Corinne Owen examined discovering the greater impact and function of Human Resources beyond the stereotypes of the field. She created a blog detailing her findings:
Category Archives: Self-directed learning
Names, Identity, and Self Perception at Conexion Americas
Layla wanted to understand how employees’ bicultural and bilingual background played out in their work at Conexión. Since the beginning of her internship, the topic of staff names and their pronunciation was brought up continually. As a way of exploring more of the immigration conversation and how that applies to her work at a Latino-serving non-profit, she created a podcast that begins with the question of what a name can mean to people in the workplace:
Front of the House and Back of the House Interactions
Annalise Jirik examined the interaction between the front of the house and back of the house operations within within M Street’s fine and casual dining concepts through the lens of…cinnamon rolls. She create this documentary to share her learning:
Recruitment of Volunteers for Nonprofit
Kencell Nixon set a goal of learning strategies and best practices for recruiting high school and college-aged volunteers for a local nonprofit. He wrote a series of poems documenting this process and his learning.
Nashville’s Luxury Hotel Scene
Emma Nichols analyzed and differentiated between the 4.5-5 star hotels relevant to luxury, boutique development in Nashville. She presented her findings in a blog:
How to Finance a Business
wanted to research how to finance a business; specifically, how to identify alternative sources of capital and grants available to entrepreneurs around Tennessee. He created a blog recounting his internship experiences related to financing a business, as well as by briefly going through the process of financing his own hypothetical restaurant in Tennessee.
Building a Business in Tennessee
How a Museum Operates
Katie Murphy wanted to understand the inner-workings of how a museum operates on a day to day basis; specifically, how her department (the development department) interacts and works with the other major departments in the museum. She created a blog detailing her learning:
Migrant Children Integration into Charter School
Aidan Mulligan conducted a qualitative analysis on the process by which
migrant children from various ethnic backgrounds are integrated into the 5-8th grade Cameron College Preparatory School (CCP) located in Southeastern Nashville. He wrote a research paper detailing his findings:
Cost Reduction Strategy and Organization in Healthcare
Patrick Morley researched some of the processes and structural procedures that accountable care organizations use to improve the quality of patient care and reduce the costs of healthcare. He wrote a white paper detailing his findings:
Cost Reduction Strategy and Organization of Accountable Care Organizations
Refugee Communities in Middle Tennessee
Avi Mediratta wanted to learn more about the refugee communities that are prevalent in the Middle Tennessee area. He wrote an article based on his findings:
