Sports Administration - Business Student Internship - Virtual Option

Main contact
Laurentian University
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Andrew Dale
Manager Work Integrated Learning
3
Experience
15 projects wanted
Dates set by projects
Preferred companies
Canada
Startup, Large enterprise, Small to medium enterprise
Sales, Entertainment, Hospitality, Business services, Apparel & fashion, Government, Consumer goods & services, Banking & finance, Marketing & advertising, Travel & tourism, Business & management, Events services, Media & production, Public relations & communications, Sports & fitness

Experience scope

Categories
Accounting Leadership Operations Project management Marketing strategy
Skills
competitive analysis sales & marketing business consulting business strategy marketing strategy
Learner goals and capabilities

Challenge 3rd and 4th-year business students to be your virtual interns! They will work on one or more projects of your choosing over the internship period, connecting with you as required through virtual communication tools. Students are required to complete 560 hours of placement, primarily in 2 forms, Full-time or Part-time (flexible).

Undergraduate students who have generally fully completed their third and sometimes their fourth year of the Bachelor of Commerce (SPAD) program may choose to participate in this program. Students have the opportunity to apply classroom concepts to the challenges of business life as they gain valuable, relevant work experience as an intern student within your organization. Students can work in a variety of areas:

  • Finance
  • Analytics
  • Human Resources
  • Marketing
  • Sponsorships
  • Partnerships & Sales
  • Communications
  • Events
  • Operations

Learners

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
Project
560 hours per learner
Learners apply to projects
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Our Expectation of students deliverables is that the quality of work is such that you are likely implementing that process, launch that product or service or incorporating that improvement into your operations. We aim to expose our students to leadership decision making, not necessarily independent of oversite but challenged to contribute at a system wide thinker.

Project examples

  • Marketing
  • Communications
  • Web and Social Media
  • Business Analytics
  • Operations Support
  • HR and Process Improvement
  • Sales and Promotions
  • Events and Community
  • Presentations and Workshops

Additional company criteria

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

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    Please note that although Students can complete internships for credit in an unpaid manner, we generally prefer to reward students for their work and also accommodate paid internship scenarios. Please feel free to reach out and inquire future about options for paid or unpaid learning experiences.
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    Be available for updates on student progress and complete and evaluation post-placement.
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    Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope in an appropriate fit for the internship
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    Students are also eligible to complete internships as a paid employee experience. We value the student contributions that are made and seek to explore paid options where possible Please reach out to inquire about how these work.
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    Internship Projects are also available for multiple students to work on projects together. While we have mostly individual internships, there have been successful learning opportunities where students have collaborated on big significant challanges.