Industry Analysis Fall 2024 (University of Toronto)

Phani Radhakrishnan
Associate Professor
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5
Timeline
  • September 9, 2024
    Experience start
  • November 5, 2024
    Experience end
Experience
3/3 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any company type
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Accounting Financial modeling Investment
Skills
communications team management presentations inter-disciplinary teams research
Learner goals and capabilities

1st year Masters students in accounting and finance in the Masters of Management of Public Accounting (MMPA) at the University of Toronto, Mississauga will work in teams of 6. they will use their course-relevant knowledge to conduct research on an industry and develop recommendations on how and whether to invest in the industry.

Learners

Learners
Graduate
Any level
120 learners
Project
20 hours per learner
Educators assign learners to projects
Teams of 6
Expected outcomes and deliverables

A 15 min oral virtual synchronous team presentation with a slide deck and speaking notes for the employer. Students can answer questions posed by employers re: data and future steps of recommendation.

Project timeline
  • September 9, 2024
    Experience start
  • November 5, 2024
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Real Estate Industry

Pharmaceutical Industry

Gig Economy

Virtual Entertainment Industry

1. Is this an attractive industry? What is the evidence showing it is attractive? What is the evidence showing it is not?

2. How will we define/measure ‘attractiveness’? What are the issues with these measurements/definitions of attractiveness?

3. What explains why the industry is attractive? What explains why the industry is not attractive?

4. What future actions will promote make it more attractive for investment? What future actions will overcome the obstacles for the industry’s growth?


Additional company criteria

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

Can you or your rep attend a 3 hour session of virtual synchronous team presentations

Can you provide background information for your institution for students to do research on?