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Fall 2022 Business Analysis Capstone
PCOM 0141 - Section 1
This course will provide students with an opportunity to apply the essential skills and knowledge they have learned throughout the Business Analysis Professional Development Certificate program, in a real-world setting. Working in pre-assigned groups, students will deliver a set of standard business analysis deliverables, as well as specific deliverables outlined by the partner agency. At the end students present their findings to the partner agency.
Fall 2022- Project Management Capstone
PCOM 0131 - Section 1
Welcome to our Capstone Project class! Our Continuing Education students are welcoming projects that will enable them to prove that they have mastered the project management principles and work practices, as established by Project Management Institute. If you have one project (or more) that involves assistance with your community outreach, social media planning, marketing, planning your business expansion or re-opening with a new Post-COVID strategy, we are able to help. Our projects run from May to July 2022 and involve groups of a minimum of 4 students working 35 hours per student, inclusive of the time required to manage the project. The actual effort dedicated to your deliverable is estimated to 22-28 hours per student. If your project requires additional resources, the groups can be resized to accommodate your body of work. The project proposed timeline can also be adapted to your specific needs.
Fall 2022 - Supply Chain Management Capstone Project
PCOM 0151- Section 1
MacEwan University is seeking to partner with organizations that have a need for global logistics management and supply chain expertise. This course will provide students with an opportunity to apply the different skills and knowledge they have learned throughout the Global Logistics Management Professional Development Certificate program, in a real-world setting .The sponsor also has the benefit of helping students learn more about their industry and Canadian workplace culture. Working in pre-assigned teams, students will deliver a set of standard global logistic management deliverables, as well as specific deliverables outlined by the partner agency to help organizations deliver on their operational objectives. Teams will compete to deliver the best product for the same project. Several teams of 3 to 4 students will work on the project so the sponsor will receive multiple sets of recommendations.
Introduction to the Family
SOCI 271
Overview Community Engaged Learning is a project-based teaching-learning strategy that connects classroom theory to challenges experienced in the "real world" by our Community Partners (CP). Partnership Opportunity: no-fee help with examining social issues related to families (e.g., parenting and poverty, families and mental health, family disruption, family harm, elder care etc.) How this works Working in small groups, students in their second year with a major or minor in Sociology will work with organizations to design and complete a specified project over two months. Projects should be related to families. The instructor and Community Partnership Developer will select project in early Dec. They will confirm with the selected CPs by the end of Dec. In Jan, you will virtually meet with your student team to brief them and answer questions. Projects are tied to a student’s overall course mark and must be completed within a 2-month period and must be managed around varying student schedules.
Qualitative Research Methods
SOCI 418
Working in small groups, students in their fourth year of their undergraduate studies at MacEwan University with a major in Sociology, will work with organizations to design and complete a specified project over 10 weeks. Students will use all the experience and learnings gained throughout their program to consult, plan, and execute your project.
Community Partner Project Extensions
LU 101
Is your organization seeking some extra support for a project? We have an opportunity available for Community Partners to extend their in-class projects with students. This cohort is composed of students from a variety of multidisciplinary streams (i.e., human resources, marketing, finance, arts, sciences, etc.) looking to put their skills to good use!
Level UP: MacEwan Community Partner Projects 2022
Important for students: To qualify for Level UP funding, please confirm your eligibility by completing a short 1-minute questionnaire . This step is mandatory for you to receive your $1,400 honorarium from Riipen. The Level UP program (powered by Riipen) allows employers to bring on Canadian post-secondary students for 80-hour paid projects. Students are paid a $1400 CAD stipend on completion of the project by Riipen; employers are not required to provide payment. Read more about the program here. Submit a project here for our Level UP coordinators to review. Once approved, students will apply to your project directly - individually, or in teams. Get specific in your project description about the skills you're looking for in order to attract the most suitable applicant(s). Most projects will be suitable if they can be completed remotely.
