Quantitative Geography
General
- Undergraduate; 2nd year
- 4 learners; teams of 2
- 30 hours per learner
- Dates set by experience
- Educators assign learners to projects
Preferred companies
- 3/3 project matches
- Anywhere
- Academic experience
- Any company type
- Any
Categories
Skills
Project timeline
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February 12, 2024Experience start
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February 17, 2024Milestone #1
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March 26, 2024Milestone #2
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April 13, 2024Experience end
Timeline
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February 12, 2024Experience start
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February 17, 2024Milestone #1
Approximately one page text document with the following headings: (1) Project Overview, (2) Project Timeline, and (3) Team Responsibilities. In the Project Overview section, describe the project and indicate how your team can contribute. For the Project Timeline section, describe how long it will take to complete your project. Charts and tables can be utilized as required. For the Team Responsibilities section, indicate who will be responsible for each section of the project and how work will be allocated. How often will you meet to work on the project and how will you keep the employer updated?
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March 26, 2024Milestone #2
Approximately one page text document with the following headings: (1) Project Progress, (2) Project Timeline, and (3) Team Responsibilities for Completion. In the Project Progress section, indicate what has been completed in the context of the project up to this date. For the For the Project Timeline section, describe what needs to be done to complete your project. In the Team Responsibilities for Completion section, indicate what needs to be done and who is going to work on the project.
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April 13, 2024Experience end
Overview
- Details
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Discover how your projects can merge with our students' skills and knowledge to forge meaningful solutions.
At the College of the Rockies, our Quantitative Geography course is designed to equip students with the expertise to collect, analyze, and interpret geographic data effectively. Through this course, students delve into various methods of data collection, analysis, and reporting. They explore sampling techniques, data description, theoretical distributions, significance testing, and spatial relationships.
We are seeking passionate business owners eager to engage with students and foster an environment of collaborative learning. An ideal project will have a clear problem statement related to geography or spatial data analysis. Projects can range from research-focused initiatives to practical tasks. We highly value employers open to discussing and adjusting project scopes to maximize the collaboration's impact.
- Learner skills
- R language, Spatial mathematics, Statistics, Models
- Deliverables
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Deliverables are negotiable, and will seek to align the needs of the learners and the organization.
Some final project deliverables might include:
- A 10-15 minute presentation on key findings and recommendations
- A detailed report including their research, analysis, insights and recommendations
Project Examples
Learners will work with your company to identify your needs and provide actionable recommendations, based on their in-depth research and analysis.
Project activities that learners can complete may include, but are not limited to:
- Creating, designing and calibrating circuit boards
- Conducting spatial modelling for data analysis. This may be applied to a variety of areas including:
- Evaluating restaurant cluster patterns
- Analyzing the spread of aerosols, seeds and/or disease
- Environmental monitoring through remote sensing
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Be available for a quick phone/virtual call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the experience.
Provide a dedicated contact person who is available for weekly/bi-weekly drop-ins to address learners’ questions as well as periodic messages over the duration of the project.
Provide an opportunity for learners to present their work and receive feedback.
Provide relevant information and/or data as needed for the project.
How is your project relevant to the experience?