TRU Co-op Winter 2025: Real-World Innovation in Tourism, Business & Tech
Timeline
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January 20, 2025Experience start
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February 12, 2025Mid Project Check in
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April 19, 2025Project Final Submission
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April 19, 2025Experience end
Timeline
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January 20, 2025Experience start
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February 12, 2025Mid Project Check in
Class presentation on the status of student projects
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April 19, 2025Project Final Submission
Submit to the course Moodle site the final report on the project. The report can be completed in writing or by submitting a video. Details to be reviewed during the course
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April 19, 2025Experience end
Experience scope
Categories
Accounting Financial services Software development Market research Hospitality, tourism & culinary artsSkills
research financial acumen computer systems data analysis accounting event management tourism biologyMy Career Management Class at Thompson Rivers University seeks proposals for several 14-week projects from various organizations with project needs in tourism management, event planning, digital marketing, IT programming, finance, sustainability, public relations, and business operations. Organizations need only to present their real-world problems to solve and groups of students or individual students will select the projects to work on for the term of the experiential learning opportunity.
Bring one or more students from Thompson Rivers University enrolled in Co-op Education to work with you in a project-based experience. Students are available for 30 hours (throughout the course) for the project experience from (Jan 20th to April 18th).
Learners
Deliverables will vary depending on the scope of the project. The student should complete 30 hours by April 18th, 2025
Typical final project deliverables could include:
- Final project report
- Digital Marketing Project plans
- Completed data sets for unique project goals
- Final presentations and supporting documents, manuals, etc.
Project timeline
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January 20, 2025Experience start
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February 12, 2025Mid Project Check in
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April 19, 2025Project Final Submission
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April 19, 2025Experience end
Timeline
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January 20, 2025Experience start
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February 12, 2025Mid Project Check in
Class presentation on the status of student projects
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April 19, 2025Project Final Submission
Submit to the course Moodle site the final report on the project. The report can be completed in writing or by submitting a video. Details to be reviewed during the course
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April 19, 2025Experience end
Project Examples
Requirements
Our learners are capable, motivated, and prepared to contribute effectively to your organization through real-world, project-based work. By partnering with students from Thompson Rivers University (TRU) through the Riipen platform, companies will benefit from a diverse range of skills, fresh perspectives, and innovative solutions tailored to their needs.
Here’s what companies can expect when working with our learners:
Practical Knowledge and Skills
- Industry-Relevant Expertise:
- Students come equipped with knowledge from various disciplines, including business, tourism, health sciences, education, technology, and the arts.
Technical Skills:
- Depending on their field of study, students can offer technical abilities such as:
- Tourism Management
- Accounting
- Data analysis and interpretation
- Marketing and social media strategy development
- Research and report writing
- Financial modeling and budgeting
- Software development and IT support
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Timeline
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January 20, 2025Experience start
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February 12, 2025Mid Project Check in
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April 19, 2025Project Final Submission
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April 19, 2025Experience end
Timeline
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January 20, 2025Experience start
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February 12, 2025Mid Project Check in
Class presentation on the status of student projects
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April 19, 2025Project Final Submission
Submit to the course Moodle site the final report on the project. The report can be completed in writing or by submitting a video. Details to be reviewed during the course
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April 19, 2025Experience end