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Summer Capstone Project (MBA)

CAPS 602
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Main contact
University Canada West
University Canada West
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Andrea Ornelas
Project Coordinator
3
Timeline
  • July 12, 2021
    Experience start
  • September 25, 2021
    Experience end
Experience
5 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Canada
Any
Sales, Insurance, Business services, Technology, Consumer goods & services, Banking & finance, Marketing & advertising, It & computing, Travel & tourism, Business & management, Human resources & recruitment

Experience scope

Categories
Accounting Market research Operations Marketing strategy
Skills
digital marketing competitive analysis project planning sales & marketing data analysis
Student goals and capabilities

Virtual Capstone Opportunity for MBA students: Bring on one or more students from the Vancouver-based University of Canada West (UCW) in the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program to be your virtual interns, in a project-based experience. Students will work on one or more business projects of your choosing over the internship period, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools. Students are available from Mid-July to End-September.

After identifying a challenge, students propose ways to solve it and build a strategic plan. They will present a report, presentation or any other deliverable based on the company´s activities and needs, their contribution to the organization, analysis of the Capstone experience, and their recommendations for a solution to the challenge.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, virtual student placements are preferred. In-person student placements will be considered on a case-by-case basis, depending on local COVID-19 restrictions.

Students

Students
Graduate
Any level
60 students
Project
240 hours per student
Students self-assign
Teams of 4
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Deliverables will vary depending on the scope of the project and should be determined before the initial consultation, it could be a report, a presentation, a video or a combination of these options.

Project timeline
  • July 12, 2021
    Experience start
  • September 25, 2021
    Experience end

Project examples

Students can complete a specific business project for your organization over the placement period. We suggest providing a starting project, but as the placement goes on there may be other duties or projects the student is asked to complete as well. Providing a central project creates a structure for the Capstone project, and gives the student and company a tangible goal.

Students in UCW's MBA program have completed the following courses:

  • Accounting Analysis
  • Economics for Managers
  • Financial Management
  • International Dimensions of Organizational Behaviour
  • Business Enterprise Environment
  • Enterprise Resource Planning Systems
  • Marketing Strategy and Branding
  • Operations and Supply Chain Management
  • Strategic Leadership Capstone
  • Business Analytics
  • Human Resources

Project examples could include, but are not limited to:

  • Business Analyst
  • Corporate Risk Management
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Market Research
  • Operations
  • Social Media Marketing

Additional company criteria

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

  • Q1 - Checkbox
  • Q2 - Checkbox
  • Q3 - Checkbox