Industry Analysis Team Competition
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
Project timeline
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September 5, 2023Experience start
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November 1, 2023Experience end
Overview
- Details
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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
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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?