Five teams of Michigan State University undergraduates are ready and waiting to help mid-Michigan businesses and nonprofits solve their digital problems.
As part of the final course of their information technology minor, the students are required to work in cross-functional teams on real-world information technology projects. And they need a few more “clients.”
Professors Constantinos Coursaris and Wietske van Osch, who are teaching the course through MSU’s Department of Media and Information, say the students are capable of taking on a wide range of technology-related projects.
Each team will be composed of students majoring in business, media and information and computer science and engineering.
Proposals are now being accepted from area organizations for the spring 2015 academic semester, starting in January and ending on April 30. The ideal project is “hands-on,” with a well-defined outcome that can be achieved by three-or-four students in eight-to-10 weeks.
In past years, student teams have successfully completed many projects, including the designing and implementing of a content management system for the Lansing Old Town Business and Arts Development Association; producing promotional videos and DVDs for St. Johns Public Schools and Walnut Hills Country Club; and creating a comprehensive social media strategy for Harper’s Restaurant and Brewpub.
To submit a project for consideration, please contact Coursaris at coursari@msu.edu.