Business Problem Solving

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This course provides students the opportunity to interface with leading consulting firms and work as a team to solve business problems. Top firms, like Deloitte, KPMG and EY, give students a realistic job preview by sharing their organization’s culture and process of engaging clients, helping students discern their own career choices and gain practical experience for interviews. Teams compete and solve five cases during the semester by framing key questions to break down the problem, organizing and collecting relevant evidence, and presenting creative feasible solutions to the client. The consulting firm evaluates the proposed solutions for their case and selects a winning team. This class will develop your “corporate street smarts” and allow you to leverage your creative and problem-solving skills. The development and delivery of client-facing presentations also helps individuals hone their communication skills. Finally, in this highly interactive class, students learn the principles of group dynamics and create an impactful deck and action-driven solutions and deliverables.