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Leadership in Practice WEL440 Section B

WEL440
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Bay Path University
Bay Path University
Longmeadow, Massachusetts, United States
Traci Talbert
Adjunct
(13)
5
Timeline
  • January 30, 2023
    Experience start
  • February 26, 2023
    Experience end
Experience
4/6 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Leadership Market research Education Social sciences Social justice
Skills
consulting communication research
Learner goals and capabilities

Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on senior-level students from Bay Path University to be your student-consultants, in a project-based experience. Students will work on one main project over the course of an accelerated semester, connecting with you weekly with virtual communication tools.

Bay Path University focuses on enhancing career-driven education to women from diverse backgrounds. Students in this interdisciplinary capstone course are given an opportunity to demonstrate their leadership, communications and technology skills through active engagement in a work-based project. Building on assignments completed in previous courses, students are responsible for designing, implementing and evaluating an experiential learning project that draws on their talents, interests, strengths and skills in the service of an industry partner.

Learners

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
20 learners
Project
25 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 3
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Deliverables are negotiable, and will seek to align the needs of the students and the organization.

Some final project deliverables might include:

  1. A 10-15 minute presentation on key findings and recommendations
  2. A detailed report including their research, analysis, insights and recommendations
Project timeline
  • January 30, 2023
    Experience start
  • February 26, 2023
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Students in groups of up to 3 will work with your company to identify your needs and provide actionable recommendations, based on their in-depth research and analysis. These will be 4 week-long projects (approximately 25 hours of work).

Project activities that students can complete may include, but are not limited to:

  1. Conducting an action research project to facilitate change in a chosen setting
  2. Analyzing and discussing the change process and how others have created change locally, nationally and globally
  3. Explaining the link between leadership, vision, values and actions
  4. Identifying and solving a personal, family, organizational and/or community problem
  5. Presenting a completed e-portfolio, reflecting on the written documents and presentations that highlight your learning, career progression and project achievements over the course of your degree program
  6. Demonstrating their abilities as an empowered learner and leader who can contribute to our increasingly interdependent world
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Additional company criteria

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

Be available for a quick phone/virtual call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.

My company is able to comfortably find a project within the 4-week project/25-hours of work parameters.

Please provide the name and contact information for a dedicated representative who is available for weekly meeting with students and weekly check-ins with instructor.

What opportunities will students have to present their work and receive feedback?

Provide relevant information/data as needed for the project.