BCIT Computing Invites Business to Engage Students in Your Tech Projects

Do you have a project that needs a push to get it started or finished; or an idea you want a prototype for?  Consider BCIT’s Industry Sponsored Student Project (ISSP) Program. Send us your wish list and let our Computing students create a solution that works for you.  Apps, integrated databases, and automated software tools are just the start… Check out this 90-second overview video.

Companies and organizations from all over Metro Vancouver – and beyond – are tapping into the talents of our smart, driven students and so can you!

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Submit your project before December 1st for the upcoming January term.

 

ISSP AT-A-GLANCE:

What does ISSP offer you?
n  A low-risk, low cost approach to your tech project / challenge

n  A practical way to evaluate potential employees

n  A feasible way to groom internal leaders/mentors

 
Participating Programs – These programs prepare students to be software developers and IT professionals.
n  Computer Systems Technology Diploma

n  Computer Information Technology Diploma

n  Computer Systems – Bachelor of Technology
Details
Project terms September, January, and April
Application deadlines About four weeks prior term start
Scope 400 accumulative hours by all students in the team
Sponsor’s Participation Fee $500 (per project selected, per term.  Free for non-profits.)
Skills Students Have (depending on the programs and option specializations):
Programming languages and platforms

n  Java, C, C++, C#, DHTML

n  PHP, ASP.NET

n  Windows, Linux

n  iOS, Android

n  SQL, UML

n  Oracle, Apache, Cisco

n  And more…

 

 Other technical skills:

n  Application software development using programming languages

n  Develop and maintain complex software systems that integrate scalable components

n  Database, systems integration, network administration and security, web technology and cloud computing

n  Ability to independently learn and adopt new tools,  technologies and methods

n  And more…
Suitable Projects – any software and IT projects including (but not limited to):
n  Proof-of-concept apps or prototypes

n  Database

n  Web development and web apps

n  Mobile apps

n  Digital Games

 n  Task automation

n  Software or systems testing and deployment

n  Migration of systems to the cloud

n  Network admin and security

 

For more information on the ISSP, such as expectations for sponsors, intellectual property, and submission form, please visit https://www.bcit.ca/cas/issp/.

If you have a suitable project, please submit your project proposal here.