Fieldwork in Human Relations
General
- Undergraduate; 4th year, 3rd year
- 25 learners; teams of 3
- 15 hours per learner
- Dates set by experience
- Learners self-assign
Preferred companies
- 3/3 project matches
- Canada
- Academic experience
- Startup, Social enterprise, Non profit, Small to medium enterprise, Family owned, Incubator
- Education, Environment, Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society, Individual & family services, Human resources & recruitment, Hospitality
Categories
Skills
Project timeline
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February 15, 2021Experience start
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February 18, 2021Project Scope Meeting
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April 15, 2021Experience end
Timeline
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February 15, 2021Experience start
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February 18, 2021Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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April 15, 2021Experience end
Overview
- Details
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Are you looking to provide additional or expanded services to your clients, or work on special projects but don't have adequate resources or time to do so?
Our students have successfully completed a comprehensive range of courses, cultivating skills around understanding organizations and communities and facilitating interventions in small group settings. As facilitators, they will be able to assess the situation, identify needs and develop new programs or initiatives, and help your organization build effective teams.
Their well developed interpersonal and communication skills will most likely be assets to your business or community environment.
- Learner skills
- Community development, Organizational development, Collaboration, Program design, Facilitation
- Deliverables
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The deliverables will be agreed upon with the organization, as part of a contract with the students.
Participating organizations can expect:
- A needs assessment;
- 2 to 5 sessions facilitated by the group of students (depending on the needs)
- A report on the work carried out
Project Examples
In their fieldwork project, students are expected to devote 16 to 20 hours to a client organization, in work that relates to their human relations training and expertise. They are asked to design, facilitate and evaluate an intervention or program with a group of participants or stakeholders.
The possible fields of intervention can be (non-exhaustive list):
- A workshop (possible themes: conflict, interpersonal communications, collaboration, etc.);
- A program (possible themes: trust building, team development, skill sharing, community development, intergenerational relationships, cultural diversity, youth work);
- An organization development intervention (ex: strategy session, strategic planning, team development, etc.);
- A series of community conversations to explore a topic or a question of interest (ex: inclusion, community, resilience, sustainability, etc.)
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Provide feedback to the team of students in order to assess their professionalism and the completion of objectives.
Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.
Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.