AEM 4001

Grand Challenges Abroad I

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

The final course in the Grand Challenges program is the semester-long team project. This is the culmination of Grand Challenges courses and your entire Dyson experience. Through your engaged-learning project, you will apply everything you learned about yourself, about working as part of a team, about business, and about the world around you. You will engage with a client or community partner, manage a project, and contribute to solving a societal problem.

Prerequisites REF-FA25/Corequisites REF-FA25 AEM 3000. Corequisites: None.

Exploratory Studies (CU-CEL), (CU-ITL)

Last 4 terms offered (None)

Outcomes REF-FA25

• Develop professional skills in project management, leadership, communication, and client relationship management.
• Work collaboratively with a team to produce deliverables that meet or exceed the client's expectations.
• Practice consulting skills, such as listening and engaging with stakeholders.
• Demonstrate an understanding of how business principles can contribute to positive societal impact on a global scale.
• Engage in cultural immersion abroad, meeting with a variety of stakeholders to better understand diverse perspectives and ways of working.

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