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Innovative solutions to business problems

BUSM4370
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RMIT University
RMIT University
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
VICTOR BORG
VICTOR BORG
Course Coordinator
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Timeline
  • July 18, 2021
    Experience start
  • March 13, 2021
    Project Scope Meetings to be advised
  • October 22, 2021
    Experience end
General
  • Undergraduate; 4th year
  • 45 learners; teams of 5
  • 30 hours per learner
  • Dates set by experience
  • Learners self-assign
Preferred companies
  • 7/7 project matches
  • Anywhere
  • Academic experience
  • Any
  • Any industries
Categories
Accounting
Skills
preparing executive summaries accounting problem solving innovation
Project timeline
  • July 18, 2021
    Experience start
  • March 13, 2021
    Project Scope Meetings to be advised
  • October 22, 2021
    Experience end
Overview
Learner goals and capabilities

We are seeking business partners to work collaboratively and share different insights into business problems with accounting/business students from Australia. These students are 4th year undergraduate students in their final year of study. The students have gained exposure to real life business problems from their 12 month placement in the workforce and have developed problem solving skills which can be applied to the identification of innovative solutions to business problems.

Expected outcomes and deliverables

Student presentation of Project Report including executive summary and recommendation(s).

Project Examples

Students will be working on providing innovative business solutions to a business challenge or opportunity of your choosing. Past examples include:

  1. Developing financial models and forecasts to identify innovation opportunities in pricing and cost structures in the travel industry in Sweden;
  2. Industry and market analysis to identify emerging innovation opportunities for fertilizer manufacturers in Switzerland;
  3. Tracking and evaluating competitor innovation developments in fraud risk assessment and monitoring in Germany
  4. Development of business case to support a Fintech startup in South Africa;
  5. Review existing accounting systems for a large business in Canada and develop recommendations for improvements.

Additional company criteria

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

Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.

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 by 17 July 2021