Capstone Experience in Human Relations
General
- Undergraduate; 4th year
- 75 learners; teams of 5
- 20 hours per learner
- Dates set by experience
- Learners self-assign
Preferred companies
- 5/10 project matches
- Canada
- Academic experience
- Startup, Social enterprise, Non profit, Small to medium enterprise
- Any
Categories
Project timeline
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January 20, 2023Experience start
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January 28, 2023Project Scope Meeting
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February 18, 2023Work plan completed
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March 25, 2023All participative activities completed
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April 1, 2023Final Feedback meeting
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April 8, 2023Final activity report
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April 8, 2023Experience end
Timeline
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January 20, 2023Experience start
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January 28, 2023Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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February 18, 2023Work plan completed
A tentative plan outlining steps and activities, with appropriate deadlines and assigned responsibilities.
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March 25, 2023All participative activities completed
Depending on the project, these activities might include: community or organization stakeholder consultations (interviews, focus groups); a skill-building workshop; a team strategy conversation; a program; etc.
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April 1, 2023Final Feedback meeting
A final conversation with the client to assess how the project went, what could have been improved, what was successful and what was not. The student team can get feedback on the skills they developed throughout the experience.
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April 8, 2023Final activity report
Depending on the nature of the project, this final report could take different shapes: a report outlining the activities completed, the results, the methodologies used and skills built, some resources to go further; a training manual; an action plan, etc.
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April 8, 2023Experience end
Overview
- Details
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- Are you working with a team looking to increase its effectiveness and resilience?
- Do you feel the need to reflect on your next strategic priorities?
- Are you looking to develop new skills and capacities with your stakeholders and members?
- Do you need new insights into the experiences, perspectives and priorities of your stakeholders?
Then you may be interested to explore collaborating with a team of human relations students...
Through the involvement of our students, organizations can often :
- Work on special projects they may not normally have the time or capacity to engage in,
- Build effective teams with improved collaboration capacity,
- Clarify their impact and refine their strategic vision;
- Address collaborative challenges that hinder the organization capacity to deliver its work or live its values;
- Learner skills
- Teamwork, Critical thinking, Communication, Data analysis, Research
- Deliverables
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The deliverables will be agreed upon with the organization, as part of a contract with the students. They will depend on the nature of the project, but participating organizations can typically expect:
- Some initial conversations with the student teams to refine the framing and intention of the project you are looking for support with and help the students better understand the context,
- A work plan towards the clarified intended outcomes;
- The design of one or several participative activities involving the stakeholders in your team, organization or community;
- The facilitation of said activities;
- A report on the work done and the results;
- A final feedback conversation.
Project Examples
Examples of projects:
- Skill building workshops
* examples of themes: interpersonal communications, conflict management, leadership, collaboration & teamwork, feedback;
- Facilitating strategic conversations
* Ex: Clarifying vision, mission, values; Creating action plans; etc.
- Gathering and analyzing data through thoughtfully designed participatory research processes
* ex: interviews, focus groups;
- Improving work processes
*ex: creating an onboarding manual, etc.;
- Working on special projects you may not normally have the time or capacity to engage in:
*ex: team building days; community gathering;
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
The students will be able to work with stakeholders to complete the project.
A representative of the company will be available to answer questions from students in a timely manner for the duration of the project.
A representative of the company will be available for a pre-selection discussion with the administrator of the course to review the project scope.