Master of Management Innovation & Entrepreneurship - Capstone Project and/or Internship

MMIE908
Closed
Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Assistant Professor
(10)
3
Timeline
  • November 29, 2019
    Experience start
  • February 4, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • February 11, 2020
    Project scoping document
  • March 10, 2020
    Market research and business case summary
  • April 14, 2020
    Full project plan
  • May 19, 2020
    Progress report
  • July 20, 2020
    Experience end
Experience
6/50 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries
Categories
Operations Project management Product or service launch Marketing strategy
Skills
business consulting business strategy marketing strategy research project planning
Learner goals and capabilities

This is the big individual project &/or internship the students complete as a capstone. They focus on gaining experience in some aspect of the MMIE curriculum: within organizational innovation &/or startup & scaling companies or eco-system. They deliver an innovation/consultancy project for an organization. The topics are wide-ranging but typically have a problem/need, primary & secondary research, recommendations & implementation of some aspect.

Learners
Any level
50 learners
Project
300 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Individual projects
Expected outcomes and deliverables

The students will follow a structured project pathway with 5 interim deliverables as specified in the milestones section and a final written report. Based on individual agreements with the students, the final report may include a presentation deck (and/or live presentation at the company site).

Project timeline
  • November 29, 2019
    Experience start
  • February 4, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • February 11, 2020
    Project scoping document
  • March 10, 2020
    Market research and business case summary
  • April 14, 2020
    Full project plan
  • May 19, 2020
    Progress report
  • July 20, 2020
    Experience end
Project Examples

Projects could include, but are not limited to:

- developing a marketing or sales strategy

- building a strategic plan

- developing a product/process/service

- building an MVP/prototype

- creating and executing on a project management plan

- leading a design innovation project

...

- Projects can be stand-alone or combined with student internships (paid or unpaid) or jobs.

- Internships allow both the employer and the student to assess suitability and fit with a company. Students are available at your location or remote for internships from January to August, for FT or PT work, in which the student is filling a role for the company. The added benefit of working on a project for the same company is the student will be able to learn and demonstrate greater ability then the role can. Students are very grateful for combined internships & projects so that they can add day-to-day value to the company, learn more about an organization, increase their experience while completing their capstone project.

Master of Management Innovation & Entrepreneurship (MMIE) students come from every background and a wide range of work experience, so EVERY industry, role, function, and category of business are appropriate for projects & internships. Our typical class cohort has 15% computer science; 15% creative arts and humanities; 25% STEM, 25 % sales and marketing including online, 20% business & strategy.

To apply, please refer to the following guidelines: MMIE908 – Individual Internship Application Guidelines for Industry Partners

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

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

Assess the student for possible internship or job opportunities, and provide a reference if pleased with the students work.

Introduce the student to contacts who can support and contribute to the project success.