How Does Experiential Learning Help With The Goal?
While this course is heavily guided through the use of formal instruction and education, Experiential Learning comes through in a big way with this course as students will be provided with an opportunity to meet and consult with real business owners on some of the problems or inefficiencies their businesses are currently facing.
The Experiential Learning team sources opportunities for students to work on and then those projects are worked on by the student teams with the guidance of the faculty member teaching the course. By the end of the consultation project, students get to present their potential solutions to the business and get feedback on their suggestions. It’s a win for the students and a win for the project sponsor.
How Can I Get Involved?
Students
If you are studying Business Management at BYU-Idaho, you will be required to sign up for the Small Business Management (BUS200) class where you will get an opportunity to work hand in hand with a real-world client to help them find a solution for their organization.
Employers
If you are an employer or representative from an organization interested in partnering with BYU-Idaho’s Business Management students and faculty, we would encourage you to start by registering a project with our Experiential Learning Team. When registering your project, you will be asked which course you would like your project to be used for. You will need to select BUS 200 in order for it to be selected for our Business Management students and faculty mentors. If you need help knowing which types of projects can be registered, there is a list below the project registration link that shares types and examples of projects that have been done in the past.
Types of Projects
Maybe you’re looking to grow to a new location or want to explore new products to offer at your business. Our students will use whatever information they can find to help guide that decision and get relevant information for you to know where and what are your best opportunities.
Whether you are just wanting a better understanding of where your money is being spent at or if you want to do a deep dive on where you should be spending your money, our students can begin looking at whatever financial data you provide to start this process for you. Once they understand the goals you have for your business, they can begin looking at where you can cut or add budget to achieve those goals.
If you are still a young business wanting to explore new branding options for your business, let our students do some of the work for you to get fresh perspective and fresh ideas on the look of your business. They can work on business card mock-ups, logos, website designs, and color schemes to help give you ideas.
Our students can explore and research cost saving methods for how your business handles orders and shipments. Whether you are wanting to reduce manual labor through automation, or want to reduce waste, our students can begin the time consuming part of exploration for you that you can then turn around and use when you are ready to implement something new.
If you have a business problem or inefficiency that you want to have explored, this is an awesome opportunity to have students get involved, get excited, and go to work on things without requiring a major time commitment on your part. So if you have an idea, get in touch and we can explore the possibilities.
The student teams are well-versed on what social media platforms are popular and what audiences on each platform are looking for from their content. You can share the goals you have with your social media and let the students go to work on doing the research to help you be successful on Social Media.