BUSA 6910 Capstone of Contemporary Issues

Application for graduation must be submitted when registering for this class.

As the program capstone, this course serves two purposes: to serve as an integration mechanism for the M.B.A. curriculum and to serve as a vehicle for program assessment. Students will focus on running a business computer based simulator that will challenge the student to integrate knowledge acquired throughout the M.B.A. curriculum. This simulation integrates a capstone assessment model, which our accreditor has pre-approved.

Credits

Prerequisite

BUSA 6900 and this course must be taken during the student's last regular semester or with permission.

Student Learning Outcomes

At the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Present the following in a systematic presentation and report as expressed via their Capstone Portfolio.

Masters of Business Disciplines:

Use and expression of knowledge base of topic matter throughout MBA Program. (Example: Models, theories& hypothesis) with a strong emphasis on ethical reasoning and decision making by management.
Use standard disciplinary methods used in business analysis.
Appraise, assess, and apply standard business judgement and analysis to form a valued recommendation for improvement.

Critical Thinking:

Discover factual evidence and judging its worth and value in developing and prioritizing resources for creation of plan of action.
Information gathered will be appraised, evaluated, criticized and interpreted as to its value in the creation of a plan for improvement for a publicly traded company by the student.

Written Communication:

Demonstrate advance technical and informational writing skills in their conveyance of the value of the assessment and measured report of their chosen solution for their publicly traded company. This written report will be assessed by outside business owners and the course instructor for veracity, communication skill, grammar, organization, depth of support, and creativeness of solution plan.

Oral Communication:

Conduct a 30 minutes presentation to a hypothetical Board of Directors in order to prove their verbal communication abilities in a real-world setting. Measures as to communication tools, depth of explanation, depth of ideas, and organizational skills in presentation.