Create a 15-20 page capstone paper that analyzes a business topic and provides recommendations and is supported with credible resources that demonstrate evidence-based thinking.
Introduction
Throughout your MBA program, you have worked to develop as a business professional and prepare to meet future challenges as a business leader. Your program culminates in the capstone project, which forms the primary focus of this course, the final course you will take in the program. The capstone project is intended to provide for you the opportunity to demonstrate your MBA program outcomes in these ways:
Planning and executing the strategic and tactical elements of a comprehensive project.
Integrating and demonstrating the business leadership skills and techniques you have learned throughout the MBA program and your own growth as a business leader.
Communicating your analysis and recommendations for a real organization both in written form and in a formal presentation.
Completing your MBA program with an experience that reinforces what you have learned throughout your MBA program.
Assessment Description
For complete details, refer to the MBA Capstone Project Description [PDF] and scoring guide. Your capstone project should address these expectations:
Apply foundational knowledge and an understanding of business systems, processes, and technology within and across core disciplines.
Integrate information across disciplines from differing perspectives.
Develop logical, well-supported, evidence-based solutions to business challenges and opportunities.
Apply innovative, strategic, and sustainable approaches to business practice and planning.
Apply leadership and collaboration principles and strategies for virtual, global, and culturally diverse environments.
Integrate principles of ethics and integrity into business decisions.
Communicate clearly and effectively in a business environment.
Additional Expectations
Include an executive summary following your cover page.
Include various body sections that contain the analysis and recommendations
