Innovative solutions to accounting and business problems

BUSM4370
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Main contact
RMIT University
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Senior Lecturer
1
Timeline
  • March 2, 2020
    Experience start
  • March 10, 2020
    Project Scope Meetings to be advised
  • May 30, 2020
    Experience end
Experience
2/3 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Accounting Product or service launch Hospitality, tourism & culinary arts
Skills
business consulting writing and presentation skills research data analysis & interpretation accounting & finance
Learner goals and capabilities

This summer, 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.

Learners

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
9 learners
Project
4 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

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

Project timeline
  • March 2, 2020
    Experience start
  • March 10, 2020
    Project Scope Meetings to be advised
  • May 30, 2020
    Experience end

Project examples

Requirements

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

(i) developing financial models and forecasts to identify innovation opportunities in pricing and cost structures in the travel industry in Sweden;

(ii) providing advice on implementing a cost/management system for a growing enterprise

(iii) developing a business case to attract donors for an orphanage;

(iv) development of business case to support a Fintech startup in South Africa

Additional company criteria

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

  • Q1 - Checkbox
  • Q2 - Checkbox