The Practice of International Education
COURSE SYLLABUS-FALL 2015
Faculty
Joann Halpern, Ph.D.
Director, German Center for Research and Innovation
Adjunct Professor, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human
Development
Email:
[email protected]
Office Phone: (212) 339-8680 x301
Cell Phone:
(347) 563-2067
Office Hours:
By Appointment
Course Information
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The Practice of International Education
INTE-GE 2806.001 (3708)
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Tuesdays 6:45pm to 8:25pm
Waverly, Room 369
Text & Materials
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Online Readings, Hard-copy Readings, and Textbook.
Three-ring Binder Recommended
Course Description
The Practice of International Education is designed to introduce
students to the practices and applications of the various areas of
international education at the tertiary level. The course will address key
areas in the field, including study abroad, international education
leadership, comprehensive internationalization, institutional linkages,
intercultural training, and intercultural competence. It is also designed to
familiarize students with the broad range of career options in the field of
international education.
Course Requirements
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Reading and discussion of assignments, active in-class participation
Assignment 1: Presentation – Interview and Profile of a Senior
International Officer (SIO) – description at end of syllabus
Assignment 2: NAFSA Poster proposal and presentation
Final paper: Institutional Assessment - Explore the international
dimensions of a higher education institution in the US or abroad
Full description of assignment at end of syllabus. 3,000-3,500
words using Microsoft Word, 12-point font, Times New Roman, and double
spaced, APA or MLA Citation Style
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35%
University Policy on Student Conduct
As in all courses in The Steinhardt School at NYU, it is expected that students will comply with
the University Policy on Student Conduct at all times, especially regarding academic honesty and
avoidance of plagiarism. Violations of the policy will be referred to the appropriate office in the
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Steinhardt School. All students are expected to read, mark, and inwardly digest the policy which
can be found at: http://www.nyu.edu/about/policies-guidelines-compliance/policies-andguidelines/university-policy-on-student-conduct.html
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Presence in all classes is required. Please be on-time to class.
Students are expected to turn in completed papers and assignments on time.
Please Note: Any student attending NYU who needs an accommodation due to a chronic,
psychological, visual, mobility and/or learning disability, or is deaf or hard of hearing should
register with the Moses Center for Students with Disabilities, 726 Broadway, 212.998-4980
(telephone and TTY), www.nyu.edu/csd.
WEEKLY SCHEDULE OF ASSIGNMENTS
TOPIC I: THE CONTEXT OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
Tuesday, September 8
 Introduction to the Course and to the Class
 Review of Syllabus and Assignments
 Lecture and Discussion: “The Many Facets of International Education”
 Due Sept. 15: Thomas Friedman, The World Is Flat, Section 1:“How the World
Became Flat” (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4). Start thinking about whom you would like to
approach for the SIO interview.
Tuesday, September 15
 Lecture and Discussion: “Globalization, Internationalization, and Higher
Education, Part I”
 The Impact of Globalization on Higher Education
 Due Sept 22: Darla Deardorff, Hans de Wit, John Heyl, Tony Adams, The SAGE
Handbook of International Higher Education, Preface, Chapters 1, 2, 3. Schedule
interview with SIO.
Tuesday, September 22
 Lecture and Discussion: “Globalization, Internationalization, and Higher
Education, Part II”
 Internationalization within the Higher Education Context
 Due Sept 29: The SAGE Handbook, Chapter 4; Prepare for and conduct SIO
interview, if SIO is available this week.
 Recommended reading: American Council on Education: “The
Internationalization Committee: Strategies for Success”; “Engaging Faculty in
Internationalization,” (Parts 1-2); “Internationalizing the Curriculum” (Parts 1-3)
http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/Internationalization-in-Action-PreviousInstallments.aspx:
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TOPIC II: COMPREHENSIVE INTERNATIONALIZATION WITHIN THE
HIGHER EDUCATION CONTEXT
Tuesday, September 29
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Lecture and Discussion: “Comprehensive Strategic Internationalization”
Internationalizing the Campus and Curriculum
Due October 6: Milton J. Bennett, “Towards Ethnorelativism: A Developmental
Model of Intercultural Sensitivity”; Conduct interview this week, if you haven’t
done so already.
Recommended: The SAGE Handbook, Chapter 16; Darla Deardorff ,“Building
Interculturally Competent Faculty” in IIENetworker, Spring 2012,
http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/IIEB0112/index.php#/40
Recommended: Darla Deardorff (2010). From Theory to Practice: Intercultural
Competence
http://www.nafsa.org/_/file/_/theory_connections_intercultural_competence.pdf
Tuesday, October 6
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Lecture and Discussion: “Building International and Intercultural Competence
Among Students, Faculty, and Staff”
Assessing Intercultural Competence
Due October 13: Prepare SIO interview presentation: The SAGE Handbook,
Chapters 9, 18, 19.
