Over an evening of discovery and dialogue, Information & Computer Systems Technology students from Camosun College presented their capstone projects Dec. 12 to clients, potential employers and other visitors.
The projects ranged in topics from streamlining manufacturing workflows to building a management system for a dance studio. Students also engaged with guest speakers at Fort Tectoria on Fort Street.
“We are incredibly proud of the hard work and dedication our students have shown,” noted Saryta Schaerer, program chair of the computer science department at Camosun College, in a news release. “The symposium not only showcases their technical abilities but also their capacity to innovate and solve complex challenges. It’s a testament to the high calibre of education and training they’ve received here at Camosun.”
Camosun student Ryan Kim explained that the project involved working with a sponsor to develop a project to address their business needs. Kim, along with two other students, worked with Victoria-based dance studio Raino Dance to create a studio management tool.
"They were dissatisfied with their current studio management tool, so we came in, we gathered their requirements, and we determined their use cases and the pain points with their current solution. We prototyped a new solution that can answer those concerns," said Kim. "We get a chance to work in a business setting, in a development setting with a team, and get our feet wet by being professional developers."
Now that the team has finished the first phase of the Khoreia Studio Management System, they hope to eventually shop the software to other studios as a solution to management woes.
The capstone projects are part of Camosun's strategic plan to offer more students an applied learning opportunity including capstones, service learning, work-integrated learning and apprenticeships.
