Practicum Experience
The growing use of business analytics to drive business strategy and performance throughout organizations has created a parallel rising demand for individuals who understand how to use business analytics to solve business issues. Our college meets that demand by providing undergraduate and graduate academic programs focused on data analytics.
Practicum experiences are a key part of our programs, providing discipline-specific or interdisciplinary capstone experiences that enable our students to apply their classroom learning and other career development activities to helping companies solve real world challenges. Students will have successfully completed business analytics courses prior to beginning the practicum.
Participating Programs
- Undergraduate
- Graduate
All of these offerings require practicum projects. Skilled analytics students pair with an organization to solve real-world challenges.
Practicum Timeline
Two opportunities a year. 15 weeks each.
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August
Fall Practicum Begins
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December
Fall Practicum Ends
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January
Spring Practicum Begins
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April
Spring Practicum Ends
What is Involved?
- For each practicum project, a team of students will be assigned to work with member(s) of your organization to solve a business challenge using business analytics.
- Each practicum team will be assigned a faculty member who will oversee core aspects of the project alongside senior management.
- Specifics of the practicum will be documented and shared with management prior to the start of the practicum.
- Practicum students will have a schedule tailored to your needs.
- Cost
- To help cover operational expenses and supervisory time associated with the practicum project, we ask that private organizations consider a $7,000 per team donation to Poole College upon successful completion of the project
- Confidentiality Commitment
- We respect the confidentiality of your information and will work with you to ensure any proprietary, non-public information is duly protected. Organizations may establish confidentiality agreements with individual students.
