Business and technology students DeVry UniversityInnovation was the name the game, not graduation. They presented their final senior projects before industry experts and local leaders.
“Students really get to showcase their talents when they present their senior projects,”Deborah Helman, DeVry University Associate, stated the following. “And they’re also given the opportunity to demonstrate for business leaders the importance of building healthy, dynamic relationships with local communities.”
DeVry University Senior Project Presentations, Campus-wide “fairs,”They are held multiple times per year. Employers and community leaders are welcome to attend these events and talk with the students inventors. They will also be able to see the projects up close and have a chance to get a first-hand view of the creativity, imagination and industry skills that students might bring to a job.
DeVry University’s North Brunswick campus hosted more than 60 seniors from 16 different groups who presented the projects that they had been working on over the past few months. The presentations focused on smart business strategies and marketing plans for small businesses.
One team of students worked together to redesign a website that Xtreme Dezines, a home-based business that specializes in custom handbags and jewelry, had created. “Our client wanted to gain revenue and market share, so we decided that she should concentrate her business efforts on exposing her products to the public,”Nilsa Martinez, a DeVry University student. “This would help to create the best sales opportunities for our client while also increasing additional market share and expanding her customer base.”So the team created an attractive website, a large promotional plan, and developed the accounting software she needed to better establish her company.
Students in Information Technology created a Top Security Access Authorization System at the DeVry University Fremont campus. It was intended to increase security clearances at high-powered facilities, such as military bases and power plants. A second team of students submitted their senior project: a Pilot Authentication System. This system uses multiple biometric sensors that verify the pilot’s identity, sobriety, and safety before the airplane can take off.
Nish Shah, a DeVry University alumnus who is now chief technology officer of Integrated Media Management, spoke on the North Brunswick campus. He emphasized the value of the work students put into senior projects and how it will lead to career success.
“The best part about DeVry University’s training was that it gave me hands-on experience. It allowed me to think about what I needed to do and how I should respond to a real-life situation,”Shah agreed. DeVry University was also credit to Shah for his improved communication and team-building abilities.
While not all senior DeVry University projects are commercially produced, the experience of identifying and solving a problem is equally important to the overall learning process.
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