McMaster University Continuing Education

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

This course is part of the Data Analytics certificate program. Students in the program are adult learners with a post-secondary degree/diploma in computer science, engineering, business, etc. The students learn how to perform exploration of data in order to discover meaningful information to solve problems, and will allow for the application of analytics life cycle in the context of planning to solve a business problem. Emphasis is placed on framing the problem, proposing an analytics solution, communicating with stakeholders, and establishing an analytics-focused project plan. Common data visualization tools and techniques are explored and used as students learn best practices for the presentation and communication of analytical solutions and insights.

Fanshawe College

London, Ontario, Canada

This capstone experience is designed for final-year Health Care Administration and Management students ready to apply their academic knowledge to real-world healthcare management challenges. Learners will engage with live clients to tackle current managerial and/or operational issues within healthcare organizations. Through extensive research and analysis, students will develop practical solutions and implementation plans that address key areas such as human resources, organizational culture, leadership, finances, operations, and policy. This experience will enable students to synthesize their learning and demonstrate their ability to impact strategic operational goals in a healthcare setting. This student consultancy is free, and there is no cost to you or your company. 

Fanshawe College

London, Ontario, Canada

Are you experiencing a business challenge related to operations, customer service, inventory or distribution management? Bring on graduate level learners from Fanshawe College to engage in an analysis of your challenge, and deliver a comprehensive review of inventory management best practices, benchmarks, key performance indicators (KPIs), and recommendations for implementing a simple yet effective solution tailored to your needs.

College of the Rockies

Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

This experience focuses on the foundational concepts of Physical Geography, emphasizing the understanding of spatial processes affecting the Earth's surface. Learners will have a grasp of the interactions between the atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. They will be equipped to apply this knowledge to analyze environmental patterns, assess natural resource distribution, and evaluate ecological impacts. This understanding can be directly applied to projects that require environmental assessments, resource management strategies, or sustainability evaluations.

This experience focuses on equipping learners with the skills necessary for effective client-centered communication within the innovation process in engineering-related projects. Participants will gain expertise in qualitative data collection, customer development communication, and user interview techniques. By applying these skills, learners will be able to validate customer needs, craft audience-appropriate messages, and deliver compelling prototypes and presentations aligned to meet a client's current needs.

Do you have a programming or GUI challenge you would like to tackle? In this project, students working in teams will use object-oriented approaches to solve Graphical User Interface (GUI) problems. Topics include object-oriented concepts including inheritance, polymorphism, exception handling, graphics and GUI design techniques. Types of projects that students can work on: Projects that require Object-Oriented and Java programming components.

Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on students from Saskatchewan Polytechnic to be your student-consultants, in a project-based experience. Students will work on one main project over the course of the semester, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools. Students in this program/course study and employ practical and theoretical concepts obtained in first year systems analysis and design courses by building an IT system. They will work as part of a development team on an IT problem for an external industry client. Their project will include the production and demonstration of functioning components of the system each release within deadlines set out in their project management documentation

Please read the details of the link below completely and follow the steps specified there to submit proposals. Given the high number of requests, requests submitted on Riipen will not be reviewed. All details and questions are discussed in the document below. Program Overview and Partnership Invitation Document This program has been run for 17 cohorts over 7 years and with 200+ partners. We work with 30+ partners every term. We will not be able to respond to messages on Riipen. Quick summary: students take this course to develop a software application (web, mobile or desktop) for various use cases. Previous examples include mobile apps for finding travelers in a specific community and web-based application for connecting a non-profit to volunteers. If the project information interests you, please go through the steps mentioned in the document. After reviewing 300+ proposals, we have created a thorough process to streamline the process for all involved. We will not be able to accept requests on Riipen as the proposals need to be chosen by the students when the term begins.