Assignment #4: Final Project
Your final project is a Passion Project, which will serve as a demonstration of your mastery of several of the management tools and principles we have studied this semester.
What is a Passion Project?
A self-directed project designed to achieve a specific mission and outcome that demonstrates your unique values, ambition, strengths, interests, creativity, and leadership. It kindles your passion and sparks your joy and enthusiasm; it’s focused on something you genuinely care about. A Passion Project showcases your values and demonstrates why they’re important to you.
Outputs
- Written Overview including
- Mission Vision Statement for project
- SWOT Analysis of project
- SMART Goals for project
- Crowdsourcing - Activity for information gathering and dissemination
- Bibliography
- Three Minute “Project Pitch”
- LinkedIn Profile
- Self Evaluation
Examples of Passion Projects
- Create a blog, podcast, or YouTube channel and gain followers
- Create products or services
- Launch an e-commerce site or mobile app
- Design and implement a community project or event series
- Publish a book or articles in journals, magazines, newspapers, or other media
- Conduct and publish research
- Complete a project-based internship
- Invent or build something that solves a real-world problem
- Paint or organize murals or artwork that’s meaningful to your community
- Produce a play that calls attention to meaningful issues
- Create a program that teaches seniors how to use the computer and internet
- Design a mentorship program to help people overcome hardship or challenges
- Create and organize a workshop series
- Help develop solutions for a community health problem
- Create a social media marketing campaign for a meaningful cause
- Produce a documentary
- Organize events to clean up your school or community
- Publish poems, stories, or a novel
