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Winter 25-TRU Open Learning Students seeking short term projects

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Thompson Rivers University (TRU)
Thompson Rivers University (TRU)
Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Larry Iles
Larry Iles
Experiential Learning Coordinator
(5)
6
Timeline
  • January 13, 2025
    Experience start
  • February 4, 2025
    Meeting with Larry
  • March 11, 2025
    Experience end
Experience
3/20 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Canada
Startup, Social Enterprise, Non profit, Large enterprise
Government, Environment, Education, Hospital, health, wellness & medical, Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society

Experience scope

Categories
Volunteer organizing Environmental sustainability Grant writing Education Social justice
Skills
research data analytics social justice management information systems developmental psychology business communication accounting health information systems (his)
Student goals and capabilities

The Experience More initiative at Thompson Rivers University is seeking proposals for several 10-14 week projects from a variety of organizations that have project needs in the fields of Humanities, Business, and Information Technologies. Students will select the projects to work on for the term of the experiential learning opportunity.

Bring on students from Thompson Rivers University enrolled in the Experience More initiative to work with you in a project-based experience. Students are available for a maximum of 30-60 hours (over-the-duration of the course) for the project.

Students

Students
Undergraduate
Intermediate levels
20 Students
Project
60 hours per Student
Educators assign Students to projects
Individual projects
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Deliverables will vary depending on the scope of the project. The student should complete 30-60 hours with your organization by the end of the project.

Typical final project deliverables could include:

  • Final project report
  • Completed data sets for unique project goals
  • Final presentations and supporting documents, manuals, etc.
Project timeline
  • January 13, 2025
    Experience start
  • February 4, 2025
    Meeting with Larry
  • March 11, 2025
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Open Learning Students at TRU are enroled in programming remotely and are located across Canada. Students in the TRU Experience More Program come from diverse academic backgrounds and are eager to contribute to meaningful projects aligned with your organization’s goals in humanities, business and information technologies

These students are equipped with advanced skills and a passion for developing future skills and contributing to your project.



Additional company criteria

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

Commit to completing a short formative (midpoint) survey and summative (final) survey for the overseeing Experiential Learning Coordiantor at Thompson Rivers University

Virtual work engagement with students and provision of all necessary materials in order to set students up for project execution success, including any relevant context, data, examples of deliverables.

Commitment to providing feedback on project milestones (Project Plan, Draft Deliverable, Final Project Deliverable) and virtual attendance at students’ final project presentation.

Provide a dedicated contact to answer occasional emails or phone calls to address significant student questions in a timely manner (a 48 hour-response time.)

Be available for a quick phone call with the Thompson Rivers University Experiential Learning Coordinator to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course and explore additional opportunities for partnership with the University.

Commit to a minimum of one hour per week, over 10-14 weeks’ worth of interactions with your assigned student team remotely. These meetings with you are likely to question/answer sessions or requests for additional information or clarification based on project content.