Faculty of Arts & Science - Work Integrated Learning Spring Placement
Bring on a MacEwan University student from the Faculty of Arts & Science to be your virtual intern, in a project-based experience. Students will work on one or more projects of your choosing over the internship period, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools. Please note that our applicants range from second year, third year, and fourth-year learners; therefore, internship opportunities should consider these different levels of expertise. Students are available for a minimum of 90 hours of placement starting May 2nd, 2022 (can be longer than 90 hours). We welcome both paid and volunteer opportunities. We have students in the following disciplines: Bachelor of Arts - Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, Criminology, Political Science Bachelor of Science - Computer Science, Psychology
Professional Communication - Client Proposal
BCSC 216
Second year students in our Professional Communications course learn and apply the theories of professional communication. . The major assignment that students complete in this course is writing a proposal for a client. We are seeking community partners (CPs) who have a communications project(s) that they need support with. Students in this course will be responsible for individually submitting (or in teams of 2) a written proposal to a CP describing why they are interested in the opportunity, what skills they have, and why they’re the right fit for the opportunity. Think of this almost as an extensive cover letter! Your project description should include the following information: Background: including links to their digital assets such as Webpage Problem: description of the issue you need help with Timeline: any important project milestones or deadlines Requirements: any information that the CP requires from or about the students Submission guidelines: how to submit the proposal to the CP
Spring/Summer 2022 - Supply Chain Management Capstone Project
PCOM 0151- Section 1
MacEwan University is seeking to partner with organizations that have a need for global logistics management and supply chain expertise. This course will provide students with an opportunity to apply the different skills and knowledge they have learned throughout the Global Logistics Management Professional Development Certificate program, in a real-world setting .The sponsor also has the benefit of helping students learn more about their industry and Canadian workplace culture. Working in pre-assigned teams, students will deliver a set of standard global logistic management deliverables, as well as specific deliverables outlined by the partner agency to help organizations deliver on their operational objectives. Teams will compete to deliver the best product for the same project. Several teams of 3 to 4 students will work on the project so the sponsor will receive multiple sets of recommendations.
Spring/Summer 2022 Business Analysis Capstone
PCOM 0141 - Section 2
This course will provide international students with an opportunity to apply the essential skills and knowledge they have learned throughout the School of Continuing Education, International Business Analysis Professional Development Certificate program, in a real-world setting. Working in pre-assigned groups, students will deliver a set of standard business analysis deliverables, as well as specific deliverables outlined by the partner agency. Groups will compete to deliver the best product for the same project. At the end students present their findings to the partner agency.
Spring/Summer 2022 Business Analysis Capstone
PCOM 0141 - Section 1
This course will provide students with an opportunity to apply the essential skills and knowledge they have learned throughout the Business Analysis Professional Development Certificate program, in a real-world setting. Working in pre-assigned groups, students will deliver a set of standard business analysis deliverables, as well as specific deliverables outlined by the partner agency. Groups will compete to deliver the best product for the same project. At the end students present their findings to the partner agency.
Spring/Summer 2022- Project Management Capstone
PCOM 0131 - Section 1
Welcome to our Capstone Project class! Our Continuing Education students are welcoming projects that will enable them to prove that they have mastered the project management principles and work practices, as established by Project Management Institute. If you have one project (or more) that involves assistance with your community outreach, social media planning, marketing, planning your business expansion or re-opening with a new Post-COVID strategy, we are able to help. Our projects run from May to July 2022 and involve groups of a minimum of 4 students working 35 hours per student, inclusive of the time required to manage the project. The actual effort dedicated to your deliverable is estimated to 22-28 hours per student. If your project requires additional resources, the groups can be resized to accommodate your body of work. The project proposed timeline can also be adapted to your specific needs.
Spring/Summer 2022- Project Management Capstone
PCOM 0131 - Section 1
Welcome to our Capstone Project class! Our Continuing Education students are welcoming projects that will enable them to prove that they have mastered the project management principles and work practices, as established by Project Management Institute. If you have one project (or more) that involves assistance with your community outreach, social media planning, marketing, planning your business expansion or re-opening with a new Post-COVID strategy, we are able to help. Our projects run from May to July 2022 and involve groups of a minimum of 4 students working 35 hours per student, inclusive of the time required to manage the project. The actual effort dedicated to your deliverable is estimated to 22-28 hours per student. If your project requires additional resources, the groups can be resized to accommodate your body of work. The project proposed timeline can also be adapted to your specific needs.
Business Consulting Project - In Person
ORGA 410
Is your organization seeking some extra support to solve an ongoing business-related challenge? If so, we have 3rd and 4th year business students that are seeking opportunities to help you in the form of a for-credit Business Consulting Project. This course is an undergraduate Organizational Management course on Business Consulting and is composed of students from all streams of business (i.e., human resources, marketing, finance, etc.) looking to put those business skills to good use! Please note: We will be accepting twice as many project applications as there are student teams. Students will choose which projects they want to work with that fill their own specific skill sets during the first week of classes in September.
