REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Course Title

MBA Virtual Hack-A-Thon (Summer 2022)

Collaboration Overview

We're looking to build a high-impact MBA consulting experience that will provide our students with a meaningful perspective of what it's like to be an executive of a real organization. Our students, while working in teams, will work to solve a challenging problem for your organization. Through this MBA Gateway "Live Case Experience" we our students to dedicate several days to solve your challenge.

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Engagement Format: Live Case

Think "Hackathon" or Case Competition with a whole class of students! This learning format allows educators to deliver experiential learning to students at scale. Students are often split into groups to work on a live case (or a series of cases) from a real host company that directly relates to key learning objectives.

Timeline & Next Steps

  • February 16, 2022

    Collaboration request published. Industry Partners may express interest in participating.

  • February 22, 2022

    Educators will begin interviewing interested Industry Partners to discuss project ideas.

  • April 15, 2022

    Final date for Industry Partners to express interest in participating.

  • April 30, 2022

    Educators and Industry Partners finalize project charters, legal documents, and background materials.

  • May 13, 2022

    OFFICIAL PROJECT LAUNCH: We’ll find a time on this day to web conference you into our class to kickoff the project.

  • May 14, 2022

    OFFICIAL PROJECT END: We’ll find a time on this day to web conference you into our class to close the project.

Project Inspiration

Project templates by topic that might inspire you…

Corporate Social Responsibility

Strategy Development
Requirements Planning
Evaluation and Recommendations

Customer Service

New Business Opportunity Assessment
New Product/Service Development
Customer Discovery/Interviewing

Data Management

Data Scrubbing & Reorganization
Data Synthesis & Visualization
KPI Design Visualization

Growth Strategy

Business Opportunity Research
Prospecting New Relationships
Designing & Scaling Processes

International Affairs

Expansion Planning
Cultural Assessment
Strategic Entry

Marketing

Branding Strategy/Redesign
Social Media Optimization
User/Customer Acquisition Strategy Development & Testing

Operations

Process Design Review
Scalability Assessment
Inter-Departmental Efficiency Assessment

Product Design & Development

User Testing/Interviewing
Requirements Planning
Product Development/Extension

Reporting, Financial Planning & Analysis

Growth Analysis
Valuations Assessment
Financial Performance Analysis​

Sales & Business Development

New Business Opportunity Assessment
Market Testing
Customer Discovery/Interviewing

Academic Mentors

Instructor

Marietta Stalcup

[email protected]

Instructor

Marie Mackintosh 

[email protected]

Academic Program Details

SchoolButler University
CourseMBA Virtual Hack-A-Thon (Summer 2022)
Graduate / Undergraduate
  • All Graduate
Students Enrolled10-20
Student Time Commitment8-15 Hours
Class Meeting Day & Time*April 29 through May 14

*Note: Company, faculty, and students will finalize meeting and communication schedule after collaboration is finalized

Collaboration Requirements

Requested Industries
Accounting & Legal, Aerospace & Defense, Agriculture & Forestry, Arts, Entertainment & Recreation, Biotech & Pharmaceuticals, Business Services, Construction, Repair & Maintenance, Consumer Services, Education, Finance, Government, Health Care, Information Technology, Insurance, Manufacturing, Media, Mining & Metals, Non-Profit, Oil, Gas, Energy & Utilities, Real Estate, Restaurants, Bars & Food Services, Retail, Telecommunications, Transportation & Logistics, Travel & Tourism
Requested Company Size
  • Established Startup
  • High-Growth Startup
  • Small Business
  • Medium Business
  • Large Enterprise
Duration1 Weeks (01/07/2022 - 01/16/2022)
Location
  • Fully Remote (located anywhere)
Company Time Commitment3-5 Hours per week of mentoring, answering key questions, and providing access to helpful resources
Project Count1

Projects

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