The students also get a chance to serve while learning. Summer Academy projects in 2000 yielded several attractive and detailed new Web sites, databases and business computer programs for nine Lincoln non-profit agencies. Some projects entailed as many as 250 student hours. In addition to Lincoln Action Program, other agencies received similar projects, including MADD, Lincoln Lancaster Mediation Center, Homestead Girl Scout Council, Cedars Youth Services, Nebraska Humanities Council, Community Services Fund, Nebraska Appleseed Center, and Fresh Start. The J.D. Edwards Honors Program in Computer Science and Management, created in 1998 at UNL with a gift from C. Edward and Carole McVaney, is an integrative curriculum that blends business principles and information technology.
Students attend two classes, one in computer science and one in personal banking and finance.
Various audiences use various technologies. Therefore, communicators need to be careful that a specific message is not distorted by the particular technology used. Norton believes that a variety of technologies need to be used for saturation coverage for a message, although the wording and graphics of the message may differ with each technology in order for the same message to be communicated to various audiences. You re providing a real learning experience for them to learn how to interact with a customer, and how to work as a team. For some it s a key learning experience.