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Virtual Internship - SPORT MANAGEMENT Fall 2020

PRAC 1200
Closed
Niagara College
Niagara College
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Jenn Dey
Internship Coordinator
3
Timeline
  • September 9, 2020
    Experience start
  • September 15, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • October 13, 2020
    Student Evaluation at Mid-point of Project
  • December 12, 2020
    Experience end
Experience
1 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Hospitality, Travel & tourism, Sports & fitness

Experience scope

Categories
Communications Market research Sales strategy Marketing strategy
Skills
digital marketing research sales & marketing data analysis
Learner goals and capabilities

Benefits to your company

Sport Management students (individuals or teams) can:

  • Apply skills learned inside the classroom in areas including, Sales, Marketing, Facilities, Sponsorship, and Event Management.
  • Provide support on relevant projects that may help fill a gap for you and your organization.
  • Bring a new perspective and fresh ideas to your company.

Sport Management students have the skills and knowledge to support the successful development and promotion of sport organizations, agencies and governing bodies.

Learners

Learners
Diploma
Any level
3 learners
Project
400 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 3
Expected outcomes and deliverables

To be decided with the industry partner and academic internship coordinator.

Project timeline
  • September 9, 2020
    Experience start
  • September 15, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • October 13, 2020
    Student Evaluation at Mid-point of Project
  • December 12, 2020
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

*Students are available between September 9th to December 11th and require a total of 400 hours (to be confirmed). This is an UNPAID internship.

Student abilities include:

  1. Apply marketing principles and promotional planning through the development of a marketing plan for a sport event.
  2. Research and collect data, presenting the findings meaningfully in a variety of reports.
  3. Apply specific sales tools to stimulate interest and develop a prospect base.
  4. Produce an integrated event plan utilizing principles of effective event planning.
  5. Develop and evaluate sponsorship activation opportunities.
  6. Create visibility for the sport organization through developing a positive public relations plan.

Additional company criteria

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

Be available for a virtual meeting with the Internship Coordinator to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.

Provide a dedicated contact who is available to train, mentor and evaluate the student as part of the internship requirement.