International Business Management - Consulting Challenge II
General
- Undergraduate; 4th year
- 75 learners; teams of 5
- 100 hours per learner
- Dates set by experience
- Learners self-assign
Preferred companies
- 12/15 project matches
- Anywhere
- Academic experience
- Any
- Any
Categories
Project timeline
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January 14, 2022Experience start
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January 22, 2022Student Project Selection Deadline
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January 29, 2022Project Scope Deadline
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April 16, 2022Experience end
Timeline
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January 14, 2022Experience start
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January 22, 2022Student Project Selection Deadline
Client projects are selected by student groups by January 2. These groups also initiate contact with their new “client” and arrange for the first online meeting.
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January 29, 2022Project Scope Deadline
Student groups should meet with the “client” for the first time early in the week following initial contact. In this meeting, the student group and client should, introduce themselves and provide as much project relevant background as possible.
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April 16, 2022Experience end
Overview
- Details
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Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on students from Conestoga College to be your student-consultants, in a project-based experience. Students will work on one main project over the course of the semester, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.
Students in this program are learning to manage international business endeavors and work in global companies. The goal is to provide graduates with the ability to bring people, processes, and technology together to achieve improved performance in domestic or international enterprises. An emphasis is placed on effective decision-making through data analytics and the Ivey Case methodology.
- Learner skills
- Competitive analysis, Marketing strategy, Communication, Strategy, Research
- Deliverables
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Deliverables are negotiable, and will seek to align the needs of the students and the organization.
Final project deliverables will include:
- A 45-60 minute presentation on key findings and recommendations
- A detailed report including their research, analysis, insights and recommendations
Project Examples
In this assignment, students will dive deep into a particular challenge or opportunity that you provide. They’ll work with a contact from your organization to gain a thorough understanding of the needs of your business and (if applicable) the competitive landscape of your industry.
As a participating organization, you’ll be asked to provide a particular question, topic or challenge that will be their area of focus. Their review and recommendations may encompass other areas as well, but they’ll provide specific recommendations to address your chosen topic.
Examples could include, but are not limited to:
- How can we reduce our costs of production?
- How can we improve our supply chain processes to be more responsive to changes in demand?
- How can we introduce quality assurance into our internal processes?
- What technologies should we be leveraging for internal communication?
- What could be changed in our recruitment practices to attract the types of candidates we’re looking for?
- Does our digital marketing strategy communicate our brand effectively?
Linked templates
Analyzing Industry Data Competitive Analysis Ecological Packaging Research View allAdditional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
The clients devote and/or are available to students for a minimum of 2 hours per week over the 9-12 week consulting program period.
The clients make resources available from within the corporation to ensure that the students are able to gather the required information to perform 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.
The client is aware that student groups will select projects after a match is secured on the platform and there is a chance that no student groups select a client's project.