UoS: Student Consultancy Programme 2022

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University of Sussex
Brighton, England, United Kingdom
Programmes Officer
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Timeline
  • February 14, 2022
    Experience start
  • February 15, 2022
    Week 1
  • February 19, 2022
    Week 1 Complete!
  • February 22, 2022
    Week 2
  • February 28, 2022
    Week 3
  • March 7, 2022
    Week 4
  • March 14, 2022
    Experience end
Experience
19/20 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Brighton, England, United Kingdom
Any
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Data analysis Market research Competitive analysis Community engagement Environmental sustainability
Skills
competitive analysis data analysis research communication project management
Student goals and capabilities

Looking to elevate your business, and bring it to the next level? Bring on students from the University of Sussex to be your student consultants, in a project-based experience. Students will work on one project of your choosing over the four-week period, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.

Students will be working flexible hours over a 4-week period, where student teams will learn how to listen to a clients’ business challenge, research and analyze the problem, then deliver their findings to the client in a fully supported setting.

Projects and orientation begin on February 14th and finish by March 11th.

Students

Students
Undergraduate
Any level
100 students
Project
25 hours per student
Students self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Deliverables will vary depending on the scope of the partnership. However, these deliverables must be discussed and agreed upon prior to the start of the work period.

Typically, student teams are expected to present a short 10-minute business-style presentation (virtually) to their client, and provide any supplementary material specific to the project.

Project timeline
  • February 14, 2022
    Experience start
  • February 15, 2022
    Week 1
  • February 19, 2022
    Week 1 Complete!
  • February 22, 2022
    Week 2
  • February 28, 2022
    Week 3
  • March 7, 2022
    Week 4
  • March 14, 2022
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Students work in small groups with other finalist undergraduate and taught postgraduate students to research, analyze and recommend strategies for a business in line with a project brief. Potential topics might include:

  • Reviewing and recommending sustainability practices
  • Testing a product/service/website for usability and navigation
  • Helping businesses recover from the impact of COVID-19
  • Analyzing market trends and competitors
  • Investigating potential new products and services

Additional company criteria

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

Be available for a quick phone call with the Programme Lead to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for 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.