Information Management Practicum

PRAC 392
Closed
SAIT
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Instructor
1
Timeline
  • January 10, 2022
    Experience start
  • January 13, 2022
    Project Scope Meeting
  • January 29, 2022
    Experience end
Experience
3/6 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Communications Market research Education Social sciences
Skills
webcast analytical skills ideation information management problem solving blogs podcasting management
Learner goals and capabilities

Students will
• acquire knowledge and insight into ways in which his or her knowledge and analytical skills can be applied in practice;
• develop personal and interpersonal competencies, and entrepreneurial and management attitudes and skills, including the ability to work in a team;
• become aware of the professional world and its infrastructure;

Companies will benefit from:
• stimulating effect of having a student with a new perspective, asking questions;
• a source for information about new trends and developments; problem solving skills
• fostering professional development for staff by managing the practicum process.

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Learners

Learners
Diploma
Any level
25 learners
Project
105 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Individual projects
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Daily journals outlining accomplishments and contributions to the organization

Completed project/practicum work to a high professional standard

Where appropriate students will leave materials that will help the organization with information management into the future - may be policies, procedures, visual tools (e.g. blogs, webcasts, podcasts, ....)

Contributions to idea generation, as appropriate, in a confident and polite manner.

Project timeline
  • January 10, 2022
    Experience start
  • January 13, 2022
    Project Scope Meeting
  • January 29, 2022
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Records Management - all aspects of records management from classification to storage to distribution retention to deletion to privacy and use policies.

Web management - able to create or update/improve websites including blogs for internal (portals) and external use improving the display and efficiency of information

Research - utilizing online databases to do literature searches, or other types of information management research (includes blogs and other virtual information management tools)

Project management - particularly for projects requiring information management elements

Marketing and event planning - emphasis on information management for short-term events or marketing.

Information management - all elements of transitioning data to information to knowledge, to support decision making.

Additional company criteria

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

A representative of the company will be available to answer questions from students in a timely manner for the duration of the project.

A representative of the company will be available for a pre-selection discussion with the administrator of the course to review the project scope.

A supervisor of the practicum/internship will provide a professional evaluation of the student's skills and contributions at the end of the practicum

A representative of the company will be available for a post practicum discussion with the administrator of the course to review how the practicum worked for the organization and potential future opportunities.