Service Learning for Business Students

BUSI 2024
Closed
Loyalist College
Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Professor, School of Business
2
Timeline
  • March 28, 2022
    Experience start
  • April 1, 2022
    Project Scope Meeting
  • April 5, 2022
    Project Plan Report & Schedule
  • April 12, 2022
    Project Status Update Report #1
  • April 15, 2022
    Project Status Update Report
  • April 23, 2022
    Experience end
Experience
1/5 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries
Categories
Communications Operations Project management Competitive analysis Market expansion
Skills
project planning business consulting business strategy marketing strategy research
Learner goals and capabilities

Students in the final semester of Loyalist’s two-year Business Administration Diploma Program are looking for a chance to apply their newly acquired knowledge and skills in a business setting. Prior to this Service Learning course, students in this program have been taught a broad range of skills valuable in the business world including: project management, marketing, organizational behaviour, social media and emerging technology, accounting for decision making, and supply chain management.

Course Description: In real-time cooperation with community partners from a variety of fields, student teams collaborate to create and manage projects based on the specified needs of each organization.

Learners
Diploma
Any level
5 learners
Project
140 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Individual projects
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Course Learning Outcomes:

  • Conduct Action Research for a related Business project
  • Create an implementation plan and schedule for the Business project
  • Demonstrate evidence of experiential learning
Project timeline
  • March 28, 2022
    Experience start
  • April 1, 2022
    Project Scope Meeting
  • April 5, 2022
    Project Plan Report & Schedule
  • April 12, 2022
    Project Status Update Report #1
  • April 15, 2022
    Project Status Update Report
  • April 23, 2022
    Experience end
Project Examples

Course Implementation Activities:

1) Prepare a Project Plan Report and Project Schedule including:

  • Project description
  • Project scope
  • Project goals/objectives
  • Project schedule including time-phased implementation activities

2) Schedule weekly meetings w. Professor to review progress & resolve outstanding implementation issues

3) Prepare Status Update Report for Professor and Company Contact(s)

4) Prepare Final Project Report and Updated Project Schedule for Professor and Company Contact(s)

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

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.