Consulting/Innovation Capstone
Timeline
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January 10, 2021Experience start
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January 19, 2021Project Scope Meeting
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March 2, 2021Mid-way check in
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April 6, 2021Personal video submission
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May 5, 2021Experience end
Timeline
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January 10, 2021Experience start
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January 19, 2021Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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March 2, 2021Mid-way check in
Students to report on work progress to date, outline challenges. Employer to report on students' work to educator
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April 6, 2021Personal video submission
Students to submit personal video to employer and educator
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May 5, 2021Experience end
Experience scope
Categories
Information technology Operations Project management Product or service launch Marketing strategySkills
business consulting business strategy marketing strategy research innovationDo you have a business, marketing, organizational, or management improvement challenge?
Beginning in January, students will spend 12 weeks working with your organization to support you with achieving your key business objectives by developing a recommended plan of action.
Learners
The final project deliverable will be:
- An in-depth analysis and recommendations (report)
- A reflective personal video submission, explaining all student activities, experience, and contributions to your organization
Project timeline
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January 10, 2021Experience start
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January 19, 2021Project Scope Meeting
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March 2, 2021Mid-way check in
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April 6, 2021Personal video submission
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May 5, 2021Experience end
Timeline
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January 10, 2021Experience start
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January 19, 2021Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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March 2, 2021Mid-way check in
Students to report on work progress to date, outline challenges. Employer to report on students' work to educator
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April 6, 2021Personal video submission
Students to submit personal video to employer and educator
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May 5, 2021Experience end
Project Examples
Requirements
In this capstone project, our graduate student consultants can:
- Define a project involving analyzing a real-life project based on your company's needs, challenges, and opportunities.
- Analyze it and propose solutions and build a strategic plan.
- Continuous updating of students' u e-portfolio, showcasing their progress and a create a personalized video presentation
- A written report and analysis of the problem, their contributions, and recommendations
- Students can participate in an employment interview and pitch the professional experience and benefits they gained from their project.
- All assignments will be reviewed and evaluated by the instructor and employer supervisor.
Your business will provide the students with an area of focus and your goals for the project, and the students will include an in-depth needs analysis (based on the area of focus) and a detailed diagnose of opportunities for improvement. The students will also provide multi-perspective recommendations with practical considerations, an implementation plan, and a feasibility analysis.
Recommended areas of focus:
- Digital Transformation
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Internationalization / Marketing Strategy
- Sustainability
- Operations
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Timeline
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January 10, 2021Experience start
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January 19, 2021Project Scope Meeting
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March 2, 2021Mid-way check in
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April 6, 2021Personal video submission
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May 5, 2021Experience end
Timeline
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January 10, 2021Experience start
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January 19, 2021Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
-
March 2, 2021Mid-way check in
Students to report on work progress to date, outline challenges. Employer to report on students' work to educator
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April 6, 2021Personal video submission
Students to submit personal video to employer and educator
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May 5, 2021Experience end