Tuesday, October 13
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Lecture and Discussion: “Strategic Dimensions in International Higher Education:
Institutional Strategies, International Programs, Strategic Partnerships and
Linkages”
Student Presentations – Outcomes of SIO Interview
Joint, Double, Consecutive Degree Programs
Due October 20: The SAGE Handbook, Chapter 21 and Open Doors Report
http://www.opendoors.iienetwork.org/; Start reading about possible topics for
your NAFSA poster proposal and select an area that interests you. Go to NAFSA
website where you will find the guidelines and poster fair themes:
http://www.nafsa.org/Attend_Events/Annual_Conference/Call_For_Proposals/Pos
ter_Fair_Guidelines/
Recommended: The SAGE Handbook, Chapter 5
Tuesday, October 20
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Lecture and Discussion: “Global Student Mobility: Structures, Programs,
Providers, Recruitment”
Europe’s Bologna Process
Due October 27: Kristin Lord, “Voices of America: US Public Diplomacy for the
21st Century” (Brookings Institution, 2008):
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http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Research/Files/Reports/2008/11/public%20di
plomacy%20lord/11_public_diplomacy_lord.PDF
Solidify topic and content for NAFSA Proposal
Recommended: Annette Schavan, “Strengthening Germany’s Role in the Global
Knowledge Society” (German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, 2008)
http://www.bmbf.de/pubRD/Internationalisierungsstrategie-English.pdf
Recommended: Website of the German Consulate New York:
http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/03__Consulates/New__York/00/__H
ome.html
TOPIC III: INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION LEADERSHIP
Tuesday, October 27
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DIFFERENT LOCATION: German Mission to the United Nations/German
Consulate: 871 UN Plaza (1st Ave betw. 48th & 49th St.); Meet in lobby at 7
pm
Lecture and Discussion: “Leading Internationally: Public Diplomacy”
Guest Speaker: Mr. Kai Tomzig. Consulate General, Federal Republic of
Germany in New York.
Due November 3: The SAGE Handbook, Chapters 7, 10; start preparing NAFSA
proposal
Tuesday, November 3
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Lecture and Discussion: “Leadership in International Higher Education”
Due November 10: NAFSA Poster Proposal and Patricia A. Burak: “Planning
for Study Abroad Crises.” (Handout)
Recommended: The SAGE Handbook, Chapter 13
TOPIC IV: MANAGEMENT AND STUDY ABROAD
Tuesday, November 10
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Lecture and Discussion: “Crisis Management, Liability, and Security in Study
Abroad”
Guest Speaker: Bill Frederick – Lodestone: Safety International
Student Poster Presentations
Due November 17: Nancy Adler: “How Do Cultural Differences Affect
Organizations;” John P. Kotter, “What Leaders Really Do” (Harvard Business
Review, 1998); Think about topic for final paper.
Tuesday, November 17
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Lecture and Discussion: “Managing Diverse Teams in the United States and
Abroad”
Due December 1: Janet Bennett, “Cultural Marginality: Identity Issues in
Intercultural Training” in Michael Paige, “Education for the Intercultural
Experience”; Bruce LaBrack: “Cultural Adjustment Theory Reflections”
http://www.nafsa.org/_/File/_/theory_connections_adjustment.pdf
Recommended: Vija Mendelson and Jan Steiner, “Theory Connections:
Intercultural Communications and Training
http://www.nafsa.org/Find_Resources/Internationalizing_Higher_Education/Netw
ork_Resources/Teaching_Learning_and_Scholarship/Theory_Connections__Inter
cultural_Communications___Training/
Recommended: Bruce LaBrack: “What’s Up with Culture?”
http://www2.pacific.edu/sis/culture/
Tuesday, November 24
NO CLASS; Individual meetings with Joann Halpern to discuss individual career
strategies and solidify final paper topic.
Tuesday, December 1
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Lecture and Discussion: “Intercultural Training Design”
In-class intercultural training exercises
Resources for intercultural training
Due December 8: Mary Meares (2005) The Intercultural Communication
Institute: “Intercultural Career Planning;” Joann Halpern (2009) unpublished
document “Jobs and Internships in International Education”
Tuesday, December 8
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“Strategies for Planning Your Career in International Education”
The Role of Networking
Resources for jobs and internships in the field of international education
Due on December 15: Final Paper via email and hard copy in class; The
SAGE Handbook, Chapter 11
Tuesday, December 15
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“Employer Perspectives on International Education”
Final paper due in class and via email to [email protected]
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Assignments
Assignment 1: Presentation – Profile of a Senior International Officer (SIO)
Due: October 13, 2015
It is increasingly common for US colleges and universities to have a senior-level position
dedicated to advancing the institution’s international objectives and interests. In fact, the
literature indicates that individuals in positions of leadership can play a critically
important role in developing, implementing and sustaining dynamic institutional
strategies for internationalization.
