COMPANY WORKSHOP Make it happen

COMPANY WORKSHOP Make it happen “Let's go invent tomorrow instead of worrying about what happened yesterday.” Steve Jobs ( ) “Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.”

You are a new company with expertise in the research, design, production, and distribution of your product You are developing a new product for the market What sort of graduates do you need to employ? COMPANY WORKSHOP Innovation – making it happen

COMPANY WORKSHOP Which Graduates? What graduates do you need to employ?

COMPANY WORKSHOP Innovation

COMPANY WORKSHOP Innovation

30 minutes In Your Team Company Name and a New Product Who do you need to work in the company to make it a success? Company Workshop Team Sheet University of Ulster Undergraduate Prospectus Online Careers Resource Present your company and product Flipchart paper Be Creative, Be Competitive – and have fun! COMPANY WORKSHOP The Challenge

How do you find out what the customer wants? Marketing, Market Research, Communications What technology/materials should be used? Applied Bioscience, Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, Textiles What is the product going to look like? Product Design & Development, Marketing, Fashion Design, Computer-Aided Design How will it be made? Manufacturing Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computing & IT COMPANY WORKSHOP Graduates!

How do you ensure quality? Engineering Management, Quality How do you sell it world-wide? Marketing, International Marketing, Languages How much should it cost? Accountancy, Engineering Management, Business Analysis, Applied Economics/ Business Economics How is the Company organised? Business, Management, IT, Human Resource Management COMPANY WORKSHOP Graduates!

Graduates Companies rely on university graduates and their expertise Your future career aspirations Talk to the professionals: Teachers, careers advisors, family, professionals Family & Friends Find out about their careers and professions, work experience Research UG Prospectus, websites, occupational profiles COMPANY WORKSHOP Objectives

Career Exploration Understanding occupations Understanding HE Raising Aspirations Developing Your Skills and Self Awareness Entrepreneurship Transferable skills: Teamwork / interpersonal Organisational Leadership Communication Skills COMPANY WORKSHOP Objectives

COMPANY WORKSHOP Invent Tomorrow