Second year students in our Professional Communications course learn and apply the theories of professional communication. .

The major assignment that students complete in this course is writing a proposal for a client. We are seeking community partners (CPs) who have a communications project(s) that they need support with. Students in this course will be responsible for individually submitting (or in teams of 2) a written proposal to a CP describing why they are interested in the opportunity, what skills they have, and why they’re the right fit for the opportunity. Think of this almost as an extensive cover letter!

Your project description should include the following information:

• Background: including links to their digital assets such as Webpage
• Problem: description of the issue you need help with
• Timeline: any important project milestones or deadlines
• Requirements: any information that the CP requires from or about the students
• Submission guidelines: how to submit the proposal to the CP

While writing the proposal is a course assignment, some of these second students may be looking for volunteer or paid work experience prior to commencing their field placement in their third year and will be interested in completing the work for you. Based on the student proposals you receive and if interested (and students are available!), you can potentially hire one (or multiple) of the students to complete the work for you in the winter or spring term, either paid or unpaid.

There may be funding opportunities to hire a student(s) to complete the proposal work for you.