BUS 8600 APPLIED SEMINAR IN LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION (3)

Capstone course in which participants evaluate the development and implementation of a major innovation (product or program) and makes recommendations on how the development and implementation of the innovation might have been more effectively executed.  Students are expected to provide a full description of the innovation, and evaluation of the development implementation processes, an assessment of the outcomes (financial, impact on organization's culture, or other relevant observations) and alternative steps that might have been taken to achieve the intended goals.  Students are required to provide a sound theoretical basis for the recommendations based on concepts and theories learned in previous courses in the program.