The M.B.A. Program in the Franklin P. Perdue School of Business at Salisbury University (Salisbury, MD) includes a project consulting course, which M.B.A. students take in their final semester after having completed all of their coursework. This course is typically taught in two formats, in the classroom and online, allowing us to invite organizations to work with our students outside of the Salisbury, MD, area. Projects may be managed at a distance using video conferencing, collaborative workspaces, and online presentations for analysis and recommendations. We invite you to send us a synopsis of a problem we might solve for your organization.
In addition to traditional M.B.A. coursework such as finance, economics and accounting, our program includes courses focusing on business operations/analysis, enterprise systems, marketing, human resources, and strategy. Our unique curriculum incorporates SAP, an enterprise resource planning software, as a tool in the classroom.
The class is structured so that M.B.A. consulting teams meet in class or online with their clients early in the term (late January/early February), make a presentation of project status at mid-semester (March), and then a final presentation (late April/early May). Early in the term, teams produce an engagement letter, which clients either agree to or amend. At the end of the term, teams provide an analysis of the problem and a final recommendation.
Should you choose to become a client, any members of your organization may participate. We do, however, have two requests:
- You designate one individual as point of contact throughout the duration of the program (January through mid-May).
- Each of your team members must be available to participate using online conferencing and collaboration technology to communicate with our team of M.B.A. consultants.
If your organization is interested in engaging our graduating M.B.A. students on a consulting project, please send M.B.A. Director Yvonne Downie Hanley (yxdownie@salisbury.edu) a few paragraphs explaining what you would like our students to do and the point of contact for the project’s duration. Engagements will be selected by the teaching faculty and client organizations notified early in January 2024. Submissions received prior to December 1 will be given priority.