Mapping Project

The Applied Learning Mapping Project will provide students with an at-a-glance format to see where applied learning opportunities are available.

Arts & Science

Chemistry (CHEM)
Type	Course	Project	Description
Applied research project*	Various	Various	Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) funded projects in partnership with local companies.
Consulting project	CHEM 224	Special lab projects	Work on an analytical-based project in collaboration with a company, government organization, or non-profit group.
Consulting project	CHEM 259	Environmental study	Collect water and sediment samples from local lakes and streams and carry out relevant chemical testing using the latest industry quality-assurance measures.
Co-op	CHEM 290 CHEM 291	Co-op work term	Apply and extend academic knowledge while employed in an approved workplace setting.

Music (MUSC)
Type	Course	Project	Description
Course-based	MUSC 220 MUSC 221 MUSC 222 MUSC 224 MUSC 225	Assignments and assessments	Give verbal notes from the stage regarding a chosen repertoire as part of a performance.
Creative performance	MUSC 104 MUSC 105 MUSC 204 MUSC 205 MUSC 260	Jury performance	Perform 12-20 minutes of music on stage for an audience.
	MUSC 106 MUSC 107 MUSC 108 MUSC 109	Term-end concert performance	Perform a selected work for the class at term end.
	MUSC 261	Jury and recital performance	Perform a 40-minute recital before the end of the term.
	MUSC 265	Conducting performance project	Conduct either a school choir or orchestra at the end of the term.
	MUSC 130 MUSC 131 MUSC 230 MUSC 231	Term-end concert performance	As part of a Large Ensemble, perform on stage for an audience showcasing work done in various ensemble/team settings.
	MUSC 132 MUSC 133 MUSC 232 MUSC 233	Term-end concert performance	As part of a Small Ensemble, perform on stage for an audience showcasing work done in various small ensemble/team settings.
	MUSC 216 MUSC 217	Term-end performance	Complete and perform a contemporary arrangement for a large ensemble.
	MUSC 160 MUSC 161	Recital performance	Perform a 12-20-minute self-produced recital before the end of term.
Creative project and performance	MUSC 143 MUSC 241	Song performance at term end	Create and perform a personal original work.
Creative project	MUSC 212 MUSC 213	Compositional project	Write and perform a composition based on theoretical work done over the course of the term.
Skill development	MUSC 250 MUSC 252 MUSC 251 MUSC 253	Mock lesson	Acquire practical skills necessary to instructing beginner and intermediate students. Demonstrate skills in front of the class with a sample student.
Skill development	MUSC 250 MUSC 252 MUSC 251 MUSC 253	Mock lesson	Acquire practical skills necessary to instructing intermediate and advanced students. Demonstrate skills in front of the class with a sample student.
Various	MUSC 276	Various projects	Demonstrate learning through completion of various related aspects required by the business and profession of music such as field recordings, website URL registration and website development, SOCAN registration and contract writing.

*For more information, please contact Blair Surridge.

Business

Accounting (ACCT/FIN)
Type	Course	Project	Description
Clinic	Tax courses	Community volunteer income tax program at Camosun	Prepare tax returns for Camosun College students.
Competitions	Various	Applied case competition	Compete internally in an applied case competition and in a BC wide case competition.
Co-op	BUS 101 BUS 201 BUS 301	Co-op work term	Apply, extend and integrate academic or technical knowledge through relevant work experience with qualified organizations.
Course-based	ACCT 110	Simulation	Perform an accounting cycle for a mock business including invoices, checks, etc.
	ACCT 110	Financial statement Analysis	Use real firms to analyze financial statements with trends and ratios.
	ACCT 161	Real-life examples	Perform assignments and examples that mirror what a student would see while working in industry.
	ACCT 207	Financial statement Analysis	Use real firms to analyze financial statements with trends and ratios.
	ACCT 207	Cost volume profit statement	Create a cost volume profit statement for the Camosun Food Truck.
	ACCT 240 ACCT 480	Simulation	Use Profile tax software to prepare tax returns for simulated people.
	ACCT 385	Audit plan	Using auditing software, prepare an audit plan and audit a section of a company.
	ACCT 480	Real-world assignments	Perform assignments that mirror what a student would see while working as an auditor, a tax preparer and working in industry.
	FIN 210	Class discussions	Participate in discussions about a company’s decisions related to ethical violations, dividend policy, investment, etc.
	FIN 310	Case study	Capital Budgeting Case exclusively using Excel.
	FIN 310	Case study	Financial Planning Case exclusively using Excel.
Lab	FIN 210	Efficient market hypothesis testing	Design an experiment to show that the efficient market hypothesis holds, use this hypothesis to select stocks and your own method and compare the results of performance.

