Consulting Elective

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

Sao Pao, Brazil: *Capstone course MUST be taken at Notre Dame main campus. This course will not count toward major/minor requirements.* Capstone projects have become a key bridge between theory and practice in tertiary education, offering students the opportunity to gain a compact real-world work experience in the field of general management. This culminating academic experience is designed as a robust consultancy project. The students are invited to develop answers to problems/challenges which are co-defined each year by a selected partner company operating in Brazil and/or Latin America. During the semester, students from the University of St.Gallen and EAESP-FGV work interculturally in small consultancy groups of 47 students guided by an academic supervisor. Participating students are able to sharpen their skills to connect theoretical insights to real-world challenges and develop reflective capacities to understand and break down problems, operationalizing them into goal-oriented research for consultancy projects. The semester culminates in the presentation of the projects proposed by the students to the partner organization.