Capstone in Business of Applied Artificial Intelligence

Catalog description

This immersive, hands-on course focuses on solving a real-world business problem in collaboration with a sponsoring firm. Students will work through all phases of an AI project lifecycle: defining the business problem, analyzing data, developing KPIs, preparing large data sets, building and refining AI models, and delivering actionable recommendations. The project emphasizes consultative team-based work, critical thinking, stakeholder management, and professional communication skills. Students will learn how to translate business objectives into technical solutions, leverage syndicated and government data, and apply best practices in AI model development and deployment. Students will present to the sponsoring firm at key milestones, culminating in a final presentation and required course deliverables including a detailed project description, model notebooks and related documentation, and a user guide.