French: Virtual internship with 3rd and 4th year students in Business French Course

Main contact
Arizona State University (ASU)
Tempe, Arizona, United States
Marie Winter
Instructor French Language
2
Timeline
  • January 18, 2021
    Experience start
  • January 5, 2021
    Job Application
  • January 12, 2021
    Job Interview
  • January 19, 2021
    Trainee Program: Customer Call
  • January 23, 2021
    Submit Group Contract and Contact Employer via Team Group Chat
  • January 30, 2021
    Timeline with action points, job assignments, first ideas
  • May 2, 2021
    Experience end
Experience
1/1 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred Community Partners
Anywhere
Any
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Communications Market research Sales strategy Marketing strategy
Skills
sales & marketing business consulting business strategy marketing strategy research
Student goals and capabilities

Students will work on projects for the participating companies, similar to an internship. In order to be placed with a particular company, students will apply (write a French-style job application, conduct job interviews) and undergo a “trainee program” to learn office and customer communication. In the second half of the semester, students will work in small groups on projects for the companies. At the end of the semester, the projects will be presented in a written and oral format. This could be a marketing campaign, internal communication, product placement, French translation or anything else related to the company's needs.

Students

Students
Undergraduate
Any level
20 students
Project
40 hours per student
Students self-assign
Teams of 4
Expected outcomes and deliverables

- Job Application - Cover Letter, Resume

- Job Interview - Opportunity to interview 4-5 candidates

- Project development - Cooperation with the company on developing the strategies

- Presentation: Live presentation with slides

- Portfolio: Summary of findings, recommendations, and new project suggestions

The whole project will be conducted in French, English will only be used in exceptional cases, for clarifications etc.

Project timeline
  • January 18, 2021
    Experience start
  • January 5, 2021
    Job Application
  • January 12, 2021
    Job Interview
  • January 19, 2021
    Trainee Program: Customer Call
  • January 23, 2021
    Submit Group Contract and Contact Employer via Team Group Chat
  • January 30, 2021
    Timeline with action points, job assignments, first ideas
  • May 2, 2021
    Experience end

Project examples

- Marketing strategy related to some aspects of the company or a specific product

-Product: Translation of product information sheets or manuals

- Sustainability goals for products

- Public Relations: Showcasing a specific product or core value

-Human Resources: Developing a bilingual (French/English) welcome package for new employees

Additional Community Partner criteria

Community Partners must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

  • Q1 - Checkbox
    Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.
  • Q2 - Checkbox
    Provide outline and information for customer call
  • Q3 - Checkbox
    Develop initial project draft that might be modified by instructor and/or students in consensus with the company.
  • Q4 - Checkbox
    Provide brief feedback on individual milestones,
  • Q5 - Checkbox
    Unpaid, for-credit experience.
  • Q6 - Checkbox
    Read job application and be available for an in-person or zoom job interview
  • Q7 - Checkbox
    Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.