Increasing Student Job Acceptances by Teaching Intangible Skills
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Increasing Student Job Acceptances by Teaching
Intangible Skills
International OregoniansAshlyn Dines
Bill XuNick Inouye
Ryan Langston Sarah Lindner
Where we’re going...Need: Gain intangible skills to increase employment
Roadblocks: Student time and consistency
Solution: Two day event with workshops
Problem solving Decision making
Management
Need Statement
LCB needs to find another way for students to gain intangible skills in order to increase student employment at graduation.
Slinging coffee or gaining experience?
The prototype asked students:
To solve business problems for a coffee shopIf they could envision using intangible skills in the coffee shop
Solution
Opportunity to practice decision making, problem solving, and management
Weekend long event
Students participate in workshops that correspond to their major
Reposition a product for
Nike?!
SolutionBenefits:
Hands-onOutside of the classroomBrings LCB concentrations together
Solves prototype problems by:Reduces student time commitmentKeeps problems consistent
Implementation
Winter 2014Arrange for Professors to run workshopsCreate workshop problems
Spring 2014Hire catering and reserve roomsMarket eventBegin initial registration
Fall 2014Last minute detailsRun the eventCollect initial feedback
Total budget: $14,000
Room reservations:$0
Catering:$11,000
Marketing & Incentives:
$3,000
Where we’ve been...Need: Gain intangible skills to increase employment
Roadblocks: Student time and consistency
Solution: Two day event with workshops