
Wine Appreciation Trip to Canada to study wineries
Agriculture Planning & implementing a ¼ acre garden on campus
Equine Reproduction
Follow a mare throughout the semester
Soil and Water Conservation
Analyze erosion sites and make recommendations
Problems in Agriculture
Trip to Argentina working in a nursery, horse farm, winery, poultry processing facility,
goat farm, and a row crop farm
Theory of Flight
Design, research and development of a balsa wood glider for competition at end of
semester
Fundamentals of Aerodynamics
A flight experiment to obtain aerodynamic characteristics curves for a Piper Saratoga
aircraft
Airline Management
Form an airline and actively manage it using airline management simulation
Comm 3220
Students participate in a class community project
Comm 3340
Interview Comm Students conduct a mock hiring interview in the community, do five minute
reflection presentation, create a portfolio
Comm 4900
Internship Secure Internship either paid or non-paid
CSCI 4910
A 3 credit hour internship course
ECE 4300
Preschool Practicum Students will spend 3 hours per week working directly with children
in a preschool classroom for a total of 36 hours
ECE 4330
Primary Practicum An 18-hr placement with reflection logs of classroom experiences
ECE 4110
Students participate in 15 weeks of student teaching in public school
ECE 4380
Infant and Toddler Internship, students will spend 2.5 hrs. per week working directly
with children for a total of 30 hrs.
ENGL 3580
Teaching Intern Engage students in a teaching internship with an area educator
ENGL 4600
Writing Internship Complete a 120 hr. internship and submit a portfolio of work
EXL 3010
Students complete 10 hrs. of service at Hobgood Elementary in order to apply skills
learned in UNIV 1010 and give back to the Generation Next Program.
EXL 3020
Practicum in Leadership Studies, independent leadership projects with the campus or
community entities, also includes churches and Girl Scts
Civic Engagement Practicum
Develop and carry out campus survey on MTSU undergraduate voting patterns including
data entry and statistical analysis
FCSE 2510
Students will select a specific school, collect demographic and educational needs
data and develop and present a 30 minute lesson
FOED 2110
Students spend 8 hrs. tutoring in public school and 2 hrs. observation
GS 3010
Hands-on learning incorporating group activities focusing on cross cultural experiences
using Twitter, social media , etc.
HIST 2020
Involves 2 out-of-class oral history interviews, one with a person who contributed
a personal memory to Gore Center Memory Capsule and one with person over age 70 regarding
late 20th century
Practicing Anthropology
Volunteer several hours per week in non-profit and observe participants
Zooarcheology
Analyze a sample of unanalyzed faunal remains, write paper/present
Art Lithography Class
Will pick a theme and create a portfolio of fine art prints
Strength, Conditioning and Human Performance
Self-evaluation/group evaluation of performance, explain why they evaluated themselves
and group and peers the way they did
Clinicals in Athletic Training
Complete 200 service learning hours on campus with athletic team
Clinicals in Athletic Training
Compete 200 service learning hours off campus with team at a local high school
BIOL 3200 Internship
Each internship unique, each project will allow the student to grow as a scientist
in that particular field of biology
Diagnostic Microbiology
Involves an epidemiological activity attempting to identify whether individual cases
of a particular disease are related to another. Look at bacteria at the level of DNA.
Human Genetics
Amplifying and cloning human aminopepidase genes into a yeast expression vector. Examine
how immune cells mature.
Business Law
Participate in a Supreme Court project including researching, analyzing, presenting
and reflecting on cases currently pending
Senior Seminar BUAD 4000
Partner with Journey Home to expand their Community Garden, provide irrigation system,
rain capturing system, build storage shed, design a sign for the road, secure tools,
build brand awareness and create new partnerships
Aging Heath & Development
Interaction and activity planning with seniors for 2 – 2 ½ hrs. per wk.
Family Centered Comm
Build, gather and analyze info. about world hunger and develop a fundraiser
CHEM 3890
Serve as weekly lab assistants helping students
Interpersonal Communication
Initiate conversations with a stranger, write paper on breaking barriers, write a
paper in which emotions prevented understanding and write a paper regarding conflict
resolution
HIST 2030
A driving tour of the Trail of Tears in Rutherford County, conduct research and interview
scholars, locate and map relevant sites
HIST 3870
Students make a history documentary using new media tools
HSC 4104
Internship, students complete 300 hours of work experience in a social service, government,
or family-oriented organization
Leadership Theories and Pract Servant Leadership
Community Service Project. Students work independently with community organization
or church
LEAD 4001
Professional Development Assignment: Students attend a conference related to Student
Affairs, write paper and share. Community Service: Student participate in a community
service project, write a reflection paper and participate in class debriefing.
