It’s time for this week’s edition of Trivia Tuesday, in which we spotlight the elements that differentiate the leading MBA programs from their peers. Today we’re taking a peek into the Clear Admit School Guide to Tepper to tell you about the final hurdle Tepper students must clear before graduation: the capstone course.
“In the spring of their second year, students must complete a capstone course – Tepper’s term for a culminating project – either in their chosen track or in General Management. These courses usually span Minis [mini-semesters] 3 and 4 and frequently consist of both classroom and practical components. The capstone course requires students to draw on the knowledge they have gained throughout their time at Tepper and apply it to a relevant practical situation. Students following the General Management curriculum do so by taking part in the Management Game, a practical simulation in which teams of students run competing virtual consumer goods companies with the goal of securing the greatest market share.
“Students who follow tracks have the opportunity to take part in similar practical simulations and, in some cases, to work on real-world issues. In the Management of Innovation and Product Development track, for example, the capstone course is sponsored by an existing company, such as New Balance or Ford, and students work in teams to design new products for that company. Other tracks take a completely different approach; in the Global Enterprise Management track, for instance, students are required to participate in a study abroad program based at the WHU–Otto Beisheim School of Management in Koblenz, Germany, where they study economic, financial and political issues affecting the European Union.”
To read more about the curriculum at Tepper, as well as to obtain in-depth program and curriculum information, be sure to check out the Clear Admit School Guide to Tepper! All 21 Clear Admit School Guides are available for immediate purchase and download on the Clear Admit shop.
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