IT Consultancy

IT 4990
Closed
Capella University
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
David Chrisman
Educator
(3)
3
Timeline
  • April 5, 2018
    Experience start
  • November 2, 2017
    Midway Check In
  • January 8, 2018
    Initial Meeting
  • April 15, 2018
    Team Charter (Classroom Only)
  • April 22, 2018
    Project Plan and Deliverables Description (Client and Classroom)
  • May 13, 2018
    Preliminary IT Solutions or Recommendations (Classroom Only)
  • June 15, 2018
    Experience end
Experience
1/12 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries
Categories
Information technology Communications
Skills
communication it consultancy technology problem-solving
Learner goals and capabilities

A team of 3-5 Information Technology student-consultants will develop a solution or recommendations for an IT opportunity or challenge confronting your organization.

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
60 learners
Project
60 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 4
Expected outcomes and deliverables

All client organizations will receive:

  • Project Plan (including the Statement of Work & Description of Deliverables)
  • Presentation of Solution or Recommendations (webinar format)
  • Final Project Report

Additional deliverables:

Other deliverables for this project, which may be specific to the your organization, will be determined during an initial conversation between your organization and the Capella Riipen coordinator. Deliverables will be finalized during the initial meeting with the student-consultant team.

Project timeline
  • April 5, 2018
    Experience start
  • November 2, 2017
    Midway Check In
  • January 8, 2018
    Initial Meeting
  • April 15, 2018
    Team Charter (Classroom Only)
  • April 22, 2018
    Project Plan and Deliverables Description (Client and Classroom)
  • May 13, 2018
    Preliminary IT Solutions or Recommendations (Classroom Only)
  • June 15, 2018
    Experience end
Project Examples

Beginning this April, Information Technology student-consultants in teams of three to five students will dedicate from 180 to 300 hours to working with your organization on an IT-related need or opportunity.

Based on the information that you provide to the team, they will develop a plan to address your IT opportunity or challenge, and create a solution and/or recommendations that will assist you in achieving your organizational objectives.

Projects may include the following elements:

  • Data Analytics: Developing reports, data integration plans, or ETL processes

  • Data Management: Developing a data security and protection policy, reviewing data architecture, and recommending improved management practices

  • General Information Technology: Evaluation of new applications and/or technologies or development of prototypes

  • Health Information Technology: Evaluation of new applications and/or technologies in the health care industry

  • Information Assurance & Security: IT security review, security planning or security policy development

  • Networking (CISCO or Microsoft Technologies): Review of existing infrastructure or evaluation of new technologies

  • Project Management: Develop an implementation plan for new technology, process, department, or organizational change

  • System Development (Mobile or Web-Based Applications): Evaluation of existing applications with recommendations for improvement, designing and prototyping a new application
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Within 3 days of submitting the project interest form through Riipen, be available for a phone call with Capella’s Riipen Coordinator.

Be available to schedule and attend a meeting with the Capella learner team between April 8 - 13, 2018, to kick-off the project.

Be available to schedule and attend a final webinar presentation of project results between Jun 4 - Jun 10, 2018.

Minimum of 2-4 interactions with the students remotely, or in-person if feasible (approximate minimum of 4-6 hours over the duration of the project).

Provide a dedicated contact to answer periodic emails or take phone calls to address student’s questions and provide timely response.