Students pursuing this major have gained information and knowledge of the maritime industry trade and transportation services. This knowledge is applicable to all types of businesses' operations and logistics. Students can complete a substantial project to bring real results to your organization. We suggest providing a starting project, but as the project continues there may be other duties or projects the student can complete as well. A structured timeline with milestones and project deliverables will provide the best actionable outcome.

Project areas that students can complete may include, but are not limited to:

• Business & Data Analytics
• Account & Market Planning
• Financial & Investment Analytics
• Research & Statistics
• Policy Research, Analysis & Development
• Management, Strategy, HR, & Economic Consulting
• Finance & Accounting
• Private Equity Research & Capital Markets
• Market Research
• Operations & Logistics
• Improving efficiency and workflow in distribution center warehouses.
• Long haul and short haul delivery operations
• Determining the best price for transportation services
• Demand forecasting

Specific projects could see students:

• Examine broad economic, political, cultural, and legal environment of the selected country or region.
• Collect and process information on trade policy (such as tariffs quotas, and export subsidies) and existing bilateral international trade relations (volume, pattern, recent trend, etc.).
• Discover the potentials of the consumer base using current economic data and forecasts from reliable sources.
• Evaluate the conditions of the labor market and the markets of other relevant resources.
• Collect and analyze data on potential or existing customers and competitors in targeted markets through interviews using telephone numbers your organization provides.
• Identify and analyze patterns of your international business data that your organization provides.