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Industry Analysis Team Competition

Team Building Workshop
Closed
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Phani Radhakrishnan
Associate Professor
(7)
5
General
  • Graduate; 1st year
  • 119 learners; teams of 6
  • 20 hours per learner
  • Dates set by experience
  • Educators assign learners to projects
Preferred companies
  • 4/3 project matches
  • Anywhere
  • Academic experience
  • Any company type
  • Any
Categories
Finance Accounting Financial modeling Investment
Project timeline
  • September 5, 2023
    Experience start
  • November 1, 2023
    Experience end
Overview
Details

1st year Masters students in accounting and finance in the Masters of Management of Public Accounting (MMPA) at the University of Toronto, Mississauga will work in teams of 6 to conduct research on an industry and develop recommendations on how/whether to invest in the industry.

Learner skills
Communications, Team management, Presentations, Inter-disciplinary teams, Research
Deliverables

A 15 min oral virtual synchronous team presentation with a slide deck and speaking notes for the employer. Students can answer questions posed by employers re: data and future steps of recommendation.

Project Examples

Real Estate Industry

Pharmaceutical Industry

Sharing/Gig Economy

Virtual Entertainment Industry

1. Is this an attractive industry? What is the evidence showing it is attractive? What is the evidence showing it is not?

2. How will we define/measure ‘attractiveness’? What are the issues with these measurements/definitions of attractiveness?

3. What explains why the industry is attractive? What explains why the industry is not attractive?

4. What future actions will promote make it more attractive for investment? What future actions will overcome the obstacles for the industry’s growth?


Required questions to apply

Companies must answer the following custom questions in order to apply to this experience:

Can you or your rep attend a 3 hour session of virtual synchronous team presentations

Can you provide background information for your institution for students to do research on?