Associates Degree in Administration of

Local Economies

this Degree?

In the town of Chongon…

• A University degree isimportant

• Very few people haveprofessional degrees

• This program trainspeople to work in therural area where theylive.

What is the ?

The Foundation Centro Universitario de BienestarRural, CUBR, is a non profit, private

, con Legal Status from the Colombian Ministry of Education (Resolución 9111 del 11 de julio de 1988).

Aims to provide rural and urban areas with

this Program?

• It is a 2-year University programthat culminates in anAssociates Degree.

• The Degree is

whichshould then bevalidated by theCONESUP of Ecuador.

is the Program for?

who seek a college degree which will

as trained profesionals.

What are the Program ?

• … develop intellectual, as well as spiritualcapacities in students so they

• … achieve, that studentschannel their inherent capacities into

• … develop students potential to

by means of social action.

• …contribute to students intellectualformation by developing theirfundamental skills and capacities so that

What can graduateslook forward to?

The Graduate will have developed his/her capacities to:

for productive projects, small businesses or the service industry.

or service industries.

of community-based projects and local organizations.

or local government-funded programs or local institutions.

Area Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3 Semester 4

Basic Knowledge

Mathematics Accounting Financial Analysis

ProfesionalDevelopment

Local Economy andDevelopment

Administration of Primary Production

small businesses

Administration of Manufacturing

small businesses

Administration of Transformation of

Primary Production small businesses

Administration ofService providing Small businesses

Administration ofNatural Resources

Administration of Health CareInstitutions

Educational Administration

Administration of Community

Entrepreneurship

Socio-HumanisticFormation

Moral Leadership 1 Moral Leadership 2

Comunication

Tecnologies of Information

Oral and Written Communication 1

Oral and Written Communication 2

English as a Foreign Language

What is the ?

• It is distance-learning.

• There will be study and field work workshpsmeetings

and smallergroup meetings

The teaching/learning process takes place when the followingcomponents interact:

During each academic period, students will have to dedicate some time to these activities:

• Individual and group-study.• Attend workshops (20 hours

each subject).• Field work.• Hand in homework and

communicate with the tutorthrough the digital platform.

What are the of the Program?

Academic

• Children’s class teacher.

• Junior Youth groupanimator.

• Helping in Media Project (Production Asisstant).

• Weekend workshops will take place at

, near Chongón.

• Weekly study sessions will take place in small study groups formed by students who live near one another.

When?

Preparation Course:

February 20 to May 16

• First Semester: June 15 toDecember 19,

• Second Semester: January 3 to June 5,

• Third Semester: July 8 toDecember 4,

• Fourth Semester: January 2 to April,

• Internship: May and June .

Previous to the First Semester

• January 4 to February 15, 2010

• Turn in documents.

• Pay $40.00

• Take admission exam.

• Academic + field work– Induction

– Descriptions 1

– Mathematics 1

– Computer Lab 1

• Dates– February 20 and 21.

– March 27 and 28.

– April 10 and 11.

– May 15 and 16

Preparation Course

(students pay full fee).

• $10 before February 15, 2010.

• Then… $15 a month or $7.50 every two weeksthrough April 2010.

Each Semester

• $320 Total ( texts included).

• Payment: $13.50 a month or $7 every two weeks.