Capstone Consulting Project

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Demonstrate integration of strategic analysis, strategy formulation, and strategy implementation in an organization.
• Assess various managerial activities to create sustainable competitive advantage for organizations.
• Apply the tools of strategic and competitive analysis in the global business environment by analyzing a firm’s industry and strategy and then developing recommendations.
• Analyze the managerial task associated with formulating, implementing, and executing company strategies and the actions managers can take to promote competent strategy implementation.
• Synthesize the knowledge gained in a variety of different business and related courses, and the case discussions to provide a professional consulting advice to local organizations to solve a business problem in order to gain competitive advantage.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Initial Interview w/Client Completed & Debriefed w/Executive Mentor before Deadline	2.5%
Second Interview (Follow Up) w/Client Completed & Debriefed w/Mentor before Deadline	2.5%
DISC Team-Building Assessment & Exercises	2.5%
Statement of Work (SOW)	17.5%
“Best Draft”	7.5%
Final	10%
Gantt Chart	2.5%
Industry & Market Research & Analysis	10%
Written Report for Client	25%
Executive Summary	5%
“Best Draft”	15%
Finalized Document	5%
Rehearse Presentation w/Mentor Before Dress Rehearsal to Class	2.5%
Project Presentation	25%
Contribution to the Team (Due Before Midterm Break)	5%
Contribution to the Class 3% + 2%	5%
Totals	7.5% Individual, 92.5% Team

A = Excellent: Indicates achievement of distinction. Student(s) exceed expectations and requirements as stated in the “Student Learning Objectives–SLOs”. Completed assignments and client deliverables are of exceptional quality in the eyes of the instructor. The work demonstrates excellent performance on submitted assignments and client deliverables.

= Very Good: Indicates high quality work, but less than excellent. Student(s) failed to follow some suggestions from the various course advisors that would have resulted in excellent assignments and client deliverables.

B = Good: Indicates acceptable work, but below what Dr. Beitler expects of MBA capstone students. The performance demonstrates an understanding of the work, but it contains errors and/or omissions.

F = Failure: Indicates failure to perform at a minimum standard of performance. Work was not completed in a timely manner and/or lacked minimum comprehension of the materials taught during the MBA program. The quality of the work is unprofessional and unacceptable in an MBA capstone course.

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
95% - 100%	A
90% - 94.9%	A-
80% - 89.9%	B
Below 80%	F

*Note: Do not ask the instructors to “round up” or give you a grade that you have not earned. Ethics matter in the business world. You are expected to be both ethical and professional in this capstone course.

Attendance/Participation:

Attendance and participation in live weekly MS Teams evening sessions are voluntary. You do not have to attend these sessions and your grade is not affected if you choose not to attend the live Teams sessions. The 5% class contribution grade is determined by your overall engagement throughout the semester, which includes contributing to class discussions, being present during class, asking questions of guest speakers, submitting high-quality work based on feedback, sharing relevant resources with the instructor, and contributing value to class activities.

During virtual meetings with your team, executive mentors, and clients, you must have your camera on. Professional behavior and respect are expected during all sessions.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

This course involves a team capstone consulting project. No textbooks or written materials need to be purchased.