Experiential Learning

The Experiential Learning Record (ELR) is a faculty-endorsed certificate and official university document that allows students to record learning activities that take place both within and beyond the classroom.

The iEL Program supports UG ASB students to pursue independent experiential learning activities (iEL). iEL activities include activities that help students explore their leadership, development or professional goals.

YEG Industry Insights (YEGii’s) are a free, structured career exploration activity in which students visit a workplace, learn about the business, meet industry professionals and ask questions.

Career Cafes are casual networking events that connect students to potential future employers and provide students with the opportunity to chat with professionals in their field of interest.

Career Treks connect students with employers outside of the Edmonton Capital Region through a single or multi-day field trip to different organizations.

Technical training sessions focus on your hard skills development, such as training in specific software, programs or languages. Highlight this experience in your resume and cover letter and during an interview!

InStep is a curated Coursera collection that allows you to develop critical employment and professional development skills on your own time! Courses available include training in VBA, Power BI, Google Analytics, Communications, Social Intelligence and more!

Case competitions are a type of business competition where participants strive to develop the best solution to a business or education-related case study within an allocated time frame. Our students have had great success with podium finishes in local, national & international case competitions.

Whether you're looking for leadership opportunities, wanting to develop your network, hone your presentation skills, support a community cause or just hang out with fellow students, student clubs are very much part of the fabric of campus life.

In today's global business environment, international experience and cultural awareness are increasingly valuable assets. The Alberta School of Business exchange program will allow you to live and study abroad while adding an important dimension to your commerce education.

Undergraduate research can support your academic and career development in a variety of ways, regardless of your discipline or future goals. Undergraduate research can take many forms and yields benefits similar to work experience, practicums, internships, and other hands-on learning experiences.

Community Service Learning (CSL) offers students the opportunity to work and make a difference with a local community group while reflecting and putting their experiences in context within a university course. These community partnerships provide opportunities for students to gain valuable experience and to contribute to and increase their awareness of the social and political life of their community.