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Using Research in STEM to Create Sustainable Human Resource Practices (University of Toronto)

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RBC Future Launch
RBC Future Launch
Phani Radhakrishnan
Phani Radhakrishnan
Associate Professor
(7)
5
Timeline
  • October 14, 2024
    Experience start
  • December 24, 2024
    Experience end
Experience
1/1 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any company type
Agriculture, Environment, Mining, forestry & fishery, Science, Travel & tourism
Categories
Public health Communications Environmental sustainability Education Scientific research
Skills
scientific studies environmental science cultural responsiveness biology chemistry human resource management entrepreneurship research soil science
Learner goals and capabilities

Undergraduates enrolled in a human resource management course as part of their Science, Business and Entrepreneurship minor will work in 4-5 person teams to solve a pressing global environmental challenge -,adapting research in STEM to HR practices. Integrating the latest scientific research with their learning in the course on human resource management, students will create audience specific and culturally relevant ways to communicate the scientific research on the environment relevant to the public, to farmers, to agro business owners, or to other students like themselves. Students can create products or services based on the latest scientific research in Chemistry, Biology or other environmental science research relevant for a particular human community.

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
80 learners
Project
29 hours per learner
Educators assign learners to projects
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

--Make a 15 minute team presentation with speaker notes

--Presentation will have references to the latest scientific research from the University of Toronto's extensive library databases

--Speaker notes will have detailed explanations of the scientific research being applied to solve a particular environmental challenge to soil or water

Project timeline
  • October 14, 2024
    Experience start
  • December 24, 2024
    Experience end
Project Examples

--Develop strategies to disseminate complex environmental safety research to public and daily users of soil or water in Canada and countries in the Global South like Sri Lanka, Ghana, India

--Develop culturally relevant and audience specific resources (e.g., folksongs, advertisements) for users of environmental research to engender behavioral change in farmers, students or other users of soil or water in Canada and countries in the Global South.

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

Can you/your rep listen to 8 team presentations (in a 2 hour period) and provide verbal feedback

Will you or your rep be able to describe your challenge to students in a 30 minute zoom call.

Will you or your rep be able to provide organizational data or market data for students to conduct their projects