WIL student support module: Project management

Overview

The project management for WIL teams module is a practical, student-facing resource designed to support successful collaboration and project execution within work-integrated learning (WIL) courses. This module provides customizable templates and guidance for creating a team charter, developing a project plan and producing weekly project status reports. Instructors can integrate the module into courses that include a team-based WIL project to equip students with foundational project management skills relevant to the workplace.

Details

  • Time estimate: If all materials are used, this content should take students roughly 30 minutes to review
  • When to use: This resource is best positioned just before or during the WIL experience so students can access just-in-time support with managing their WIL project

What's inside?

  • [Content page] Create a Team Charter
  • [Content page] Create a Project Plan
  • [Content page] Create a Weekly Project Status Report

How to import into LEARN

This content is available as a Brightspace package that you can upload into your course. For support with this process, please see Brightspace’s import course content.

Creative Commons license

This content from the Centre for Work-Integrated Learning (WIL), Centre for Career Development, and the University of Waterloo is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. You’re welcome to share and adapt the material for non-commercial use, with proper credit and under the same license. For other uses, contact centreforwil@uwaterloo.ca.

This module incorporates subject matter expertise around career development learning from the Centre for Career Development (CCD), alongside WIL pedagogical expertise from the Centre for WIL. For more information or support related to career development learning please contact careers@uwaterloo.ca.