Overview
You will complete a capstone that integrates the knowledge and skills you have developed in the business core coursework and over the duration of the term by creating an executive summary that highlights the performance of your company from the Capsim simulation. The executive summary is your opportunity to show your knowledge of the organization, products, and business functions—skills that professionals in this field must possess. You will also reflect on your journey through the business core and how you plan to position yourself both professionally and in your upcoming program of study. This personal and professional reflection will specifically focus on business communication skills, professional etiquette, and peer-to-peer and peer-to-leader collaboration.
Evaluation of Capstones
This capstone will be assessed somewhat differently than other courses you have taken online at SNHU. There are two separate components, which will be evaluated as a unit in determining whether you have demonstrated proficiency in each outcome. Your instructor will guide you through this process, keeping a running narrative of your strengths and weaknesses in relation to the outcomes as you progress through the class. Your work is expected to meet the highest professional standards.
This assessment will evaluate your mastery with respect to the following outcomes:
- OL-421-01: Demonstrate business communication skills and etiquette for constructing personal and professional reflections in a variety of business environments
- OL-421-02: Analyze strategic problem-solving skills for enhancing business success
- OL-421-03: Analyze the use of quantitative and qualitative tools for informing strategic decision-making
- OL-421-04: Assess ethical, legal, and social challenges for suggesting improvement and enhancement strategies
- OL-421-05: Assess peer-to-peer and peer-to-leader collaboration for improving performance and decision making
- OL-421-06: Analyze global business markets for informing future business expansion choices
- OL-421-07: Analyze entrepreneurial and innovative approaches for solving authentic business problems
Prompt
Since you just finished the Capsim simulation, compiled your results, and are now looking to the future of your company, the first component of your capstone requires you to compose a company performance summary. Imagine that this summary is for new members of the topic of directors of your company. It is imperative that the topic understand your company, its value, and its development cycle over the last eight years. This is your opportunity to exhibit your knowledge of your organization, your products, and how your business functions.
High-level business executives are often short on time, so it is important that your summary is concisely written and rich in content. As has been emphasized in previous classes in the business core, effective business communication, peer-to-peer and peer-to-leader collaboration, and professional etiquette are mandatory skills to have when entering today’s business world. Because this is the last course in the business core, the second component of your capstone requires you to reflect on your use of business communication skills, professional etiquette, and collaboration skills throughout the
