University of Michigan School of Information
Timeline
Opportunities are available to clients in both the fall and winter terms, with select projects chosen for spring/summer opportunities.
Though individual courses and programs may have slightly different dates relating to specific milestones, courses and programs generally adhere to one of the following schedules:
Fall Term Projects
June-August
- Submit project idea(s)
- Project ideas are reviewed by UMSI staff and full project proposal is requested
- Submit project proposal
- Proposals are further scoped and refined in collaboration with UMSI staff
- NDAs are due to the client engagement team if a company is using their own
- Projects for each course are finalized and approved by faculty
September
- Client projects are presented to students in class
- Clients are informed if students have selected their project
- Student teams will reach out directly to clients if their project is selected
- If the project is not selected, the client engagement team will reach out to clients
- If not selected, the team will try to match the project to a winter course if there is one available and if the project is still timely
September-November
- Students engage in projects with clients
December
- Students finish projects and provide deliverables to clients
- Clients submit evaluations to UMSI
- Fall Term Student Project Exposition Event (attendance optional)
Winter Term Projects
June-November
- Submit project idea(s)
- Project ideas are reviewed by UMSI staff and full project proposal is requested
- Submit project proposal
- Proposals are further scoped and refined in collaboration with UMSI staff
- NDAs are due to the client engagement team if a company is using their own
- Projects for each course are finalized and approved by faculty
January
- Client projects are presented to students in class
- Clients are informed if students have selected their project
- Student teams will reach out directly to clients if their project is selected
- If the project is not selected, the client engagement team will reach out to clients
- If not selected, the team will try to match the project to a winter course if there is one available and if the project is still timely
January-March
- Students engage in projects with clients
April
- Students finish projects and provide deliverables to clients
- Clients submit evaluations to UMSI
- Winter Term Student Project Exposition Event (attendance optional)
- Student teams are likely to present at this event
Fall-Winter Term Projects
June-August
- Submit project idea(s)
- Project ideas are reviewed by UMSI staff and full project proposal is requested
- Submit project proposal
- Proposals are further scoped and refined in collaboration with UMSI staff
- NDAs are due to the client engagement team if a company is using their own
- Projects for each course are finalized and approved by faculty
September
- Client projects are presented to students in class
- Clients are informed if students have selected their project
- Student teams will reach out directly to clients if their project is selected
- If the project is not selected, the client engagement team will reach out to clients
- If not selected, the team will try to match the project to a winter course if there is one available and if the project is still timely
September-December
- Students make a detailed project plan with clients
January-March
- Students engage in projects with clients
April
- Students finish projects and provide deliverables to clients
- Clients submit evaluations to UMSI
- Winter Term Student Project Exposition Event (attendance optional)
- Student teams are likely to present at this event