The Business Administration capstone experience is an opportunity for students to integrate and apply their theoretical knowledge of business practices while addressing a northern community need or issue.
Business capstone projects will stem from organizations (e.g. businesses, governments, nonprofits) that are seeking support in moving a specific challenge or opportunity forward. While working in teams under the guidance of faculty members and community members, students will hone their consulting skills as they work through a project and produce a professional presentation and report.
Capstones in our community
Are you a local, northern business with a need or question?
Do you have project that could be completed within 150-200 hours? Are you willing to spend time with our student team to help mentor and guide them along in the process?
We’re looking for dynamic, growth mindset organizations to grow our student business network.
For more information, email our School Chair, or call 867-668-8758.
“Supporting students through their Capstone Project was a positive experience that allowed our clinic to gain insight into important aspects of our business that require an outside perspective. This was invaluable to us and will give us direction for a strategic plan and future branding.”
– Angela Krueger of Boreal Clinic
BBA students support speech and language services company for their capstone project
A newly integrated capstone course allows Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) students to solve real-world problems for local businesses under the supervision of Instructor Dr. Lisa Kanary.
Two such students, Navneet Nijhar and Donna-Marie Haughton, collaborated with Boreal Clinic, a Whitehorse business offering speech and language services among others, to quantify the benefit of using speech and language services earlier rather than waiting for services to be recommended. They calculated the Social Return on Investment (SROI) and analyzed the effects of delayed intervention. These students’ work not only provided Boreal Clinic with useful information on their services, but community members by extension.
Local businesses that participate in our capstone projects contribute to students furthering their abilities instead of hiring a consultant to do this work – while experiencing our students’ capabilities!
Stay tuned for another YukonU Research Story about another pair of BBA students who also collaborated with a local business for their project.
Interested in becoming a BBA student? Registration is open until July 15th!
Written by student communications assistant Naomi Dedon.
[Photo context: Portrait of BBA student Donna-Marie Haughton]
BBA students support accommodation rental company for their capstone project
A newly integrated capstone course allows Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) students to solve real-world problems for a local business under the supervision of BBA Instructor Dr. Lisa Kanary.
Justice Billy and James Lee Punongbayan, two of the first ever graduates from our BBA degree program, collaborated with Neighbourly North, a short-term apartment rental agency, to determine which local businesses would be most valuable to partner with. They developed a framework and assessed the fit of local businesses that participated in Yukoner Appreciation Week 2021 according to criteria developed with Neighborly North. This project will help to cultivate a sense of community by positively contributing to the network of Yukon businesses.
Local businesses that participate in our capstone projects contribute to students furthering their abilities instead of hiring a consultant to do this work – while experiencing our students’ capabilities!
Read last week's YukonU Research Story about another pair of BBA students who also collaborated with a local business for their project.
Interested in becoming a BBA student? Registration is open until July 15th!
Written by student communications assistant Naomi Dedon.
[Photo context: Portrait of BBA student James Lee Punongbayan]
Student uses skills from BBA program for internship with local business
Student Kaitlin Halickman helped predict the economic viability of a biodigester as part of her paid internship with the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) program.
Kaitlin applied her BBA skills in real-life while working for Balance Biogas as a paid intern with owner, Jonathan Osborne. Balance BioGas is a small Whitehorse-based company pursuing renewable energy technologies. One such technology is a biodigester: an artificial stomach of sorts which decomposes organic material with the use of microorganisms. These organisms produce methane, a greenhouse gas byproduct that can be used for heat and electricity generation instead of being released into the atmosphere.
Kaitlin started with Balance BioGas as a small class project, which gradually evolved into a MITACS based project. In Fall 2021, with support from her BBA instructor, Dr. Lisa Kanary, Kaitlin created an economic model to help predict the cost of implementing a biodigester at a particular site. This model can be used to find the most cost-effective approach to operating a biodigester, lowering the cost threshold for accessing renewable energy. As the intellectual property of Balance BioGas, the model can be used as a tool for Jonathan to share with potential clients.
Written by student communications assistant Naomi Dedon.
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