UTDSOLV MANAGEMENT CAPSTONE

The University of Texas at Dallas
Dallas, Texas, United States
David Parks
Associate Professor of Practice
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Timeline
  • January 9, 2023
    Experience start
  • May 27, 2023
    Experience end
Experience
7/20 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Accounting Data analysis Market research Operations Competitive analysis
Skills
competitive analysis business consulting business strategy data analysis research
Learner goals and capabilities

UTDSOLV is Senior Capstone program in the Jindal School of Management at the University of Texas at Dallas is seeking proposals for collaboration with our students across our school of management.

Our student teams will include students from a variety of subject areas with expertise in marketing/market research, business development, data analytics, operations management, information systems, accounting and finance. The diversity of perspectives and education will provide businesses with a uniquely beneficial consulting experience. Given our students' backgrounds, the example projects below are flexible, based on the depth and scope of your project needs.

The organizations need only present their real-world business problems and groups of approximately 5 students will work on for the term.

Engagement between students and sponsors is customizable, with a one-hour per week by the company to ensure project progress. All students work virtually so sponsor/company locations are flexible!

Learners

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
50 learners
Project
50 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

The final project deliverables could include:


• Final project report presentation and supporting documents from the student team (via a virtual webinar format)


Project timeline
  • January 9, 2023
    Experience start
  • May 27, 2023
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

(1) Market Research:

• Research a target market sent and/or consumer base for insights into best practices and marketing potential.

• Provide comparative analysis for a given market against other similar entities.

(2) Business Development Planning:

• Develop a project plan to identify an aspect of your firm’s current practices.

• Research and recommend additional business opportunities

(3) Data Analytics:

• Compiling, cleaning, analyzing data relevant to your business and your goals.

• Research on data tools and recommendations for how to automate, collect, house, and/or improve your future/ongoing analytics processing needs.

(4) Accounting and Finance:

  • Analyze financial statements, utilize different methods of accounting for non-profit and government organizations, value a busin
  • Support costs analysis, pricing and revenue optimization

5) Operations Management:

  • Optimize processes, costs and key performance measures
  • Support entry into new markets, channels, new product development and supply chain management





Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

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