capstone Courses

Finish on your terms, select your preferred culminating experience

culminating course & experience

Capstone courses provide you with experiences, which can include developing business plans for new ventures, consulting with small businesses or involvement in product innovation. They are offered through the Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program as well as departments across the university.

FOR THIS REQUIREMENT

Flexible + Feasible

Many courses fulfill both certificate and plan of study requirements in your major. Utilize the approved course list below to further personalize your path.

Or select from the following:

ENTR Offered capstone Courses

Credit Hour: 3
Semesters Offered: Fall & Spring
Prerequisite: ENTR 20000 & ENTR 31000, 31500, or 32500
Overview:
 In ENTR 48000 students explore how to use their entrepreneurial talents, skills, and interests in a variety of ways, including launching startups, joining family businesses, or being intrapreneurs in established organizations.

ENTR 48000 prepares students for entrepreneurial careers by requiring them to apply the knowledge and skills learned in prerequisite entrepreneurship courses to the development of their professional goals and networks. Students explore how they can use their entrepreneurial talents, skills, and interests in a variety of ways, including launching startups, joining family businesses, or being intrapreneurs in established organizations. The course serves as a capstone requirement for the Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. 

Students develop the knowledge and skills to:

  • Identify unique personal entrepreneurial strengths to help shape career decisions.
  • Understand the practical application of team building and leadership required.
  • Explore different types of entrepreneurial careers in startups and large organizations.
  • Research and interview entrepreneurs about career pathways.
  • Use secondary research to assess potential employers and their alignment with personal goals.
  • Explore options for using entrepreneurial skills within existing organizations.
  • Understand key elements of personal financial planning and management.
  • Build a personal brand and use social media platforms to expand professional networks.
  • Create a personal business plan.

Required Textbook – none

Credit Hours: 3
Semesters Offered: Fall & Spring
Prerequisite: ENTR 20000 and ENTR 31000, 31500, or 32500
Overview:
In ENTR 48100 students learn how to become a consultant by applying the knowledge and skills learned in prerequisite entrepreneurship courses to a real-world project for a startup, small business, or non-profit organization.

ENTR 48100 is an experiential course that requires students to apply the knowledge and skills learned in prerequisite entrepreneurship courses to a real-world consulting project for a startup, small business, or non-profit organization. Student teams use a three-stage consulting model to guide project contracting, data gathering, and value creation for the client. In-class time focuses on developing consulting knowledge and competencies that are applied directly to client interactions and project execution. The course serves as a capstone requirement for the Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Class size is limited. Permission of the instructor is required.

Students develop the knowledge and skills to:

  • Develop consulting skills through a hands-on consulting engagement.
  • Think strategically about a small business in a complex and changing environment.
  • Practice leadership and organization skills by establishing priorities, setting expectations, and completing objectives within a team.
  • Effectively use consulting tools and practices to analyze operations and establish priorities for improving effectiveness and growing the business.
  • Collaborate with clients by establishing positive relationships, building trust, sharing information, educating, learning, and solving problems.
  • Create value for a consulting client through tangible deliverables including new methods, processes, systems, products and services that will have a lasting impact on the long-term growth of the business.
  • Network with entrepreneurs and service providers from a variety of disciplines.

Required Textbooks

Title: Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used
Fourth edition
Author: Pfeiffer
ISBN: 9781394177301