Establish a Project

 Applied Projects @ Fleming invites you to sponsor a project. You may wish to proceed with a request for proposal (RFP) using our template or your own format. Or contact Noel Briones for a fact-finding discussion to clarify enterprise goals, challenges, and needs. In some cases, we will draft the RFP for your review to check if it captures your needs. The enterprise sponsor is one who provides the setting for a real-world problem to form the basis of the student project. For projects in winter 2009, send RFPs or contact Noel Briones by July 31, 2008. In either case, we send an establishment proposal in response to the RFP. It will include :

Project Team. We recommend a student roster by program of study that best suit your project. Depending on the project, teams range from 2 to 4 members.

Enterprise Benefits. This describes the services and/or products and identifies the users of each service and product.

Learning Opportunities. This describes how the project activities contribute to student learning outcomes. 

Plan and execute a Project

A faculty mentor will guide a team of students to plan and execute the project. The mentor may add additional activities depending on the expected learning to be achieved.

Selection. Students bid on projects of interest and mentors complete a team formation and project selection process during September.

Planning. During the fall, the student team determines project requirements and creates a project plan. This includes technical discussion, user research (job shadow), work breakdown, project schedule, facilities, expenses, ownership, roles, and a reporting plan.

Execution. During the winter, students execute the project full-time including regular reviews by the mentor. The sponsor typically participates in 1 or more review meetings.

Technology Showcase. This is a public celebratory event with keynote speakers, formal project presentations, and demonstrations. Each team will deliver a professional presentation to describe the project problem, implementation, and results.

Fact-Finding Discussion

Please complete the RFP Form. You may prefer to initially discuss your enterprise needs and /or project request informally with the Co-ordinator:

The formal step for making a request is to use the RFP form.

The co-ordinator or mentor will respond to the request with a brief proposal to handle your request. You may also negotiate refinements to the proposal we provide. 

We will post the finalized proposal for student selection in early September, and will inform you by October 1 if a student team agrees to undertake the proposal as a project. 

For additional information that describes process and timelines, download the Sponsor Facts in Adobe PDF format.