Co-operative Education Pre-employment Seminar
COOP 290
Students are looking for short-term volunteer experiences prior to their paid work Co-operative Education terms. Most students would be available to dedicate up five hours a week to project work. In the MacEwan university Co-operative Education stream, we have students from all majors of the School of Business: Accounting Human Resources Management International Business Legal Studies in Business Management Marketing Supply Chain Management
Change Management Consultation
ORGA 333
Is your business or organization going through a major change? We’re looking for Organizational Change Industry projects. Our students are currently studying Organizational Development, with a specific focus on Change Management. The cohort consist of 3rd year bachelors students and 2nd year (senior) diploma students. Industry partners selected will be a “Live Case Study” for the course, which means many students will be working in teams on developing tools and resources to support the changes in each company/organization. In other words, lots of ideas and resources for your company! Please note: Your initial acceptance in this project does not guarantee that the professor will select your organization. We will be contacting each organization to ensure that the scope of the project fits the requirements of this class.
Computer Network Security
CMPT 380
Overview Community Engaged Learning at MacEwan University is a project-based teaching-learning strategy that connects classroom theory to challenges experienced in the "real world" by our Community Partners (CP). Partnership opportunity: no-Fee help with securing your computer systems! Third year Computer Science students will work with small business and non-profits to review and plan and/build security for your mail, web or file server. They will review your existing system, identify weaknesses, make recommendations and in some cases build a secure server on your PC. We are seeking one community partner who will be matched with 5 student teams who will work on the same project scope.
Introduction to Policy Studies
POLS 244
Overview Community Engaged Learning is a project-based teaching-learning strategy that connects classroom theory to challenges experienced in the "real world" by our Community Partners (CP). Are you working on a public policy issue or area (examples include, but are not limited to health, environment, finance, social, agriculture) and wondering whether other jurisdictions are having success addressing it? How this works Working in small groups, second year political science students will work with government agencies and community partners that are interested in public policy making and want to learn about other jurisdictions and will provide both a written report and a presentation with recommendations. The instructor and Community Partnership Developer will select project in early Dec. They will confirm with the selected CPs by the end of Dec. In Jan, you will virtually meet with your student team to brief them and answer questions.
Introduction to the Family
SOCI 271
Overview Community Engaged Learning is a project-based teaching-learning strategy that connects classroom theory to challenges experienced in the "real world" by our Community Partners (CP). Partnership Opportunity: no-fee help with examining social issues related to families (e.g., parenting and poverty, families and mental health, family disruption, family harm, elder care etc.) How this works Working in small groups, students in their second year with a major or minor in Sociology will work with organizations to design and complete a specified project over two months. Projects should be related to families. The instructor and Community Partnership Developer will select project in early Dec. They will confirm with the selected CPs by the end of Dec. In Jan, you will virtually meet with your student team to brief them and answer questions. Projects are tied to a student’s overall course mark and must be completed within a 2-month period and must be managed around varying student schedules.
Community Mental Health: High Priority Populations
PNRS 420
Overview Community Engaged Learning at MacEwan University is a project-based, teaching-learning strategy that connects classroom theory to challenges experienced in the “real world” by our Community Partners. There are no fees for community partners. Partnership opportunity: Psychiatric nursing students working in small teams to identify and address gaps in community mental health support. Does your organization connect with people struggling with mental health? Fourth year psychiatric nursing students can help you research an issue, provide a resource, create an infographic or other useful tool to support your work. The purpose is to create an innovative and evidence-based action plan to promote health equity in identified populations or groups. The instructor and Community Partnership Developer will select project in early Dec. They will confirm with the selected CPs by the end of Dec. In Jan, you will virtually meet with your student team to brief them and answer questions.
Sustainability Challenges
SUST 301
Overview Community Engaged Learning at MacEwan University is a project-based, teaching-learning strategy that connects classroom theory to challenges experienced in the “real world” by our community partners (CPs). Partnership Opportunity: no-fee help with building a plan to address United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for your business or organization. Want to be more sustainable but don’t know where to start? Students from our School of Continuing Education will map out a concept and build a project plan or proposal. To learn more about the UN SDGs, please check out the short video An Introduction to the UN SDGs (1:57) How this works The instructor and Community Partnership Developer will select projects in early Dec. They will confirm with the selected CPs by the end of Dec. In Jan, you will virtually meet with your student team to brief them and answer questions. Projects are tied to a student’s overall course mark and must be completed within a 2-month period.
