Business Environmental and Organizational Sustainability

BUSI 3119
Closed
Carleton University
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Associate Professor
(1)
3
Timeline
  • September 3, 2020
    Experience start
  • September 21, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting with Class on Zoom
  • October 1, 2020
    Part 1 individual Project
  • December 1, 2020
    Part 2 Group Project
  • December 1, 2020
    Experience end
Experience
2/1 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Large enterprise, Small to medium enterprise
Any industries
Categories
Leadership Organizational structure Social sciences
Skills
marketing strategy communication research creativity
Learner goals and capabilities

Carleton University, Sprott School of Business, students will individually and then collectively analyze an organization's environmental- and pandemic-related challenge and/or opportunity. Students will work with you to apply the full range of their collective knowledge and ideas through online means to assist your organization.This project is made of two parts. The first is a one to two week smaller project and the second is a longer 5 to 6 week project.

The company will present their organizational challenge(s) to the class. Students will use theory and experience to generate ideas which they will present to your organization in two reports and possibly a presentation or video. You will act as a judge to choose the best ideas and the winning individual and/or team. The company will also contribute by providing grading feedback for the larger project.

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
15 learners
Project
20 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 4
Expected outcomes and deliverables
  • Part 1 (1 to 2 weeks): The first part of the project would be completed by students individually and would help students think about changes to one or more products/processes to make them more sustainable and more suitable for an environment with COVID-19. Students will write a short paper on their ideas.
  • Part 2 (5 to 6 weeks): The second part of the project would be group based and would address in more depth an environmental/pandemic issue. Students will work in groups to write a paper and will present their key ideas to the company through our Zoom class.
Project timeline
  • September 3, 2020
    Experience start
  • September 21, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting with Class on Zoom
  • October 1, 2020
    Part 1 individual Project
  • December 1, 2020
    Part 2 Group Project
  • December 1, 2020
    Experience end
Project Examples

Making a product/process more environmentally friendly and current (COVID-19 appropriate) by:

  • Balancing hygiene and environmentally sustainable packaging or product design
  • Making process more environmentally and COVID-19 friendly
  • Making communications more suitable for our world of COVID-19 and for an environmentally sustainable world
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

The class and company will work together to create a no-compete clause

Join class for a second time to answer student questions on larger project

Be available for a Zoom meeting with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.

Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer communications from instructors and students over the duration of the project

Visit virtual classroom in third or fourth week of course to present company background and problem/s or opportunities to be addressed in small and larger project.

Attend final virtual class to watch, provide feedback, critique and evaluate student presentations