The graduation project is an essential element of BCIT's Technology Management degree. Candidates solve a significant problem or explore innovative ideas, adding value and improving their employer’s organization. Technology transfer is one of the major goals of our program.
Here are some of the past projects our graduates have completed.
Students prepared a detailed review of existing image management techniques and procedures at Powertech Labs, and provided an assessment of the strategic business implications of potential technological/operational options.
Students identified potential mine-ability of the Sun Claims held by Canmark International Resources Inc.
In this project, our students created a strategic plan to market biosolids as part of the Metro Vancouver's (formerly GVRD) fertilization efforts in poplar plantations.
The Business Plan for eSuccess prepared by students was used to re-evaluate, re-focus and ultimately re-position Riptide Technologies for the future.
Students designed a new drawing process for BC Hydro to produce Electrical Construction and Record drawings and produce Civil Record drawings using a Distribution Analysis and Design (DAD) tool.
Students' executive report outlined the AutoBOM (Bill of Material) software development project at Honeywell-Measurex Devron. The project aimed to develop a text-based automated BOM creation and issuing tool for the non-ACAD user population of Devron.
This study was designed to verify and elaborate on the commercial potential of using hyper gravity for enhanced exercise.
Students assisted in the design and development of the Express Connection process at BC Hydro, including development and implementation of the pilot project.
The Express Connection allows residential and commercial service connections or alterations to be handled via a single point of contact.
Students completed a report on the pilot project of a medical tracking system that resulted in plans to make the application a value-added tool for the Occupational Health & Safety Agency.
This project reviewed the Preside Service Accounting (PSA) verification project lifecycle from inception to deployment, describing the technical and management tasks and activities, problems and issues, resolutions and actions throughout the course of a project.
At Glenayre Manufacturing, students described a technology transfer project to provide the Modular Voice Processor (MVP) Lab for engineering use.
Students at New Arbor Technologies prepared a detailed study on the attempted restoration of Kieffer Pulp Operations, detailing its failed position and developing recommendations for making it a reliable, high-quality, low-cost producer.
For Preventive Services in the Simon Fraser Area, students investigated the feasibility of consolidating multiple electronic and manual information systems into one system for one region of the public health system.
Undertaken with the Forest Engineering Research Institute of Canada, this report describes the process of developing and implementing Western Canada productivity curves in Interface, a decision-support-modelling program to assist forest company planners in performing what-if scenario analysis.
At Honeywell, students described an electronics project to redevelop a pulping sensor. The report also covered the technological and managerial challenges faced during the two-year project.