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Service Learning Projects
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College of Business students and staff are encouraged to participate in activities that provide an educational experience while giving back to the community.  The community receives valuable assistance and our faculty and students gain real-world experience from the projects.  More importantly it enhances student learning.  Currently the College of Business is engaged in 87 service learning projects underway.

For more information about service learning projects, contact your advisor, department chair or e-mail business@iastate.edu.
 

Organization

Nature of the Project
Academic Information Technologies, ISU, Ames, IA
Develop marketing plan
Accumen Instruments Corporation, Ames, IA
Develop marketing plan
American Agrictultural Economics Assoc., Ames, IA
Develop marketing plan
American Agricultural Economics Association, Ames, IA
Marketing plan for online journal
American Agricultural Economics Association, Ames, IA
Marketing plan for online placement service
American Red Cross, Ames, IA
Develop marketing plan
Ames Community Art Council
LOMIS students built a Web site
Appalachia Committee, Ames, IA
Develop marketing plan
Astoria Industries of Iowa, Inc., Chariton, IA
Develop marketing plan
ATC Logistics, Dallas, TX
Five students did an analysis of the third-party logistics industry focused on reverse logistics activities in the after-market for technology and other high-value products. Students identified the key players and provided company and service profiles for them.
BioForce Laboratory, Inc., Ames, IA
Develop marketing plan
Board of Regents Information System
Created an Issues Management System for the Board of Regents Office to allow Board staff the ability to prioritize and manage major issues facing the Regents.
Board of Regents Information System II
Provided additional functionality to a system previous developed by graduate students for the Board of Regents office in the Summer of 1999.
Budget Blinds, Story City, IA
Develop marketing plan
Campbell Supply Company
Market research to determine the feasibility of implementing a Web site. Fall 1998. Iowa Falls
Campus Reader, Ames, IA
Develop marketing plan
Center for Child Care Resources, Ames, IA
Develop marketing plan
Center for Continuous Quality Improvement
Develop marketing plan
Center for Sustainable Environmental Technologies
Marketing plan for introducing biomass gasifier into Asia
Championship Books and Video Productions, Ames, IA
Students analyzed warehouse operations and made recommendations for improving handling processes and facility capacity utilization.
College of Business
Created a system to assist College of Business faculty to design and implement their own personal websites.
Creative Solutions, Nevada, IA
Develop marketing plan
CRST, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA
A student is conducting a study to assess driver satisfaction and to identify the primary factors that influence driver turnover, a major problem for most long-haul trucking companies.
Deere & Company
Students helped determine truck transportation needs for Deere manufacturing facilities and ports of entry, and helped identify relevant information to include in carrier bid packages developed by Deere supply management division.
Des Moines YMCA
MBA students have provided voluntary ongoing professional seminars and consulting for these agencies for the past three years.
EMI, Ames, IA
Develop marketing plan
Family Martial Arts, Ames, IA
Develop marketing plan
First Nurse, Ames, IA
Develop user-friendly data base to increase efficiency and effectiveness of service
G & G Living Centers, Guttenberg, IA
Develop marketing plan
Gideons International
Created a system to manage the inventory of Bibles in storage and in over 4000 hotel rooms in Des Moines.
Gideons International
Created a database system to provide membership listing, church listing, speaker assignments, and customized reporting.
Gloval Reach Internet Productions, Ames, IA
Develop marketing plan
Green Belt Bank & Trust
Market research to identify how the bank could alter its services to attract more customers. F 1998. Iowa Falls
H & S Auto Shot, Centerville, IA
Develop marketing plan
Heartland Computer Products, Ames, IA
Develop marketing plan
Heartland Herbs, Ottumwa, IA
Marketing plan to evaluate feasibility of starting new company
Heartland Pork (Cotswold)
Competitive analysis of eight other genetic pork companies to assist in market positioning. F 1998. Iowa Falls
Heartland Senior Services, Ames, IA
Develop marketing plan
Hoffman Precast Concrete, Inc., Des Moines, IA
Develop marketing plan
HyCapacity
Assisted a mid-cap re-manufacturer of tractor parts in Humboldt, IA with an assessment of their IT system.
Independent Realtor, Rochester, MN
Develop marketing plan
Indian Restaurant, Ames, IA
Develop marketing plan
Innovative Materials Testing Technology, Ames, IA
Develop marketing plan
Iowa Aluminum, Albia, IA
Develop marketing plan
Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities
The project is to design an inventory system with related internal controls for renewable energy "green tags." The green tag system is an indication of investment in renewable energies by an Iowa municipal utility. The green tag program is designed to address renewable energy reporting requirements in accordance with State legislation.
Iowa Select Farms
Identification of market factors that affect hog prices and creation of price-prediction model. Iowa Falls
Iowa State University Residence Halls
Marketing plan to promote Hawthorne Court Apartments
Iowa Thin Film Technologies, Ames, IA
Develop marketing plan
ISU Agronomy Researcher, Ames IA
LOMIS students built a Plant Transformation Support System (PlanTSS).
