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Equine Industry Business Project

EQN*4500
Closed
University of Guelph
University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
katrina merkies
associate professor
1
Timeline
  • September 16, 2019
    Experience start
  • September 28, 2019
    Project Scope Meeting
  • November 16, 2019
    Progress reports
  • December 3, 2019
    Project presentation
  • December 14, 2019
    Final project report
  • December 14, 2019
    Experience end
Experience
3/8 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Sales, Retail, Agriculture, Technology, Education, Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society, Marketing & advertising, Travel & tourism, Business & management, Events services, Media & production, Sports & fitness
Categories
Operations Project management Marketing strategy
Skills
teamwork information systems project management project planning professionalism research
Learner goals and capabilities

Students in the Bachelor of Bio-Resource Management degree program majoring in Equine Management will work with your Equine enterprise to develop and organize a hands-on project that will benefit your business. These projects will enhance your business’s productivity, provide important feedback and recommendations for future advancements, and spread awareness of the business to other facilities and patrons.

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
30 learners
Project
140 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 4
Expected outcomes and deliverables
  • Final written report including executive summary to be delivered to the business owner
  • Final presentation to which business owner is invited
  • Software or other items created through the completion of the project
Project timeline
  • September 16, 2019
    Experience start
  • September 28, 2019
    Project Scope Meeting
  • November 16, 2019
    Progress reports
  • December 3, 2019
    Project presentation
  • December 14, 2019
    Final project report
  • December 14, 2019
    Experience end
Project Examples

Students working in teams of 2-4 will come and visit your facility/connect with you virtually a few times throughout the fall semester to gather information about your business and/or collect data. The students will sign a confidentiality waiver in order to ensure the business privacy and all students will be expected to follow a professional code of conduct. You will receive the final report from the students and a potential recommendation for increased productivity. At the end of the semester, the students will give a presentation of their discoveries – you are more than welcome to attend!

Examples of past projects:

  • Customer satisfaction survey and SWOT analysis for a feed company
  • New product launch and marketing plan for a saddlery company
  • Development of client tracking software for a freelance equestrian coach
  • Creation of educational factsheets for public and SPCA officers for donkey welfare
  • Design of a new stable for expansion of an equine facility
  • Complete organizational design for hosting of a riding clinic
  • Parasite and pasture management plan for a boarding facility
  • Bloodline research and breeding management plan for breeding farm
  • Data collection and analysis of conformational traits of horses to inform saddle design for a saddlery company

See attached handout under "view details - class information" and feel free to share with other businesses.

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

Provide feedback about the students and the project outcomes to course instructor at the end of the course

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.

Share data sets or provide information students require for analyses

Provide feedback to students on their progress throughout 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.