Blog 24: Independent Component 2

Literal

(a)“I, student name, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.”  

(b) Explanation of what you completed.

Interpretive

  Over thirty hours of work, I began to learn a new language: French. In order to do this I completed lessons in French in 30 Days by Berlitz and watched several audio/visual lessons on the French alphabet, number, sentence structure pronunciation and grammar. Each lesson took a good two hours to complete and fully understand. Each lesson started with a French story and came with French audio. I'd listen to the audio first, and then I'd interpret the script with the help of Nancy. After the script was interpreted I'd read the script out loud to work on my pronunciation. Then I'd listen to the French audio again to see if I understand it. After listening to the audio there were several French grammar exercises that followed. Apart from learning the grammar and key words and phrases, we also learned a bit about French etiquette such as... how to address certain people, how meals are treated differently, etc.

Applied

How did it help you answer your EQ? 

 This component really helped me EQ because it opened my eyes to a culture different from my own and also helped me feel more comfortable with trying to blend in with another culture. Learning about the different phrases and etiquette really made me realize how different cultures can be. I thought I knew a lot about the French culture, but when I started this component I realized that I didn't know it very well at all.

Grading Criteria

• Log: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ak8KqhRUkWezdHZHSHM2SnVuLWpENkoxYll0eF9MUWc
• Evidence: Nancy Attempa

Blog 17: Independent Component 2 Plan Approval

Write a description of what you plan on doing for your independent study component.

For I Independent Study Component 2 I plan on learning beginners French with Nancy Attempa.

Describe in detail how you think your plan will meet the 30 hours work requirement.

Nancy and I have have access to several French language books, audio, and workbooks. For thirty hours we will work together to learn basic French vocobulary, grammar, and pronunciation.

How does your independent study component relate to your EQ?   

International business requires you to deal with people from countries outside of your own. Due to this, there is an extremely high chance that you will encounter languages that you are not familiar with... this is why it is important to become comfortable with adapting and learning new languages. 

Blog 15: Independent Component 1

Independent Component 1 Calendars:
November Calendar
December Calendar
January-February Calendar 

LIA:

Literal

(a) I, student name, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.

(b) I completed thirty hours of creating my own business and created my own products for bath and skin care that can be sold on the web (therefore it can be accessed by international clients as long as they speak English.)

Interpretive

This project showed me that created your own online business is NOT easy. Before I started completing this assignment, I didn't think that creating an online business would be much of a challenge, but I was proved wrong. Spending hours trying to create a name, logo, and website design proved difficult. It took careful planning a lot of thought. However the hardest part (and the least fun) was creating the product. It took a lot of patience and dedication. It was important to make sure that the recipes I had used for my products were capable of being sold to others (meaning that the product was both visually appealing and effective.)

Applied

How did it help you answer your EQ?

 This assignment gave me a couple more answers to my essential question. The first one is marketing. It took a long time to find a name that was catchy and easy to remember. And if I chose a name that was too long it would have been hard to create a logo and design for the website and packaging which would have turned off possible clients. The second possible answer has to do with creating and protecting your product. While making the website I listed the ingredients that were used to create the bath and skin care products... however I had to be careful to not use obvious names so that way people could go home and make the same products on their own.

Evidence:
The website I created is http://www.wix.com/eccentricbean94/wayback#!

Blog 7: Independent Component 1 Plan Approval

(1)Write a description of what you plan on doing for your independent study component.

For my independent component I plan to sell either clothes or lotions from my family friends business online either through ebay or a website internationally.


(2) Describe in detail how you think your plan will meet the 30 hours work requirement.

This would take a matter of 30 hours because I'd have to create a profile online with the products I'm selling as well as a "mini-marketing" plan in order to make my product appealing to the market I am planning to sell to. Also handling customers, packaging and shipping goods would take a long time as well.


(3) How does your independent study component relate to your EQ?  

This relates to my EQ (which is currently, What is the most important to success in international business?) because business is basically the selling
of goods or service, which is something that I plan to do for my independent component.