By Jared Harris (Budapest, Spring 2014)

Learning Objectives

1. Connect Budapest’s location in Europe with the main groups of people that are typically found spending their vacations in Budapest.
a. Note what additional languages information pamphlets, websites, tourist guides and other tourist publications are written in to help better assess which groups of people are mainly found visiting Budapest.
b. Hold dialogues with my managers and coworkers about the Schengen Border Agreement and ask which countries have signed the agreement.

2. Compare the advantages a smaller isolated culture, such as Hungarian, presents in garnering the intrigue of potential tourists over other European cultures that are more prominent and known about.
a. Research travel websites, travel blogs, and articles that highlight the unique attractions that Budapest has to offer.
b. Discuss the cultural landmarks and sites that are most frequented by visitors and tourists with my managers and coworkers.

3. Gain more knowledge about tourism in Hungary and how much tourism attributes to GDP figures within the Hungarian economy.
a. Research the Hungarian economy to see what percentage of the GDP tourism accounts for.
b. Discuss what outlets are used to measure the overall health and vitality of the tourism industry in Hungary, and Budapest to a lesser extent.

4. Create a project that can help draw more tourists into Hungary.
a. Develop a project that incorporates social media to help divulge the unique Hungarian culture with the masses.



*Learning Objectives Revised*

After completing my original learning objectives, I am now more familiar with my role here at Edutus College in their Tourism Department.

I will add to my learning objectives based off of my expectations and goals here at Edutus College. My expectations and goals are as follows:

Expectations

1. Proofread and finalize materials here at Edutus that are written in English. 2. Help in the organization of Edutus's annual international day. 3. Develop and present powerpoint presentations for tourism and business classes tought here at Edutus College. 4. Participate in group activities and field trips 5. Create a booklet (in english) for Edutus college in their effors to recruit students from abroad.

Short Term Goals

1. Quickly gain confidence of faculty and instructors at Edutus by demonstrating creativity and competence with the first few assigned tasks. 2. Quickly establish relationships with students here at Edutus.

Long Term, Revolving Goals

1. Spend time with students here at Edutus College to help improve their english communication skills.
2. Offer ideas on how to improve student enrollment from abroad.
3. To learn Hungarian. Not only for myself, but in an effort to relate with students and illustrate my devotion for them to learn engilsh.
My additional learning objecives are as follows:

1. Give short presentations to students at Edutus college pertaining to international business, e-commerce, and tourism. By accepting requests from teachers to give short presentations in their classes, I will improve my public speaking skills, a highly coveted skill amongst professionals from all fields.
a. Collaborate with both professor and student to create presentations that are relevant to current terms being taught in class along with topics and subjects the students find intriguing.
b. Practice presentations to give students a more meaningful class experience.

2. To learn the Hungarian language.
a. Attend hungarian language classes taught here at Edutus.
b. Practice hungarian with the students here at Edutus to attain a better grasp of the language and to help in my efforts to improve my relations with them.