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Business Administration - Part-time Field Placements and Projects

BUSI
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Lakehead University
Lakehead University
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Maryann Kleynendorst
Maryann Kleynendorst
Experiential Learning Navigator
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Timeline
  • October 8, 2020
    Experience start
  • October 16, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • December 12, 2020
    Mid term evaluation and reflection
  • April 1, 2021
    End term evaluation and reflection
  • April 1, 2021
    Experience end
Experience
1/2 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries
Categories
Accounting Communications Market research Operations
Skills
business strategy marketing strategy accounting & finance competitive analysis business consulting
Learner goals and capabilities

WIL at LU’s core goal is to ensure that our business students are “work-place ready” upon graduation. Powered by RBC Future Launch, we offer a suite of experiential learning opportunities designed to meet the needs of students, faculty, businesses and the communities we serve.

WIL at LU's top business students are available for Part-time Field Placements and/or projects during the fall and winter semesters.

Options for employers include

WIL Part-time Field Placement Credit Course - unpaid

WIL Part-time Field Placement - paid

WIL Short-Term Project Consulting - paid

Student Prerequisites:

  • Successful completion of second-year of the Honours Bachelor of Commerce or Business Administration program.
  • Must be a full-time student in good academic standing in the Faculty of Business Administration or a full-time student in another faculty enrolled in a Faculty of Business Administration certificate program.

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

Deliverables are negotiated between the organization, WIL at LU and the student(s). Deliverables are customized based on the Field Placement or project goals proposed by the employer and the learning goals of the student.

Project timeline
  • October 8, 2020
    Experience start
  • October 16, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • December 12, 2020
    Mid term evaluation and reflection
  • April 1, 2021
    End term evaluation and reflection
  • April 1, 2021
    Experience end
Project Examples

Students can be placed or assigned to projects individually or as multi-disciplinary teams

Students are available to work in all sectors.

WIL Part-time Field Placement Credit Course - unpaid

  • This course provides a supervised Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Placement in an approved organizational setting that gives students extended opportunities to apply classroom-based learning in a real-world setting. Combined with critical reflection, a series of integrative foundational skills workshops enables the development of work-readiness and allows students to integrate theory and practice. Students will dedicate the equivalent of 1 day per week over two semesters for a total 192 hours.
  • Placements run September thru March

WIL Part-time Field Placement - paid

  • wage subsidies may be available
  • These paid placements offer a supervised Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Placement in an approved organizational setting that gives students extended opportunities to apply classroom-based learning in a real-world setting. Combined with critical reflection, a series of integrative foundational skills workshops enables the development of work-readiness and allows students to integrate theory and practice. Students will dedicate a minimum of 6 hours per week over two semesters for a total 144 hours.
  • Additional hours can be worked at the discretion of the employer and the student. WIL at LU asks that students not be required to work so many hours that their academic performance suffers
  • Placements run September thru March

WIL Short-Term Project Consulting - paid

  • This option provides employers with the opportunity to employ students for short-term projects under the supervision of WIL at LU
  • Project scope and deliverables are negotiated between WIL at LU, the employer and the students
  • Placements run September thru March

Student Skill Sets:

Accounting

Financial accounting / management accounting / budgeting / forecasting / analysis / internal audit / transactional processes asset registers / payroll / data migration / policies and procedures / leases / GL journal entry / reconciliations / risk management / compliance work / consulting / audit /

Finance

Financial planning / retail banking / corporate banking / financial analysis and modelling /

Management

Retail management / Policy and process review / small business start-up and management / logistics / operations management / business analysis / quality control and management / environmental management / facilities management / office management and administration / strategic planning / governance and support / risk management /

Planning

Local government / private organization / public agency / policy development / strategic planning / statutory planning /

Marketing & Communications

Campaigns / public relations / advertising / brand development / market research / social media / data collection and collation / policies / customer surveys / competitor analysis / inbound marketing / television and radio productions /

Project Management

Process modelling and mapping / process improvement / implementation plan development / infrastructure planning and implementation / information flow and retrieval / business analysis / quality control and management / environmental management / facilities management /

Human Resources

Recruitment / training & development / industrial relations / employee relations / performance management / OSH / administration / inductions / health and wellness / contracts / policy review and development /

Event Management

Preparation and planning / liaison with suppliers / logistics / communication / on-the-day assistance / post event feedback and surveys/

Selected Past Placements

● Roots to Harvest / Accounting System Development

● Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce / Community Outreach Planning

● Investor’s Group / Wealth Management

● Wilderness North / Marketing Plan

● RBC / Personal Banking

● BDC / Credit Applications, Marketing Plan, Client Relationships

● Our Kids Count / Communications, Non-profit Management

● Performance Kia / Financial Reporting and Analysis

● Grant Thornton / Accounting Intern

● DST Engineering / Marketing Intern

Linked templates
Workplace Language Analysis Reducing Employee Turnover Employee Survey Creation View all
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

To sign and follow an agreement that defines the roles and responsibilities of the Faculty of Business Administration, the placement organization and the student.

To recognize that the WIL at LU Field Placement has educational components that require the time of staff members. Supervisors and mentors will need adequate time to prepare for the student's arrival, to develop orientation plans, and to establish regular supervisory meeting for students.

To contact the Experiential Learning Navigator as soon as possible when concerns develop that may result in changes in the nature and flow of learning opportunities within the organization.

To contact the Experiential Learning Navigator as soon as possible when it is determined that long term illness or any other significant absence may cause placement interruption.

To facilitate student participation in the organization and its structure. This includes providing opportunities for students to meet and familiarize themselves with staff members and their work, including policies and procedures. Students can benefit greatly through student participation in organization committee work and attendance at staff meetings.

To participate in discussion and feedback at the request of the student and/or the Experiential Learning Navigator.

To ensure that assessments of student performance are completed and submitted to the Experiential Learning Navigator at the mid-term and end-term of the placement. 

To support, in conjunction with the Experiential Learning Navigator and the student, the development of the Learning Plan and ensure that the learning plan is realistic, appropriate and within the scope of the placement.

To define any specific criteria related to acceptance of a student (i.e. health requirements, records check).