U.S. students who are eligible to work in the United States. An eligible student, as defined by immigration regulations, is a degree candidate who has lawfully resided in the United States on visa status for at least one academic year (eight to nine months) prior to starting an internship position. Students who plan to enroll in GBA 490 must communicate with the University of Rochester's International Services Office (ISO) regarding the submission of proper documentation for employment. They should inform Simon School Career Management of their plans to seek a business internship, and they should schedule an appointment with Career Management to discuss career interests and employment-search strategies. When/if an internship is obtained, the student must meet with a GBA 490 faculty advisor to prepare a proposal describing the location and nature of the assignment and the planned functional area of study. The proposal, which will include specific learning objectives, must be approved by the faculty advisor prior to the student's acceptance of the internship. Upon completion of the internship assignment, the student must prepare a 10- to 12-page report detailing its outcome(s) and stating whether the proposed learning objectives were met.