M2 FI Project

During this course unit, students will apply the skills they acquired in the “Project Management” course unit to a real-world case study—a project to be carried out in groups of 3 to 5 students on behalf of a professional organization (private or public companies, cooperatives, independent professionals, associations, public institutions—including universities and research organizations— local governments, etc.).

The project runs for a period of 4 months, during which students work on it part-time, at a rate of half a day per week (Friday mornings).

The project is designed to enable students to apply their knowledge and skills outside the academic setting by addressing specific needs identified by a professional organization. This project prepares students to address a specific need and act as providers of engineering and design services in anticipation of their upcoming professional opportunities—namely, their end-of-study internship and their first job. The experience is enriching, adds value to a student’s resume, and sometimes leads to an internship or even a job.

The proposed projects are diverse and varied: scientific and regulatory monitoring, state-of-the-art reviews, validation of methods and protocols, data collection and analysis, feasibility studies for creation and innovation, support during the preparation phase for responding to a request for proposals or call for projects, assessments and recommendations, drafting of advisory or training documents, design and implementation of educational and/or instructional activities, design of communication materials, assistance with event organization…

How it works: The EU coordinators and each track coordinator identify and propose topics that will be open to all students across all tracks (mixed-track groups are possible if the topic and student profiles are suitable). Students apply, and the course coordinator reviews the applications and proposes group compositions, which are then quickly approved by the program director. Program directors propose one or more academic advisors for each proposed project.

Experience in project management and/or completion of the “Project Management” course.

This course unit focuses on applying the skills acquired in the “Project Management” course unit. Projects are proposed at the beginning of the course unit. Students may propose their own projects; these must meet the course unit’s requirements in order to be approved by the course unit coordinators.

Required; open to all students in the GE track of the M2 FI program (except Giebiote) and the Energy master's program.

- Establish and adhere to a framework for the work

- use project management tools

- plan a project and organize its implementation according to a proposed schedule (time and human resources management)

- Develop monitoring and success indicators

- Understand and meet the sponsor’s/client’s expectations based on identified criteria

- reporting

- Work as part of a team (structure the team’s organization, delegate and assign tasks, lead and motivate the team, organize and implement communication (internal and external))

- organize and lead meetings

- Evaluate and present the results of the actions taken in relation to the team’s objectives, and provide a summary.

- evaluate one's own work and that of one's teammates

- anticipate foreseeable risks and determine preventive and/or corrective actions