Marketing (MARK)
Type	Course	Project	Description
Consulting Project	MARK 110	Marketing plan	Work on a marketing plan for a non-profit or small business.
	MARK 220	Integrated marketing communications plan	Complete an integrated marketing communications plan for a local organization or event.
	MARK 235	Sales call for client	Venture into the community on behalf of a non-profit.
	MARK 360	Sustainable marketing plan	Evaluate the social and environmental applications of a business.
	MARK 365	Consumer behaviour analysis	Analyze and evaluate customer behaviour for a small business.
	MARK 420	Project management	Use project management practices to design and implement a service-learning project for an international not-for-profit organization.
	MARK 440	Social media analysis	Analyze web presence and social media strategies for small business, government or non-profit.
	MARK 465	Business-to-Business (B2B) marketing	Develop a strategic business marketing plan by collaborating with a local organization.
Co-op	BUS 301	Co-op work term	Alternate academic study with paid work terms to gain workplace experience.
Research Project	MARK 220	Marketing research	Complete an applied market research project to support decision-makers with useful information.
Work Experience	MARK 499	Unsupervised work term	Self-directed work, volunteer or project experience.

Health & Human Services

Dental (DENA/DHYG)
Type	Course	Project	Description
Community service learning	DENA 142 DHYG 281 DHYG 371 DHYG 381	Public clinic	Provide preventive dental care to children and adults in the Camosun College dental clinic.
	Various	Low-cost dental clinic	Work alongside a dentist providing restorative dental services to clients.
	Various	Perinatal clinic	Provide free dental care to young mothers.
Field school	Various	Field school in Mexico	Travel to Mexico and provide care to the residents of the local community.
International exchange	Various	Dental hygiene program in Japan	Go to school in Japan for one week as part of an exchange program.
Practicum	DENA 171 DENA 172 DENA 173	Community dental office	Gain six weeks of practicum experience in a general dentistry office.

Trades & Technology

Mechanical Engineering (ENGR/MENG)
Type	Course	Project	Description
Consulting project	MENG 295	Final capstone project	Produce a working prototype or finished product. Start with an idea based on a problem, develop a conceptual solution, and then develop the concept into a working design. Collaborate and communicate with clients, businesses and each other while solving real-world engineering problems.
Co-op	MENG 104 MENG 204 MENG 304	Work experience	Participate in co-operative education work terms to gain up to twelve months of paid industry experience.
Course-based	MENG 152	Mechanical CAD project	Using standard industry engineering document practices, deliver a complete "manufacturing-ready" drawing package. Use these deliverables for future job applications to demonstrate readiness to become productive members of a company's engineering team.
	MENG 171	Assessment and improvement	Assess a community-based product for its materials selection and identify potential design improvements.
	ENGR 175	Assessment and improvement	Assess a community-based product for its static load carrying capacity and identify potential design improvements.
	ENGR 293	Mechanical project	Working in teams and following standard engineering design practice, produce a working prototype to solve a real-world problem.
Creative practice	MENG 293	Social Responsibility project	Design and bring to a final prototype stage a social responsibility project demonstrating applications of engineering for the betterment of society.

Nautical (NAUT)
Type	Course	Project	Description
Course-based	SVOP	Knots Chart work	Learn to tie four knots and how to use charts and navigation equipment.
Creative performance	LMS	Role playing exercises	Role-play with classmates realistic situations of shipboard life. Manage challenges, authority, responsibility, and discipline.
	LTW	Role playing exercises	Role-play with classmates realistic situations of shipboard life such as team work, organization, human situations, and responsibility.
	ECDIS	ECDIS operation	With the use of the marine simulator, operate an ECDIS on several voyages to the Seattle, San Francisco, and Baltimore areas.
	NAUT EPS	Operational Training	With the use of the marine simulator, position own ship with several different systems.
	NAUT NS - 1	Collision Avoidance	With the use of models, experience collision avoidance techniques and safe procedures to follow with the international regulations.
	NAUT SCS3 NAUT SCS4 NAUT SCS5	Float tank experiments	With the use of a model and float tank, determine underwater volumes and other stability data.
	NAUT SEN-O	Practical Voyages	With the use of the marine simulator, operate a vessel in a variety of situations such as fog, heavy seas, narrow channels, and high traffic.
Field experience	DVS	Fire fighting Marine survival	Use extinguishers to control three fires. Practical fire hose handling in the pool work with survival suits, life jackets, and life rafts.
Professional/technical skills development	NAUT CP2	Voyage planning Sextant Use	Use a marine sextant to measure vertical and horizontal angles.
	NAUT CG2	Mechanical advantage	Use ropes and pulleys to mechanical advantage and loads of lifting equipment.
	NAUT MET 1 NAUT MET 2	Weather data measurement	Use equipment to accurately measure weather data.

"I love the idea of experiential or applied learning. The more that the college gets behind and supports those things, I think the stronger student base we'll be sending out into the working world or onto universities."

~Tommy Happynook Jr, Centre for Indigenous Education & Community Connections, Camosun College

Where will applied learning take you?

Camosun students are working in communities locally and globally! View our map of the growing list of locations highlighting past applied learning experiences.

Environmental Technology surveying onsite for Parks Canada on the slope of Mosquito Creek. She collected data on the threatened westslope cutthroat trout for the Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network.

We need your help! Share your applied learning experiences

This site is an evolving resource. If you have any applied learning experiences that would be interesting for other faculty and staff to learn about, please share them! Your participation will make this site a more robust and useful tool for the Camosun community and beyond.

Contact the Applied Learning Coordinator

Applied Learning