Students participating in WIL applied projects engage with external partners to address workplace challenges or research projects solve workplace problems in partnership with external partners.
Solutions to these problems are typically generated through consulting, design, community-based collaboration or some combination of all three.
Applied Project Samples at CapU
Partner: MONOVA
Instructor: Kym Stewart
Description: Students engaged with oral history recordings available through MONOVA and selected a theme related to reconciliation or decolonization to conduct further research on utilizing the Archives.
Outcomes: Presentation posters on selected themes have shared personal reflections on the process. Select posters will be exhibited at the Museum and presented to larger community.
Partner: City of North Vancouver, Engineering Department
Instructor: Roy Jantzen
Description: Students engaged in research to develop an action plan on how to attract small cruise ship operators to the North Vancouver dock.
Outcomes: Presentation to CNV on eco-tour options with a focus on identifying local prospective partnerships. These opportunities maybe moved forward to potentially attract smaller cruise companies to use the dock at the Shipyards.
Partner: Cocoa Passion Chocolates
Instructor: David Kuch
Description: Students engaged in developing a complete B2B selling plan.
Outcomes: Present a full business to business selling plan to Cocoa Passion Chocolates to enact their business model and support founders' plan to launch their small business on the local north shore market and globally.
Partner: Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of British Columbia
Instructor: Michelle Casavant
Description: Students visit the Native Court and learn about the association's role in the BC's justice system, building an understanding of the culturally-appropriate services to Indigenous people and communities.
Outcomes: Develop and present community awareness assets/materials to be utilized by NCCABC in their communications strategy.
Partner: Destination Greater Victoria
Instructor: Rosemarie Perkin
Description: Design an accessibility-mindful map for the area of downtown Victoria.
Outcomes: Deliver a digital accessibility map to Destination Greater Victoria. Students' work met all requirements set by the partner and the map will be displayed in the visitor center at the beginning of Spring 2025.
Partner: Ginger Jar Furniture and Coast Consignment
Instructor: David Kuch
Description: A detailed business development and marketing strategy plan to establish the brand of the North Shore Design District, a place on the north shore where customers can find everything home or garden (re)design related.
Outcomes: A plan for a suggested in-person launch event; a digital media kit, including a logo design, a color theme, and a website mock-up; a market research and competition analysis report; a set of ideas for naming the Design District.
Partner: Capilano University
Instructor: Donna Perry
Description: A healthy workplace project aimed at raising CapU employee's awareness of healthy living options, available resources, and more visibility towards the patterns choices we make can create.
Outcomes: Students apply course knowledge to act as consultants for select CapU employees as assigned; they will develop a set of customized wellness activities based on the individual's physical abilities; they will deliver a wellness workshop open to all CapU employees.
Partner: Lynn Valley Services Society
Instructor: Carrie Jung
Description: A community service-learning based project at a local non-profit organization. Students will deliver workshops and specially customized activities for the clients of Lynn Valley Services Society.
Outcomes: A total of three (3) workshop sessions were delivered at LYSS; activities included showcasing diverse cultures, learning select phrases in different languages, drawing, and board games. LYSS loved the excitement brought in by the EAP students.