Design Jam Graduate Experiential Learning Program
Timeline
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January 20, 2020Experience start
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January 21, 2020Project Scope Meeting
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February 18, 2020Mid-point check in with Design Jam team
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March 28, 2020Final Showcase
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March 28, 2020Experience end
Timeline
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January 20, 2020Experience start
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January 21, 2020Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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February 18, 2020Mid-point check in with Design Jam team
A one hour face to face meeting with the employer, graduate group, and Design Jam staff for a status update.
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March 28, 2020Final Showcase
A conference style presentation of all Design Jam projects for the term. This is an opportunity for graduates to present their completed projects to an audience of college staff, employers, and peers.
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March 28, 2020Experience end
Experience scope
Categories
Information technology Communications Operations Marketing strategySkills
project planning team work organization, time management, critical thinking, problem solving communicationDesign Jam is a 10-week experiential learning program for recent graduates to work in cross-disciplinary teams to solve industry challenges. Each project is assigned between 2-6 graduates from various academic backgrounds based on your company’s needs. This on-the-job experience is structured to strengthen soft-skills while working towards innovative solutions to business processes and providing credential related work experience to new graduates.
Learners
The Design Jam team works with employers to help them establish realistic deliverables that are based on your project expectations, team size, and academic background. Overall, the expectation is that the team of graduates would meet the deliverables provided by the employer and then showcase their work in a short-conference style presentation at the end of the project.
Project timeline
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January 20, 2020Experience start
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January 21, 2020Project Scope Meeting
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February 18, 2020Mid-point check in with Design Jam team
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March 28, 2020Final Showcase
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March 28, 2020Experience end
Timeline
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January 20, 2020Experience start
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January 21, 2020Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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February 18, 2020Mid-point check in with Design Jam team
A one hour face to face meeting with the employer, graduate group, and Design Jam staff for a status update.
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March 28, 2020Final Showcase
A conference style presentation of all Design Jam projects for the term. This is an opportunity for graduates to present their completed projects to an audience of college staff, employers, and peers.
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March 28, 2020Experience end
Project Examples
Requirements
The Design Jam program is open to all of Centennial College's new graduates, which means we can work with your company to create a project that suits your business needs. Employers have access to new graduates from The Business School, The School of Communication, Media, Arts and Design, the School of Community and Health Studies, The School of Engineering Technology and Applied Science, The School of Hospitality, Tourism, and Culinary Arts, and The School of Transportation.
Previous Design Jam projects have included:
- Redesigning a website to make it mobile-friendly
- Developing a marketing strategy for a fundraising campaign
- Creating a working prototype of a smart-home device
- Developing and field testing a financial literacy game for a non-profit organization
- Creating a series of YouTube videos
- Developing a brand book and marketing plan for a start-up
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Timeline
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January 20, 2020Experience start
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January 21, 2020Project Scope Meeting
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February 18, 2020Mid-point check in with Design Jam team
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March 28, 2020Final Showcase
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March 28, 2020Experience end
Timeline
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January 20, 2020Experience start
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January 21, 2020Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
-
February 18, 2020Mid-point check in with Design Jam team
A one hour face to face meeting with the employer, graduate group, and Design Jam staff for a status update.
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March 28, 2020Final Showcase
A conference style presentation of all Design Jam projects for the term. This is an opportunity for graduates to present their completed projects to an audience of college staff, employers, and peers.
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March 28, 2020Experience end