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.