A culminating experience for majors involving a substantive project that demonstrates a synthesis of learning accumulated in the major, including broadly comprehensive knowledge of the discipline and its methodologies. Senior standing required. Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Students are expected to develop and apply the knowledge and skills useful for a job search. The course will involved class discussion, individual and group exercises and some lecture.
Students participate in a multi-semester computerized simulation of a business enterprise.
This involves forming teams which then become the companies that operate in the simulated business industry. Each team must identify market opportunities, competitive threats, and resource requirements. The teams then design, produce, and market simulated products which best serve the market needs in a manner that surpasss competitive offerings. Students learn strategy analysis and development techniques, team building and leadership skills, and effective communication practices. Under direct supervision of a faculty member, students must design and complete a project that integrates their masters level coursework with an existing business problem to produce an effective solution.