ISU College of Business
MBA e-Commerce students conducted a full business case analysis of the CoB and it's use of the Web site to effect its goals. Students then provided significant recommendations for future development, along with some pilot technologies toward that development.
ISU Photo Services, Ames, IA
Develop marketing plan
ISU Student Services
Created a system that inventoried both students requesting tutoring services and student offering tutoring services. Created a database query system to match requests.
ISU Treasurer's Office
Creation of a Design for a system to streamline the ISU Purchasing Card system.
ISU YMCA, Ames, IA
Develop marketing plan
Johnston Soccer & Sports Center, Johsnton, IA
Develop marketing plan
Key Management System
Created a system for Facilities Management to assist in the management of key inventories throughout the ISU campus.
Lasting Impressions, Ames, IA
Develop marketing plan
Leading Change, Ames, IA
Develop marketing plan
LG Labs, Ames, IA
Develop marketing plan
Lite and Luscious Cuisine of India, Ames, IA
Develop marketing plan
Local Retail Operation
Students performed extensive case analysis of local retail operation and analyzed alternatives for it's e-commerce initiatives. Students offered a series of recommendations for initiative development, along with some pilot demonstrations of technological remediation.
Majestic Airwaves and other Non-profit organization
Students were asked to build a donation management system that enables non-profit organizations to manage donors, fund raising campaigns, and similar data. The system was designed for Majestic Airwaves, a non-profit organization that brings Christian radio to Ames. However, completed systems will be offered offered to other non-profit organizations such as the Story County Volunteer Center.
Market Mailer, Ames, IA
Develop marketing plan
Marriage & Family Therapy Clinic, Ames, IA
Develop marketing plan
Materials Preparation Center, IPRT, Ames, IA
Develop marketing plan
Memorial Union Project System
Enhanced a previous system to track maintenance workorders to include the tracking of larger capital projects within the maintenance department.
Memorial Union Work Order System
Created a database system for the maintenance department at the ISU Memorial Union to tag and track maintenance requests.
Midwest Packing, Nevada, IA
Develop marketing plan
Palisade Systems, Ames, IA
Develop marketing plan
Payton Power Tumbling, Boone, IA
Develop marketing plan
Powder Coating, Incorporated
LOMIS students built a database for to track inventory and sales.
Principal Financial, Des Moines, IA
Business Process Improvement. Developed an improved process to collect, analyse, and disseminate financial information for use by analysts. Fall 2002.
Rainbow Services, Ottumwa, IA
Marketing plan for recycling division
Reiman Gardens, Ames, IA
Develop marketing plan
Riverside Distributing
Market research to determine costs/benefits of consignment inventory. Iowa Falls
Rubbermaid, Centerville, IA
Three students developed a spreadsheet model that enabled Rubbermaid to estimate how much finished product storage capacity would be needed based on planned production shcedules.
Sauer-Sundstrand Company, Ames, IA
Develop improved flow process to reduce lead time and improve inventory control.
Sledgehammers Coffee House and Grill, Boone, IA
Develop marketing plan
Standard Bearings Company, Des Moines, IA
Develop marketing plan
Story County Volunteer Center
Students in MIS 432 will be analyzing an information systems project for the Story County Volunteer Center. Students will not only examine the problem, but also build functional prototypes that, hopefully, will be used to develop a working system for the Center.
Storybook Weddings, Boone, IA
Develop marketing plan
The Arc of Story County
Develop marketing plan
The Auditor of Story County
We conducted an information technology and internal control security audit for the County Auditor. We also reviewed and made suggestions for their voter registration database as part of a data modeling exercise. Finally, we conducted a mock audit of the REAP environmental fund revenues and expenditures.
The Homestead
Develop marketing plan
The Tribune, Ames, Iowa
Market research on increasing subscription rates.
Tiernan Botanical, Ames, IA
Develop marketing plan
Times-Citizen (The Link)
Market research to analyze the feasibility of implementing a service that would electronically transmit pictures/graphics to participating newspapers. Iowa Falls
Tordia Trading Company, Ontario, Canada
Marketing plan to introduce product into U.S.
Turtle Farm, Granger, IA
Develop marketing plan
UNIBox, Ottumwa, Iowa
Develop marketing plan
United Way of Story County
Accounting for Non-profits
United Way of Story County
Human resources
United Way of Story County
Strategic planning seminar for Story County United Way. Accounting seminar for Story County United Way. Marketing seminar for Story County United Way. Human resources management seminar for Story County United Way. Risk management seminar for Story County United Way. Conflict management seminar for Story County United Way. Operations management seminar for Story County United Way.
United Way of Story County
Develop marketing plan
United Way of Story County
Team Building workshop for United Way
United Way of Story County
Students presented 2-hour workshop to United Way agencies on strategic marketing.
Virtual Reality Application Center, ISU, Ames, IA
Develop marketing plan
Volunteer Center of Story County, Ames, IA
Develop marketing plan
Wooden Creations, Ottumwa, IA
Develop marketing plan
Worldly Goods, Ames, IA
Develop marketing plan
YMCA, Des Moines, IA
Marketing plan for youth programs
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