Capstone Project- Business Management
General
- Post-graduate; 2nd year
- 50 learners; teams of 5
- 110 hours per learner
- Dates set by experience
- Educators assign learners to projects
Preferred companies
- 10 projects wanted
- Anywhere
- Academic experience
- Small to medium enterprise
- Business & management, Manufacturing, Retail
Categories
Skills
Project timeline
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January 8, 2024Experience start
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March 25, 2024Experience end
Overview
- Details
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Course Overview:
This course provides students with the opportunity to work on a hands-on project in a relevant business & management topic area. This is an experiential course and it is designed to foster critical thinking and real-time decision making, with students applying their knowledge and skills to the challenge at hand. We are beginning the Winter semester, completion will be by mid-April 2024.
This semester a group of students will spend 100hours per group analysing an organizational challenge of your choice and developing a strategy to help you address your challenge. Based on information you provide, each team will deliver an action plan that incorporates your unique circumstances and outlines a path to more efficient and effective operations.
The majority of the students in the Post Baccalaureate Capstone Course are International Students with a variety of undergraduate degrees.
We have a confidentiality agreement with all “clients”. In addition, the work becomes the intellectual property of the “client” so we don’t share it with others- it is theirs.
- Learner skills
- Leadership, Business strategy, Communication, Research, Analysis
- Deliverables
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Project Deliverables:
- Each student group will submit a 10 page written report detailing the problem, recommended solutions, and action plan.
- Each group will also complete a 20 minute presentation highlighting important findings and recommendations moving forward
The feedback has been extremely positive with several clients.
Project Examples
Students will be required to share periodic progress of their project deliverables and any challenges with business clients and instructor. Bi-weekly meetings will be held for discussion on the progress and performance of students. Towards the start of April, students will be required to provide deliverables such as written reports, presentations and data analysis reports in accordance with the expectations of clients.
Project Examples
Examples include but are not limited to:
- Manage a significant organizational change or restructuring.
- Reduce employee turnover or absenteeism or increase workplace safety.
- Integrate cultures in a merger or acquisition.
- Develop an environmental sustainability plan.
- Redesign an internal system or process including hiring, socialization, compensation, motivation, team management, learning, and training.
- Develop a plan to re-imagine your mission, vision, and purpose and roll it out to employees.
- Assess your organizational structure's fit with your organization's strategy.
- Develop a plan to increase diversity and its' positive effects in your organization.
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
A company representative will need to be available to answer student questions regarding project scope.
A company representative needs to meet (MS Teams/Zoom) to outline the objectives and expectations.
A company representative will need to meet with the student group (MS Teams/Zoom) to outline objectives and expectations. Bi-weekly meeting with the Project Team for follow-up questions and to ensure the project is progressing in the right direction.