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Global Citizenship WInter 2024

INDS-1022
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Fanshawe College
Fanshawe College
London, Ontario, Canada
Professor Sam Roodi
Professor Sam Roodi
Professor
2
Timeline
  • January 8, 2025
    Experience start
  • March 29, 2025
    Experience end
Experience
1 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any company type
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Communications Operations Project management Social sciences
Skills
communication
Learner goals and capabilities

Looking to increase the interconnectivity of your community, and empower all global citizens? Bring on students from Fanshawe College in to be your student-consultants, in a project-based experience.

Students in this program will have a keen understanding of the interconnectivity of global and local issues. Students are able to articulate the roles, responsibilities, and impact that individuals can have within their local, national, and international communities. They will also have exposure to examining topics such as: population growth, race, diversity, nationalist, poverty, technology, migration, global economics, conflict and the environment.

Learners

Learners
Certificate
Beginner levels
30 learners
Project
20 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Individual projects
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Deliverables will vary depending on the scope of the partnership. However, these deliverables must be discussed and agreed upon prior to the start of the work period.

Project timeline
  • January 8, 2025
    Experience start
  • March 29, 2025
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Beginning in January, students 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 examples that students can complete may include, but are not limited to:

  • Fundraising for non-profit organizations
  • Developing, planning and implementing environmental projects
  • Assisting in the development of writing campaigns
  • Assisting in increasing the engagement of communities in social issues
  • Encouraging civic engagement
  • Freedom of speech projects
  • Prisoners of conscience projects
  • Letter writing campaigns



Additional company criteria

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

Be available for at least 2 follow-up meetings with the students to monitor progress, clarify doubts, and answer questions.

Provide an opportunity for students to present their work and receive feedback.

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 course.

Provide relevant information/data as needed for the project.

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