Editor’s note: I was forwarded the below from Paul Grunthal at the McMaster Industry Liaison Office about the opportunity for local firms to propose capstone projects for the Engineering and Management Program at McMaster. Fill out this project description template and contact Paul at grunth at mcmaster dot ca if you are interested in the program.

I would like to tell you about a unique resource that you can use to help you solve engineering/business problems. The Engineering and Management Program at McMaster University is a unique 5-year program in which students receive a fully accredited Engineering degree and the core learning of a fully accredited business degree.

The 5th year capstone course in this program requires multi-disciplinary teams of 5 or 6 of these students to add value for external clients by carrying out a project at the intersection of business and engineering. These students are well equipped to develop and execute projects related to new product development, manufacturing process improvement, supply chain analysis, environmental compliance, ergonomics, health and safety issue resolution, and much more.

You don’t pay for their labour, only for project related expenses. There is also the possibility of securing additional government funding (a couple of thousand dollars) for your project.

This is a great opportunity to get a look at some of your potential future hires.

The attached template will help you describe your project so that you can be matched up with the right team come September.

I would encourage you to take advantage of this great opportunity for your business while also supporting the development of our future engineering business leaders.

Very best regards,

Paul

Paul Grunthal, BDA

McMaster Industry Liaison Office(MILO)

Tel: 905.525.9140 X26548

Web: milo.mcmaster.ca