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Virtual Projects and Placements in Health and Exercise Science

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The University of British Columbia (UBC)
The University of British Columbia (UBC)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Rebecca Frechette
Community Placement Coordinator
3
Timeline
  • May 25, 2020
    Experience start
  • July 6, 2020
    Midterm Evaluation
  • July 1, 2020
    Experience end
Experience
1/2 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Canada
Any
Any industries
Categories
Communications Operations Social sciences
Skills
project planning business services critical thinking communication research
Student goals and capabilities

Fourth-year students from the School of Health and Exercise Sciences at the University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus are available to be your virtual interns, in a project- or virtual service-based experience. Students will engage in one or more projects or services of your choosing over the internship period, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.

Students are available for a minimum of 40 hours from April 27 to June 30, 2020.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, student placements will only occur virtually.

These project or service offerings are part of the community placement experience, where students obtain practical experience in a supervised health or human kinetics work setting with a cooperating agency, private business or industry.

Students
Undergraduate
Any level
6 students
Project
40 hours per student
Students self-assign
Individual projects
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Deliverables will vary depending on the scope of the project. The student should complete at least 40 hours with your organization by June 30, 2020.

If you are looking to employ a student full-time for a co-op placement, please contact the UBC Okanagan Co-op Office.

Project timeline
  • May 25, 2020
    Experience start
  • July 6, 2020
    Midterm Evaluation
  • July 1, 2020
    Experience end
Project Examples

Students can complete a substantial project or provide service for your organization over the placement period.

Projects or service examples that students can complete may include, but are not limited to:

  • Delivery of remote services (exercise programs, exercise counselling), with supervision
  • Projects that respond directly to issues of social isolation, service interruption, etc. for your agency
  • Projects that assist an agency with policy, program development, grant writing, etc.
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Placements are for credit and therefore unpaid.

Connecting with the community placement coordinator to initiate the placement and confirm the scope is an appropriate fit for the course.

Providing a dedicated contact who will act as the student's primary supervisor over the duration of the virtual placement. A secondary contact should be provided as a backup. Students will interact virtually with their primary contact on a daily basis, or as needed.

Providing training and supervision when engaging in direct interaction with clients, if applicable.