Storyworks Experiential Learning, School of Communication, Media, Arts and Design

Centennial College
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Coordinator, Storyworks Experiential Learning
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Timeline
  • February 21, 2020
    Experience start
  • February 4, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • April 19, 2020
    Experience end
Experience
10 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Accounting Communications Product or service launch Media
Skills
marketing strategy ux product design media production communications
Learner goals and capabilities

Students will work on projects with client mentors in all programs at our Arts and Communications campus. They'll work from the classroom with an instructor guiding them in the areas of client and project management, honing skills important for emerging professionals as they enter the workforce. At the end of the term, the student has a portfolio-ready accomplishment in their industry and the client has a tangible outcome.

Learners

Learners
Any level
22 learners
Project
24 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 3
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Depending on the industry and the client, students will be expected to deliver a useful, tangible file or product to the client. The projects should not be "make work" and should be helpful to the company. Examples include: a website audit and competitive analysis; a logo; updated web content; social media strategy; an analytics strategy and basic implementation; research; prototype design; mural; user manual.

Project timeline
  • February 21, 2020
    Experience start
  • February 4, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • April 19, 2020
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Projects range in scope from Impact Report writing, to UX design, to museum installations, to marketing and social media plans to prototypes to complete overhauls of website content...to developing training materials for a not-for-profit based out of Tanzania. As long as the client understands they have to put in time as a mentor to inexperienced students, they will receive quality work and enthusiastic delivery.

Additional company criteria

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

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