This assignment is designed to provide each student with an opportunity to get to know a
Senior International Officer and better understand his/her role within the college or
university. The objective of this assignment is to enhance students’ understanding of both
the organizational and international issues the SIO deals with in his/her work as well as
the career trajectories of the individuals serving in these capacities.
On the basis of information gathered from the SIO, each student will develop and deliver
an in-class presentation of 8-10 minutes. The presentation will consist of a professional
profile of the SIO. Students will be assessed based on the following criteria:
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Comprehensiveness of the material presented
Clarity of information provided
Overall presentation style and ability to engage the audience
Incorporation of concepts addressed in the course
Specifically, the audience should walk away from each student’s presentation with an
understanding of:
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The SIO context – What is the location, type, size, mission, etc. of the SIO’s
institution?
The SIO’s role – What is his/her title and main functions? To whom does he/she
report and who reports to him/her? With whom does he/she work most closely
within and outside the institution?
The SIO’s vision for internationalization at his/her home institution – What are
the main priorities, challenges and opportunities the institution faces?
The SIO’s career trajectory – How does the SIO characterize his/her path
(academic, professional, etc.) to the position he/she currently holds? What are the
skills, attitudes, knowledge and/or personal characteristics he/she thinks are most
important for success in the role of SIO?
Assignment 2: NAFSA Poster Proposal
Due November 10, 2015
Prepare a poster proposal for the 2017 NAFSA Annual Conference. The proposal
guidelines and poster fair themes can be found here:
http://www.nafsa.org/Attend_Events/Annual_Conference/Call_For_Proposals/Poster_Fai
r_Guidelines/
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If you would like to brainstorm poster topics, don’t hesitate to speak to me during office
hours, before class, after class, or contact me via email.
Assignment 3: Final Paper – Institutional Assessment
Due December 15, 2015
The internationalization of higher education is a phenomenon that manifests itself at a variety of
different levels, but most fundamentally within and across institutions. In order to demonstrate a
clear understanding of the many different aspects of internationalization are covered in this
course, you will be asked to write a 3000-3,500-word paper that explores the international
dimensions of one higher education institution with which you are familiar or can reasonably
expect to gain familiarity for the purpose of this exercise.
Your Institutional Assessment will include:
• A detailed description of the key characteristics of the institution
• A detailed description of the ways in which internationalization is in evidence at the institution
• A detailed analysis of the institution’s strengths and weaknesses in terms of
internationalization
• An assessment of who the key actors are in driving (or inhibiting) internationalization at
that institution and some exploration of what motivates them (or not)
• A set of (one to three) concrete recommendations for how this institution could strengthen its
performance and/or commitment to internationalization
• A summary statement of what internationalization means to this institution at present,
where you think it is headed and why
READING LIST
Adler, Nancy J., “How Do Cultural Differences Affect Organizations?”International
Dimensions of Organizational Behavior. Cincinnati: South-Western, 2002.
Bennett, Janet M. “Cultural Marginality: Identity Issues in Intercultural Training,”
Education for the Intercultural Experience, R. Michael Page, ed. Yarmouth,
Maine: Intercultural Press, Inc., 1993.
Bennett, Milton J. “Towards Ethnorelativism: A Developmental Model of Intercultural
Sensitivity,” Education for the Intercultural Experience, R. Michael Page, ed.
Yarmouth, Maine: Intercultural Press, Inc., 1993.
Burak, Patricia A. “Planning for Study Abroad Crises.” Crisis Management in a CrossCultural Setting. Washington, D.C.: NAFSA: Association of International
Educators, 2001.
Chin, H. K. Open Doors report on international education exchange.
http://www.opendoors.iienetwork.org/. New York: Institute of International
Education, 2014.
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Deardorff, Darla K., Hans de Wit, John Heyl, and Tony Adams, The SAGE Handbook of
International Higher Education. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2012.
De Wit, Hans. “Internationalization of Higher Education: Nine Misconceptions,”
International Higher Education, 64, 2011.
Fischer, K. “The Booming Business of International Education,” The Chronicle of Higher
Education, http://chronicle.come/article/The-Booming-Business-of -Int/44244
2009.
Friedman, Thomas, L. The World is Flat. New York: Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux, 2005.
Kotter, John P. “What Leaders Really Do,” Harvard Business Review, 1998.
Meares, Mary. “Intercultural Career Planning,” Summer Institute of International
Education.” (unpublished) 2013.
NAFSA: Association of International Educators and Alliance for International
Educational and Cultural Exchange. “Toward an international education policy
for the United States: International Education in an Age of Globalism and
Terrorism,” www.nafsa.org.
Olds, Kris. “Global Citizenship – What Are We Talking About and Why Does It Matter?
Trends and Insights for International Education Leaders.” Inside Higher
Education, 2012.
The Strategic Task Force on Education Abroad. Securing America's Future: Global
Education for a Global Age. Washington D.C.: NAFSA: Association of
International Educators, 2003.
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