PHASE 1
Consulting Program Structure Design
Austral Education Specialists will discuss and design the optimal program structure for faculty, students and companies including:
- Number of hours dedicated to project work
- Any industry/country/discipline-specific focus
- Additional specialist speaker sessions to complement consulting work
- Project timeline
- Level of engagement by faculty and Austral Education
- Consulting delivery format for the companies: live presentations, written reports among others
PHASE 2
Project Sourcing and Selection
- Austral Education team shares the collaboration opportunity with our network of partner companies
- Companies submit projects on Austral Education platform
- University selects a shortlist of preferred projects on Austral Education platform
- Selected companies agree to participate in the program
- Kick-off calls are organized between University faculty members and each company project leader to discuss project scopes, industry-relevant information, company/faculty expectations and student deliverables
PHASE 3
Student Team Designation and Project Assignment
Prior to meeting the company project leader, companies will share an information package to students containing:
- Company information (financial and sales data, pitch deck, etc.)
- Company project leaders bios
- Project description and objectives
- Project communication timeline
- Template with milestones to be agreed and signed between student team and Company
PHASE 4
Company/Student Introductions
- Student teams are introduced to company project leaders via Austral Education Slack/Zoom
- Company, student teams and faculty can participate in the communication platform, maintaining accessibility and transparency
- Austral Education staff member available to support each project team
PHASE 5
Student teams and Companies work on their project
- Austral Education staff member will be available to assist and support each team for the duration of the program
- Austral Education Specialists will follow up on the project progress and review it with faculty members and companies. If needed we will assist with re-evaluating milestones
PHASE 6
Presentation of Results
- Students team will be expected to present their work and suggestions to the company (in-person or online, depending on the program) followed by a Q&A session
- Projects that also require a more in-depth written report, will have the report delivered following the final presentation and once feedback has been incorporated
- Written evaluation of student work provided by company project leaders