Green and Clean Technologies for Business and Society's Sustainability
General
- Undergraduate; 4th year, 3rd year
- 100 learners; teams of 4
- 18 hours per learner
- Dates set by experience
- Learners self-assign
Preferred companies
- 2/3 project matches
- Anywhere
- Academic experience
- Any
- Any
Categories
Skills
Project timeline
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October 29, 2020Experience start
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October 31, 2020Project Check in
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November 1, 2020Project Scope Meeting
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December 1, 2020Experience end
Timeline
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October 29, 2020Experience start
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October 31, 2020Project Check in
A draft presented with the research and potential recommendations
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November 1, 2020Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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December 1, 2020Experience end
Overview
- Details
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Corporate social responsibility is a growing trend; what has your organization done to keep up? In this project, students will analyze your organization’s environmental, social, or economic sustainability initiatives as well as inspect the use of any green technologies used within the organization. Students will provide recommendations on how your organization can improve their use of green technologies. This may include new sustainability initiatives and a report of recommendations for green technologies that could be used.
- Learner skills
- Data analysis, Research
- Deliverables
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The final project deliverables will include:
- A 15-minute research presentation with recommendations for improving the green technologies in your organization
- A 1-page document summarizing how green initiatives are becoming a global need
- A 3 to 5-page written document detailing the analyses of the organization's current green initiatives and a detailed explanation of the recommendations to move forward
Project Examples
Based on your organization’s goals for an environmental, social, or economic sustainability initiative, students will develop a set of recommendations and strategies that you can implement.
Project examples include, but are not limited to:
- Researching and prioritizing potential green strategies for an improved sustainability initiative.
- Examining the organizations green initiatives and looking into the use of new technologies.
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.
Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.