Sociology of Education
SOCI 302
Overview Community Engaged Learning at MacEwan University is a project-based teaching-learning strategy that connects classroom theory to challenges experienced in the "real world" by our Community Partners (CP). Partnership opportunity: no-fee help with social issues related to education and/or schooling (e.g., education inequality, family/school relations, community/school relations, supporting student achievement/success, reform, etc.) How this works Working in small groups, students in their third year of their undergrad studies with a major or minor in Sociology, will work with organizations to design and complete a specified project over nine weeks. Given this is an education course, projects should be related to learning, education, and/or schooling. The instructor and Community Partnership Developer will select projects in early Dec. They will confirm with the selected CPs by the end of Dec. In Jan, you will virtually meet with your student team to brief them and answer questions.
Social Inequality in Canada
SOCI 361
Overview Community Engaged Learning at MacEwan University is a project-based teaching-learning strategy that connects classroom theory to challenges experienced in the "real world" by our Community Partners (CP). Partnership opportunity: no-fee help with building equity in society by addressing issues such as racism sexism, income inequalities etc. How this works Does your organization have an interest in building a more equitable practice or an actively addressing issues of equity? Working in small groups, third year Sociology students can help you research an issue, provide a resource, or create a workshop. The instructor and Community Partnership Developer will select projects in early December. They will confirm with the selected CPs by the end of Dec. In Jan, you will virtually meet with your student team to brief them and answer questions. Projects are tied to a student’s overall course mark, must be completed within a 2-month period and must be managed around varying student schedules
Employee Relations
HRMT 212
An adept management of employee relations is pivotal to a healthy and productive work environment. In this project, students work with a community partner to: 1. To enhance student awareness and understanding of corporate purposes and applications of human resource policies. 2. To provide practical experience with policy development and audit. 3. To facilitate student awareness of municipal employment contexts in general.
Business Consulting Project
ORGA 410
Is your organization seeking some extra support to solve an ongoing business-related challenge? If so, we have 3rd and 4th year business students that are seeking opportunities to help you in the form of a for-credit Business Consulting Project. This course is an undergraduate Organizational Management course on Business Consulting and is composed of students from all streams of business (i.e., human resources, marketing, finance, etc.) looking to put those business skills to good use! Please note: We will be accepting twice as many project applications as there are student teams. Students will choose which projects they want to work with that fill their own specific skill sets during the first week of classes in September.
Marketing Research
Mark 312
Are you looking for support with the marketing needs for your business or non-profit? We may be able to assist! For Winter 2022, we have third and fourth-year marketing students, who will work in teams work to tackle your company's marketing needs. Please note: Your initial acceptance in this project does not guarantee that the Professor will select your organization. We will be contacting each organization to ensure that the scope of the project fits the requirements of this class.
Managing in an International Environment
INTB 412
In this course, students integrate and apply a range of multifunctional business concepts from marketing, finance, and general management fields to evaluate strategic decisions undertaken by organizations operating in international settings. Students analyze the current situation of international firms and develop potential strategic alternatives for the organization. Working in small teams, 4th year business students will study your business and the best options for entering a new international market. They will provide an analysis of top options and provide recommendations with an implementation plan. Please note: Your initial acceptance in this project does not guarantee that the professor will select your organization. We will be contacting each organization to ensure that the scope of the project fits the requirements of this class. Preference will be given this semester to organizations in the energy/green energy sector looking at ways to internationalize.
Strategic Marketing
MARK 440
Are you looking for support with the marketing needs for your business or non-profit? We may be able to assist! Overview Fourth year students understand how to integrate and manage market information in complex and dynamic environments. Taking advantage of the latest marketing research results, students will address your marketing challenges and develop marketing strategies for evolving conditions. Students are trained to ensure their work on a specific marketing case will integrate into the overall marketing strategy of your organization. How this works Teams of 4-5 students will be provided with your marketing challenges. The teams will meet with your organization to determine a mutual “best-fit” for a project. Time-commitment of your organization will be variable and mutually determined by the student team and your representative.
Professional Communication - Client Proposal
BCSC 216
Is your organization looking for communications support related to writing, editing, or research? Second year students in our Professional Communications course learn and apply the theories of professional communication. They analyze information and develop strategies and techniques for internal and external communication. Students plan, execute, and evaluate communication, then adapt their practice to meet dynamic and evolving organizational or institutional needs. The major assignment that students complete in this course is writing a proposal for a client. We are seeking community partners who have a communications project(s) that they need support with. Students in this course will be responsible for individually submitting ((or in teams of 2) a written proposal to a community partner describing why they are interested in the opportunity, what skills they have, and why they’re the right fit for the opportunity. Think of this almost as an extensive cover letter!