Term
Project 20% - Group Project on a Canadian company
This is a written Report.
Objectives
Develop research skills, learn where to
find business/corporate information
Co-operation in a team environment
Delegation of responsibilities in a peer
project setting
Criteria for selecting a company
It must have continuous growth in sales
in profits in the past 5 years
The number of employees must be continually
growing in the past few years
The company must (previously or currently)
hire community college graduates
The company must be involved in international
business (importing and/or exporting)
The company should have cultural diversity
of employees
The company must show respect for the environment
and concern for pollution
What you must do
Form a group of 3 or 4 people
Investigate several companies first to
see which one fits ALL the criteria
Make direct contact by mail / tel
/ fax / email and/or visit some people at the company in person in order
to be able to ask important questions. You CANNOT get all the information
from the Internet - you must show some direct contact with the company.
Write your report on the company
What your Report must say
How the company fits your criteria
Basic activities
Basic information on the business sector
in which the company competes
Description of specific contact with the
company
What are the trends that makes this a good
company to work for in 3 years
Your recommendations to the class as to
whether this would be a good company to try and find a job with
Timetable
For 2nd week in October,
submit, on one sheet of paper, the names of the members in your group,
and the names of the companies you are considering