Students in their 3rd and 4th years can participate in these placements. Students will be from a wide degree of majors in the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science programs. You can expect students to have a solid foundation of knowledge in their program discipline and be capable of working at a fairly independent level (with mentorship and feedback regularly provided throughout the placement). Roles offered to students should reflect early-career level work for their discipline. Bachelor of Arts Majors include: anthropology, economics, English, history, philosophy, political science, psychology, sociology  Bachelor of Science Majors include: applied statistics, biological sciences, chemistry, computer science, mathematical sciences, mathematics, physical sciences, psychology

Students in this course are in their 3rd or 4th year of their program. These students can be expected to have an advanced understanding in this project area. The students will form from the Marketing program and the Design program. Each team will have one dedicated design student per group. Shared Learning Objectives: Develop effective communication and collaboration skills. Apply theoretical knowledge to practical scenarios. Enhance problem-solving and critical thinking abilities. Different Learning Objectives: Marketing Students: Focus on market research, strategy development, and data analysis. Design Students: Emphasize creative design, prototyping, and visual communication.

Students focus on learning the consulting process by initializing, developing, and implementing a real-world project with a business client. Students will engage in problem diagnosis, learn and undertake different consulting approaches and styles, build client-consultant relationships, manage change, and uphold professional codes of conduct and ethics.  Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: Work cooperatively and collaboratively in a consulting project team.  Differentiate internal and external consulting in terms of context, characteristics, and challenges. Distinguish between the different types of consultants and explain the differences between stakeholders in each consulting arena.  Analyze an existing organization and apply consulting techniques to diagnose problems, collect information, and prepare a consulting report and implementation plan. Apply the basic principles of proposal development and project management in a consulting project. Identify and discuss ethical considerations and concerns specifically applicable to consultants.

Fourth-year Human Resources Management students will research, analyze, evaluate and develop strategic responses to a variety of current and emerging HR topics affecting organizations. Students will also develop professional competencies such as problem-solving, technological agility and collaborative teamwork.