For a modest cost, there is a high potential payback. Working as a team, they must learn to exploit each other's unique abilities and develop ways to integrate their technical and managerial skills. The project fulfills the internship requirement of their Master's degree program. During the summer months, students from the three School of Information Studies Master's degree programs participate in 12-week, paid, multidisciplinary projects at company sites. With the support of a faculty advisor from an appropriate program of the School of Information Studies, they put their skill and ideas to work on the telecommunications and information management problem your company defines.
Teams consist of two to four students.
A faculty advisor with expertise in the project area mentors each team and periodically visits the business sites. At the end of the summer, the teams present their report and make formal, on-site presentations to company executives. Once an industry partner has a concept or idea for a project, a faculty member with expertise in that area is identified and designated as the faculty support person. This faculty person, in consultation with the industry partner, will identify and select the School of Information Studies students who are willing and able to work on the project. Generally, teams will be a minimum of two interns and a maximum of four.