Spring 2025 Experiential course ( Marketing, IT, ESG, finances, Strategies, Energy policies, economics )

BUSIE 702
Open Closing on January 21, 2025 / 3 spots left
Vancouver | New York Institute of Technology (NYIT)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Professor and Director of Special Program
(1)
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Timeline
  • January 22, 2025
    Experience start
  • May 6, 2025
    Experience end
Experience
3 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any company type
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Financial services Information technology Market research Event planning Hospitality, tourism & culinary arts
Skills
online communication marketing team processes virtual teams team explorer distributed team management cross-functional team leadership
Learner goals and capabilities

Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on learners from NYIT to be your learner-consultants, in a project-based experience. Learners will work on one main project over the experience of the semester, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.


Learners in this program/experience are finishing their Master Degree in either MBA or Energy Management. They have learned most of the knowledge in the courses they have taken, but are looking for a real world project to "get their hands dirty".



Learners

Learners
Graduate
Intermediate levels
5 learners
Project
45 hours per learner
Educators assign learners to projects
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Expected outcomes:

An initiation meeting with the learner(s), either face to face or online.


Expected deliverables:

A report from the learner describing the experiential relationship and the highlights of doing that.

Project timeline
  • January 22, 2025
    Experience start
  • May 6, 2025
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Learners in groups of 3-5 will work with your company to identify your needs and provide actionable recommendations, based on their in-depth research and analysis.


Project activities that learners can complete may include, but are not limited to the rebranding of a 5-star hotel, a community business improvement association wanting to develop a new emphasis for the community, an entrepreneur wanting to market his software, developing an initiative for the automobile dealer industry in moving towards green solutions.



Additional company criteria

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

Be available for a quick phone/virtual call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the experience.

Provide a dedicated contact person who is available for weekly/bi-weekly drop-ins to address learners’ questions as well as periodic messages over the duration of the project.

How much of a professor (instructor) input you expect from this project?