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Entrepreneurship & Innovation

MEI 908
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Queen's University
Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Shari Hughson
Shari Hughson
Director
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Timeline
  • October 31, 2017
    Experience start
  • February 9, 2018
    Initial report
  • August 24, 2018
    Experience end
Experience
45 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Companies with innovation departments, hubs, projects,or teams, Startup companies, Social enterprises
All industry types
Categories
Product or service launch Sales strategy Marketing strategy
Skills
innovation product development startups sales & marketing
Learner goals and capabilities

Graduate students specializing in corporate innovation & start-ups will work in innovation at your organization, or with a start-up company. A student will work with your company between Jan - Aug 2018, plus conduct research in the fall 2017.

Learners
Any level
35 learners
Project
Learners self-assign
Individual projects
Expected outcomes and deliverables

The first deliverable will be the report on the students' findings at the end of February.

Over the work term, there may be various deliverables depending on the nature of the student's work.

Project timeline
  • October 31, 2017
    Experience start
  • February 9, 2018
    Initial report
  • August 24, 2018
    Experience end
Project Examples

Starting this October, a graduate student in the Master of Entrepreneurship & Innovation program will be paired with your business to work alongside your team in an immersive internship.

The students don’t need a specific project unless you have one readily available. They are looking for work experience with your team. Over the fall 2017, in preparation for joining your team, they'll conduct industry or project specific market research that includes macro- and microeconomics, competitive analysis, new start-up research, trends and future analysis, and provide you with a report on their findings and recommendations.

Between Jan and Aug 2018, the student will work as an intern for your business, conducting a minimum of 250 hours of work to assist your operations. The duration, number of hours (PT or FT) and type of relationship is all negotiable with the student. A longer internship is our preference. This can be project specific or a typical job in your organization. The students will need to complete certain experience requirements to receive academic credit.

This is an opportunity to receive unique insights from a student specialized in managing innovation and start-ups with an entrepreneurial mindset, and receive hands-on assistance in areas your business can use support.

Students come from a range of undergraduate degrees: engineering, health, business, and a wide range of arts and sciences.

Examples from previous years:

  • Innovation Hub pipeline management
  • Product Launch
  • Ideation and new opportunity exploration
  • Project management
  • Market research
  • Sales and marketing
  • Innovation consulting
  • Startup skills across all business needs
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Complete a short template describing your company and the work experience you can offer.

Ensure you can provide students with experience in at least 3 areas from a list of a possible 42.

Offer the student the ability to work on-premises in your office/facilities for the 250+ hour work experience portion.

Review information from (potentially) multiple students before providing your preferences.