Communications Placement Experience (for-credit)
General
- Undergraduate; 4th year
- 25 learners; individual projects
- 144 hours per learner
- Dates set by experience
- Educators assign learners to projects
Preferred companies
- 4/4 project matches
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Academic experience
- Non profit, Social enterprise
- Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society, Public relations & communications, Arts, Entertainment, Media & production
Categories
Skills
Project timeline
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October 2, 2023Experience start
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October 30, 2023Agreement on Learning Goals (ALG)
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December 18, 2023Field Supervisor Mid-point Evaluation
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April 8, 2024Field Supervisor Final Evaluation
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April 8, 2024Experience end
Timeline
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October 2, 2023Experience start
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October 30, 2023Agreement on Learning Goals (ALG)
Students have varied levels of maturity and different employment histories. The objective of this document is to consider each student’s unique academic training and life experience that can be effectively utilized to meet the course objective, the student’s learning goals, and the requirements of the partner organization. Therefore, every learning agreement will be unique and specific to each placement. (Details on the learning agreement will be sent to the field supervisor in the beginning of the placement.)
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December 18, 2023Field Supervisor Mid-point Evaluation
This questionnaire aims to collect feedback from the field supervisor regarding the general learning and work performance of the student in the placement site. At the mid-point, this document will help the student identify areas to focus on or improve in the final part of the placement. (This questionnaire will be sent to the field supervisor in November 2023).
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April 8, 2024Field Supervisor Final Evaluation
The objective of this last questionnaire is to collect feedback from the field supervisor regarding the student's achievements in the second part of the placement. This questionnaire also includes a component, in which the field supervisor can offer suggestions on the design, structure, and execution of this placement course. (The field supervisor will receive this questionnaire in March 2024).
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April 8, 2024Experience end
Overview
- Details
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Students can carry some of the following tasks:
- Social media content analytics (e.g., content or discourse analyses of internal or external forms of media);
- Statistical analysis or surveys that seek to distinguish similarities or differences such as: demographics, constituent opinions, research participants’ preferences or habits;
- Case studies or ‘communication audits’ utilizing skills that demonstrate the effectiveness of a particular method of communication or media, such as: interpersonal (face-to-face communication), inter-organizational (informal and formal lines of information and communication networks);
- Production and distribution of media-based publications, entailing audio-visual, or computer-mediated communication such as social media, blogs, digital flyers, digital posters, websites, zoom meetings, etc.;
- Other types of data collection, including audio, visual (or AV combination);
- Other tasks as appropriate to the organization and the student’s skill set.
- Assistance with outreach, public relations, networking, support of communication activities and relations with members, constituents, clients, donors, governments, and/or stakeholders.
Partner organization can benefit from:
- Recruitment pathway – opportunity to recruit new hires with work experience;
- Students bring fresh and innovative ideas and perspectives;
- Return on investment with the next generation of talent;
- Successful and long-lasting partnerships with universities;
- Advance on projects that allows the company to be innovative and creative;
- Give back to the overall community.
- Learner skills
- Learn and apply qualitative and quantitative research methods, Develop communication strategies, Produce, distribute, and evaluate internal or external forms of communication, Contribute to daily communication practices, general policies, goals and objectives of the organization
- Deliverables
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Project Examples
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Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
I agree to sign a placement agreement with the Faculty prior to the student starting placement (sent by the EE Coordinator once a student placement is confirmed).
I agree to develop an agreement on learning goals with the student during the first 2-3 weeks of the placement.
I agree to complete the mid-point and final field supervisor evaluation questionnaires.