Business Academic
Boot Camp
Overview
Experience what it’s like to be a college business major in our one-week business boot camp, as you explore business fundamentals, such as organizational management, marketing, and business ethics. Learn to think like a manager or high-level executive as you apply concepts to solve real-life problems via case study, and practice effective communication skills. You will join a cohort of other student veterans, forging friendships and connections that will last a lifetime.
Course Structure
Business Fundamental Classes
Business fundamentals classes are lecture- and discussion-based sessions taught by business professors that replicate college-level business courses. Classes focus on topics like organizational management, business ethics, marketing, and economics.
Case Study Projects
You will complete multiple case studies throughout the week under the guidance of Case Study Leaders who are university professors or graduate students. As the week goes on, cases will progress from simple individual projects to more complex group projects.
Business Program Prep Classes
Business program prep classes consist of three discussion-based sessions: case study method, public speaking, and group dynamics. These classes, taught by WSP fellows—successful student veteran alumni of Warrior-Scholar Project—help prepare you to apply business concepts learned throughout the week.
Business Talks, Tours, and Demos
See business in action with a different campus-based activity each day. Four of the boot camp days feature a talk, demonstration, or tour with a member of the host campus community.
College Success Series
Transitioning to college can bring its own unique set of challenges for enlisted veterans. Our discussion-based College Success sessions, taught by WSP fellows, are designed to address the social and academic barriers enlisted student veterans may encounter.
Sessions include:
- Mindset: Through readings, interactive discussions, and in-class activities, participants are introduced to The Warrior-Scholar Mindset, which promotes self-awareness, purpose, knowledge seeking, and resilience
- Analytical reading and note-taking: Learn to manage a college-level reading load and read and break down complex material, as well as multiple note-taking strategies and when to use them
- Attention and time management: Explore attention and time management strategies, identify opportunities to improve focus, and apply tools to manage workload and schedule
- Identity, culture, and community: Consider the veteran and student identities in a higher education setting, compare military and college culture, and examine the vital role of the community in the transition process
- Informed consumer: Learn how to compare colleges and navigate the college application process—including determining how to apply, understanding your financial need, identifying resources, and connecting college decisions to your career plans
- Hidden curriculum: Acquire the skills you need to interpret class requirements, prepare for a professor’s office hours, practice asking intentional questions, and develop a networking plan
Click here to see a sample schedule. Some content may vary depending on your campus, but the WSP experience is the same across all courses.
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