Principles of MGMT
Social Responsibility Project: Work with community organizations, schools, or churches.
MGMT 3610
Students will present their project on bullying in high schools
Managerial Decision Making
Host the Hobgood Family Wellness Festival at Hobgood Elementary
Personal Selling MKT 3840
Students simulate sales calls both in and out of Sales lab. Interview B2B salesperson
and/or job shadow
Personal Selling MKT 3840
Complete a sales proposal project using real companies.
Promotion MKT 3850
Create integrated marketing plans for two academic programs
Sports Marketing MKT 3865
Each student will identify a prospective sponsor for Tim Mitchell, a driver in the
ARCA stock car racing series, prepare a sponsorship proposal that will be mailed to
the company. Other optional activities.MKT 3920 A completed marketing plan including
the media plan, strategy development, situation analysis, and creative output, budget,
benchmarks and evaluation.
MKT 4170
Complete creative work and a press kit for a company, a Facebook page, bumper stickers,
and specialty advertisement
MUTH Music Theory
NFS 4220 Food Systems MGT
Field Experience Journal, Sustainability Audit for a long term care facility, Perform
Sanitation and Food Safety Inspection for a public school, Development and testing
of recipe for a school system using nutritional guidelines
NFS Nutrition Coaching
Reflective journal on coaching each other on nutrition related behavior changes and
coaching/counseling skills with recruited clients
NUR 3360 Nursing Practice
Clinical, Students spend 48 hours in long term care
NURS 3370 Health & Gerontology
Students complete a learning project with an elderly person (65 and older), interview
for health history, complete assessments and design a teaching project and evaluate
it
NURS 3370
Utilizes a PowerPoint presentation to assist peers with expanding knowledge on needs
of the aging population and resources available in the community
NURS 3540
A research case study where one patient is chosen by the student to demonstrate the
application of practice guidelines and nursing research to support the care delivered
to the patient.
NURS 4039
Each student is expected to spend a minimum of 8 hours providing volunteer community
service to the agency of their choice on a healthrelated issue. Hands on experience
providing a service or furthering a cause that is aligned with current healthcare
issues and trends.
NURS 4340
Students worked with a critical care preceptor at Middle TN Medical Center Critical
Care Unit providing direct patient care.
NURS 4340
Each student chooses one patient, prepares a case study related to that patient and
presents the case to peers and course faculty
NURS 4350
Scholarly Pediatric Case Study requires students to compare an actual experience with
the evidence available in the literature.
NURS 4360
Each student will complete a Clinical Evaluation Tool which tracks competence and
provides a reflective component at the end of each clinical experience
NURS 4560
Complete a case study concerning a mentally ill patient met in the clinical experience.
Develop an appropriate plan of care and answer personal reflection questions. Participate
in ongoing service-learning project in partnership with community agencies to promote
health of vulnerable clients.
NURS 4580
Develop and implement a management or leadership project. Examples are policy development,
process redesign, and staff education.
NURS 4580
Utilize skills of inquiry, research and problem solving to identify essential components
of the leadership and management roles that are present in Nursing.
ORCO 3240
Organizational service project to practice organizational listening and observing
skills, at least 10 hours outside of class, must be value added, addressing org. culture,
communication networks, what is good and what needs improvement in the organization
ORCO 3250
Each student spent 4 hours on Careers in Music Transition Program, students work either
at Country Music Hall of Fame, Major Bob Music, TPAC or the Nashville Symphony, 4
hours Fontanel Program, spent 45 hrs. where students created their own organization
through a "mock" grant
ORCO 3500
Students will compile a field project designed for interaction and observation of
an on-campus organization or office. Students will observe as volunteers for 10 to
15 hours during the semester.
ORCO 3650
Conflict and Orgs Study conflict resolution processes then focus on negotiation by actually
negotiating on an issue of importance to them, write a reflection paper on the experience
ORCO 3750
Students complete 3 projects for 30 experiential hours per student, students create
a survey dealing with language in the workplace and gather data and report on results
ORCO 4000
Students will complete 3 papers that require interview, direct observation and reflection.
They will also put together and guide a class discussion on a gender topic of their
choice.
ORCO 4210
Students choose a project that includes planning and implementing such as the MTSU
Homecoming Parade, coordinating events at the The Avenue in Murfreesboro, working
on promotions and events for the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis, planning a golf fundraiser,
and MTSU Centennial Gala.
ORCO 4220
Internship – 40 hours per student
ORCO 4500
Students complete 2 projects: Consulting Business Plan project with consulting and
auditing of a hypothetical consulting business and apply discipline specific readings
to analyze a for-profit and not-for-profit business. 20 hours per student
PS 4040
Internship where students work in a law office or law related agency for 120 hours
minimum
PS 4270
Internship
PS 4280, PS 4290, PS 4360
A reflective paper which includes the student's journal, a description of the agency,
nature of the tasks, an analysis of the seminar activities and reflections linking
theory to practice
PSY 4750
A practicum with projects that require 9 hours per week; for example, judicial research
with Judge Ash, research assistant in various agencies, assistant in hospital and
clinic setting including Vanderbilt's TRIAD and Head Injury and Rehab setting
READ 4510
Students will plan and implement a Family Literacy Night Program in collaboration
with Read to Succeed to furnish support in the areas of literacy education and family
involvement
RIM 3020 Commercial Songwriting
Students will work with professional mentors and document the experience from start
to finish. Each student will turn in a CD of all songs written for the class.
RIM 3580 Internship
RIM 4000
A supervised internship with a company in the music business including record labels,
music publishing companies, music management companies, live event companies, new
media and marketing companies and others. To serve as a launching pad for employment
in the industry.
RIM 4010
Internship
RIM 4020 Advanced Songwriting
Students will work with professional mentors and document all the experience from
start to finish. Each student will turn in a CD of all songs written for the class.
RIM 4580
Students will be given their own extraction of an actual television show with audio
and video. Their assignment is to isolate the various sound elements into talking
dialogue, sound effects, music, and narration. They are to choice appropriate microphone
channels, adjust the edits of all the sound files, balance the frequencies and loudness
of all audio. Using professional monitoring meters, they will keep the sound mix levels
within network spec. End product is an intense two-minute excerpt from a television
show.
RIM 4590
Students will be given a short scene from a motion picture. All sound will have been
removed from the scene and it will be the student's responsibility to write appropriate
music for the scene. This will require analysis of the action, mood, subtext, and
historical context of the visual and determine the musical style that will best convey
the meaning of the scene. The student will work with other students who will be creating
sound effects and will collaborate with a mix engineer in combining all the audio
elements.
RIM 4670
Students are responsible for the complete production of 2 – 3 recordings intended
for release on the campus record label. Responsibilities include the selection of
an artist, selection and development of songs suited for the artist, all preproduction
activities and all studio work.
RIM 4840
All notes and material provided during the semester is compiled into a final project
which must be organized and presented in a professional manner with a brief statement
of experiences from the student.
SPED 3010 Special Ed.
Students complete a practicum hours at a designated school or Project Help with supervision
and guidance with a trained teacher.
UH 3001
Students will be required to produce an issue of Collage: A Journal of Creative Expression. Collage is a collection of creative student work submitted by MTSU students and
recent alumni each semester. 200 to 300 submissions are reviewed through a blind grading
process with approx. 50 works chosen for publication. Selected literary works are edited,
and visual works are tweaked using PhotoShop. Visual and literary works are paired
and placed in a student-created design using Adobe InDesign. A professional printing
company prints the magazine from the submitted InDesign file.
Impact of EXL on the Community
During the 2008 – 2009 year, 2,653 students participated in EXL community projects, spending approximately 139,561 hours on these activities. 2,185 projects completed. Based on $8 an hour estimate, the value of the volunteer contributions to the community by MTSU students in 2008-2009 were $1,116,488. Expectations are the 14,000 hours will be spent on contributions to the community in 2009-2010 for a value of $1.2 million
University Involvement in Experiential Activities
During 2008 – 2009, students participated in a variety of experiential learning activities:
Students Make Impact on Community
Students in a class taught by Tara Prarie (WMST 2500 - Women and Leadership) had the choice of creating a support group for an underserviced population in Middle TN or hosting a fundraiser for a non-profit. Class members decided to do both activities and they started the Middle Tennessee Eating Disorder Group and they hosted the Rock Your Body Benefit for the group. Please take the time to view photos of the event.