Integrated Capstone Research Project

Catalog description

MBA 800 is the terminal capstone course for the MBA program. It may be completed as a journal article of 25 pages, part of a group project (of recommended pages by the Business Research instructor), or a formal scholarly thesis of 75-100 pages. Students who plan to pursue a doctorate are urged to consider the thesis option. Regardless of the selected option, students will be academically advised during the capstone development, writing, completion, and defense (if a thesis option) stages. A formal thesis defense presentation to a committee of graduate and undergraduate professors is required. The journal article and group project are not defended. However, students will present the results of their research to their instructor and invited professors.