Strategic Integration of Science & Business

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This course will provide a capstone experience for the Interdisciplinary Science and Business BS degree. The tools of strategic management and cross-functional collaboration will be introduced and serve as a background for the design, development, and implementation of a new product or process within an existing corporation. Student teams will be provided with an industry concept and work toward the objectives of a firm sponsoring the product concept. During the course, the evaluation of the product will include the feasibility of the product or process in terms of design, manufacture, and intellectual property. This evaluation will be presented to the firm by student teams. The final deliverable will include a complete written assessment of each of the components of feasibility.