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What You’ll Gain

• Strategic Thinking: An improved professional skillset with a focus on strategic thinking and innovative problem-solving
• Critical Thinking: A sharpened ability to analyze and solve complex problems
• Collaborative Skills: Improved teamwork skills through team-based projects with peers of various academic backgrounds
• Career Readiness and Experience: Learned skills necessary to thrive in a professional environment. Enhanced resume with hands-on- professional experience.

What You'll Do

• Engage with Sponsors- Work with sponsor organizations to help them overcome challenges and seek innovative solutions
• Apply Practical Tools Learn and use design thinking, journey mapping, stakeholder analysis, and survey design methods in mock and real projects
• Develop Professional Skills Cultivate critical thinking, innovation, and leadership abilities
• Collaborate with Peers from Diverse Backgrounds, work with students from various disciplines, and improve collaborative and communication skills.

What the Course Structure Looks Like.

The Groundwork. In the early sessions, your professor will introduce essential problem-solving tools and showcase the diverse selection of sponsor organizations available for collaboration during the semester. Before working with sponsors, you can practice your newly acquired skills through a problem identification assignment. This is done by selecting a problem you're passionate about and developing a solution to overcome it.

Engagement with Sponsors. Subsequent sessions involve detailed presentations by sponsor liaisons about their projects. You'll select your preferred sponsor organization and join a team of other students who have chosen the same sponsor. Together, you'll apply research-based methods and project-planning solutions to address the challenges your sponsor has described.

Presenting Your Solutions. The course concludes with your team delivering a detailed presentation and report to the sponsors proposing a solution to their challenge. For students and sponsors alike, this presentation will provide insights into solving problems the organizations face within their industries, geographies, and competitive positions.

Who is This Course For?

Real Projects is designed for a diverse range of students eager to blend theoretical knowledge with practical, real-world applications. This course is ideal for students who identify with any of the following characteristics.

• Goal-oriented Individuals
• Practical Learners
• Communication Enthusiasts
• Innovators and Problem Solvers
• Entrepreneurial Individuals.