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WHO: Grey-box is social innovation startup that is working on providing free wifi access to educational content in areas where internet and electricity access is problematic.WHY: 50% of the world lives offline – they have not connected to the internet in the last 3 months. In Africa, the average cost for 1GB of data is 7% of the average monthly salary. Even in North America, 50% of rural Canada does not have access to the minimum speed for the internet. We believe that this is a solvable problem.HOW: In a nutshell, the current project (codenamed: CyberCoffee) aims at providing low-cost Android devices like UNI (https://www.grey-box.ca/uni/) with the ability to share their internet connection (usually through a 4G modem) with a group of users and manage everyone's access with more precision. The goal is to ensure that no individual user can slow down the access of the whole group by using too much bandwidth or monopolizing the available data.

Aikya Global Inc. is considering the establishment of a recycled plastics compounding unit to mitigate environmental concerns and capitalize on the growing demand for sustainable materials. The project aims to develop a comprehensive business plan that outlines the operational, financial, and marketing strategies necessary for setting up the recycling unit. The team will conduct market research to understand industry trends, analyze potential locations for the facility, estimate the costs involved, and project potential revenues. The goal is to create a viable business plan that can be presented to stakeholders and potential investors, demonstrating the feasibility and profitability of the proposed recycling unit.Key tasks include:- Conducting market research to identify demand and competition.- Analyzing potential locations for the recycling unit.- Estimating operational and capital costs.- Projecting revenues and financial viability.- Developing marketing strategies to promote the recycled plastics.

Our company is consolidating resources into a single hub to enable personalized wellness resources to be found quickly. We have developed a set of marketing strategies, but it has been challenging to implement them.We would like to collaborate with students to review and post content promoting our company.This will involve several different steps for the students, including:Familiarizing themselves with our target market, products and services.Reviewing marketing content in the form of posts, emails, events, etc.Deploying content according to our social media calendar to increase website traffic.Overseeing our channels and keeping them up-to-date.Bonus steps in the process would also include:Recommending search engine optimization (SEO) strategies so our materials are easily accessible.

The Health and Human Services Management Post-Diploma Certificate program builds upon the student’s expertise from their health or human services diploma or degree and prepares them for leadership roles within an organization. Students from this program take business courses along with discipline-specific electives in preparation for leading and managing in the complex landscape of the helping professions. Our Applied Research Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Project bridges the gap between academic inquiry and real-world application with an applied research project. This allows you the opportunity to connect with students who can work with you in a project to suit your organization’s needs.Highlights: We will work with you to help identify suitable projects.Under supervision of a faculty member, students present a viable, evidence-based, practical response to an identified organizational need.Students work in small groups to conduct research, complete the research project work, and present their work and/or recommendations to you and/or your organization.Students divide their time between course curriculum and the applied research project for a total of 45 hours  (3 hours/week for 15 weeks) in the fall or winter terms.This is an unpaid experiential learning opportunity.Our students can:Provide your organization with innovative solutions and fresh perspectives on community-centered challenges.Create surveys for research.Participate in data analysis and collating information.Perform a literature review or needs analysis.Develop community engagement strategies.Assess workplace processes and practices and develop recommendations.

We curate teams of 3 - 4 UX Designers for four week projects. Springboard designers are at the very end of their 6-9 month UI/UX Design curriculum, mentor guided, and come from careers in varying industries before enrolling in our UI/UX Design program to make career pivots or upskill.

Is your organization looking for a software or web application solution? Students in this capstone focus on gaining experience in some aspect of the software industries: software application development, mobile application development, systems analysis and support, web and game development, database design and management, and IT project management. Learners will gain practical experience with exposure to industry standards of planning, developing, and quality assurance testing.