Community Service-Learning Project

Main contact
Thompson Rivers University (TRU)
Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Larry Iles
Experiential Learning Coordinator
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Timeline
  • February 1, 2022
    Experience start
  • February 3, 2022
    First Check in
  • February 4, 2022
    Project Scope Meeting
  • February 8, 2022
    Second Check in
  • February 19, 2022
    Project Check In
  • March 19, 2022
    Final Check in
  • April 23, 2022
    Experience end
Experience
4 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Communications Market research Project management Marketing strategy Social sciences
Skills
project planning business strategy communication data analysis research
Learner goals and capabilities

Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on students from Thompson Rivers University registered in the Course to be your student-consultants, in a project-based experience. Students will work on one main project over the course of the semester, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.

The Service-Learning Course at Thompson Rivers University is seeking Virtual proposals for several 10-week projects. Organizations present their real-world problems to solve and groups of students or individual students will select the projects to work on for the term of the experiential learning opportunity.

Students are available up to 5 hours per week for the experience. Students are in a mixed program cohort. The class may be made up of the following degree areas: Bachelor of Business, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Computing Sciences, Bachelor of Science (Biology, Chemistry), Engineering and Bachelor of Natural Resource Sciences.

Learners

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
7 learners
Project
40 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 2
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Deliverables are negotiable, and will seek to align the needs of the students and the organization.

Typical final project deliverables could include:

  • White paper analysis with recommendations
  • Final project report
  • Project plans
  • Completed data sets for unique project goals
  • Final presentations and supporting documents, manuals etc.
Project timeline
  • February 1, 2022
    Experience start
  • February 3, 2022
    First Check in
  • February 4, 2022
    Project Scope Meeting
  • February 8, 2022
    Second Check in
  • February 19, 2022
    Project Check In
  • March 19, 2022
    Final Check in
  • April 23, 2022
    Experience end

Project examples

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

Project activities that students can complete may include, but are not limited to:

⦁ Identify several causes leading to particular issues addressed by the community agency.

⦁ Recognize the relationship between the work of a community-based service organization and local, provincial, and national governments.

⦁ Explain the programs and services provided by the community organization.

⦁ Identify ways in which they can contribute to the community, including both skills and knowledge.

⦁ Analyze how and where skills and information gained through service involvement can be applied to other situations.

⦁ Develop at least two recommendations for improvement to improve effectiveness.

⦁ Develop a plan to commit to continued involvement in the community and/or in political processes while in school or after graduation.

⦁ Describe how service involvement could impact personal career development.

Additional company criteria

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

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