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Environmental Assessment

GNED1000
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Georgian College of Applied Arts and Technology
Georgian College of Applied Arts and Technology
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Brian Mandeville
Professor
3
Timeline
  • January 25, 2021
    Experience start
  • February 23, 2021
    Project Scope Meeting
  • April 3, 2021
    Experience end
Experience
1 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Any
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Leadership Organizational structure Operations Project management Social sciences
Skills
business consulting communication data analysis business services
Learner goals and capabilities

Social media, mobile camera phones and cancel culture are all contributing to the rising importance placed on businesses to make environmentally conscious decisions in their practices. Environmental students will work with your business to assess its environmental impact and make recommendations.

Learners

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
25 learners
Project
6 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 2
Expected outcomes and deliverables

The final project deliverables will include:

  • An environmental assessment;
  • Strategies for reducing the environmental impact of your business.
Project timeline
  • January 25, 2021
    Experience start
  • February 23, 2021
    Project Scope Meeting
  • April 3, 2021
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Students will provide will tour your site and interview team members at various levels of your organization to assess you business's environmental impact. Following the assessment, students will work with your team to develop strategies to reduce your environmental impact.

This project may include, but is not limited to:

  • A site/office environmental impact assessment;
  • Development of strategies to reduce your business's carbon footprint.

The resulting content produced by students can be used to enhance your business's environmental profile.

Additional company criteria

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

Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.

Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.

Allow students to conduct a site visit/tour.

Make team members available for an interview or to complete a questionnaire/survey.