Applied Projects

Applied Projects Program: Business and Technology

In this program that promotes experiential learning, Fleming College students are partnered with a variety of business and industry organizations to undertake projects in real -world workplace settings. These extensive applied projects are completed over the course of the semester at no salary cost to the sponsoring company.

Applied Projects - Technology Programs Overview

1. Establishing
   College faculty establish enterprise sponsorship and other project activities.
2. Planning
   Student teams form and select a project. Mentors guide student teams with planning activities (a specific course).
3. Executing
   Mentors guide student teams with executing the project full-time (no other courses).

What are the Benefits?

Some enterprises have back-burner projects that are non-mission critical but can add value to their products and/or services and be a learning experience for students. Projects can involve a combination of information/database, simulation, network/security/firewall/computer forensics, internet/intranet/e-commerce, electrical, electronic, electromechanical, robotic, control, and automation systems. Students can design, test, and evaluate a mock up of a proposed or alternative system that enterprise is planning to commission. They might also undertake operational activities in order to test, improve, or document systems.

Benefits and Costs

Dedicated student teams under faculty supervision perform in a rigorous academic program. This ensures that students achieve the levels of skill, knowledge, and attitudes required for graduation. There is no salary cost. However, we ask that sponsors bear other costs for incidentals, such as travel, preparation of reports and presentations, and program expenses. Sponsors retain spending authorization. The sponsor must also commit to nominal contact time with the students for site visits, status meetings, technical reviews and final presentation.

Scenario	Fee
Sponsor provides all equipment, software and facilities.	None
Sponsor provides equipment and software for project to be staged at college	$100 per project
Students work at sponsor site using equipment (including computers) provided by college.	Negotiated
Students work at college using college equipment and facilities (including computers)	$200 per project

How can Your Enterprise get Involved?

1. Discuss your needs with us and we invite you to make a request for proposal.
2. Faculty will provide a brief proposal to handle your request. You may also negotiate refinements to the proposal we provide. 
3. We will post the proposal for student selection early in the planning semester, and will inform you if a student team agrees to undertake the proposal as a project.
4. During the planning semester, the student team will make a detailed proposal to define project activities and term of reference.

• Student Skills
• Enterprise
• Students
• College Staff

Project Showcase - Community Innovation Forum

Every year our enterprising technology and business students develop real-world solutions for local and national businesses. This year, the Community Innovation Forum, sponsored by Bell Canada, is a the culminating event where students display and present their projects to the public and industry.

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