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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Business Strategy in Practice (Project-centered Course) by University of Virginia

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About the Course

A Capstone Project is an assignment designed specifically to apply and showcase the skills you learned in the Specialization. To this end, the Business Strategy Capstone Project, a comprehensive Strategic Analysis, provides an opportunity for you to synthesize concepts and knowledge from the four prerequisite courses in the specialization. In this course, developed at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia, you will be guided through your project by top-ranked faculty. You may continue with the organization you selected for previous assignments or select a new organization for this project. You will analyze the current state of the organization, strategic issues facing the organization, strategic paths the organization might pursue, make a recommendation of the best path for the organization to pursue, and write an Executive Summary. Your finished project will serve as an artifact showcasing your ability to conduct research on/within an organization, select and apply the most appropriate analytical tools, build a well-supported case for a specific position, and effectively communicate key points with executive leadership....

Top reviews

DO

Oct 17, 2019

The hands on approach helped me to gain confidence in my ability to carry out a strategic analysis of an organization. The project forced me to thoroughly revise all the preceding 4 courses.

JS

Nov 26, 2016

Unless you complete the Capstone project all the knowledge remains bookish and theoretical.

In order to learn application of knowledge or skill in action one must do the Capstone project.

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26 - 50 of 52 Reviews for Business Strategy in Practice (Project-centered Course)

By Jimmy L 梁

Dec 3, 2022

Very good courses in 5 while step by step connect the dots and experience, I strongly recommend this series and courses.

By Suyash U

Apr 7, 2020

I recommend this course to everyone looking for a deep in hand experience on how strategic decisions are made.

By A.Respress

Nov 1, 2021

Everything was great except, the peer-graded assignments; get rid of them for a CPU-generated grade!

By Akashjyoti S M

Jun 7, 2021

Practical course. This is what is needed in the current times to make a student Industry-ready.

By Thana B

May 10, 2020

I love the course. It trained by brain circuit to think like an entrepreneur.

By Fausto A B

Sep 1, 2016

excelent course to apply the knowledge of the previous courses

By Alvaro F

May 19, 2020

It is a wonderful and Great program!. Thank you so much!

By Avkash D

Aug 8, 2020

Hands on experience makes was worth it!

By Ali D

Jun 9, 2020

We need more courses like this one

By Abhinandan B

May 9, 2020

nice journey throughout the course

By Sagar D

Nov 8, 2020

best course and best instructors

By Alejandro B

May 24, 2017

Great colaborative session!

By Mathew A

Apr 3, 2022

Great overview and content

By Nsizwa K

Dec 19, 2020

Very Educational indeed

By Rene W

Oct 16, 2023

Really good

By Henry W

Oct 26, 2016

opportunity

By Ewan S

Feb 3, 2021

Loved it

By ELIAN S D L H

Jun 4, 2022

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By Terika R

Jan 22, 2023

The course is great and improved my business knowledge regarding strategy

My only complaint is the peer review process needs to be regulated more to prevent plagiarism and for fair grading in a timely manner. You shouldn't have to wait 7-10 days for the work to be graded to move on to the next level. It slows the learning retention.

By Omodiaogbe S

May 10, 2016

The final project gives a deeper insight and understanding of how to apply the strategist's toolkits in creating valuable competitive position for an organization. Great Professors

By Hernan E

May 28, 2020

It is a good exercise to recap the other courses, however the need to complete peer reviews put unnecessary pressure.

By Javier M

Aug 31, 2017

Good course, but it is basically a repetition and compilation of the prior 4 courses content.

By LEE S M

Jun 13, 2016

A well structured course for acquiring the fundamental knowledge on business strategy.

By WASIM I B

Sep 27, 2017

interesting course

By Shawn A W

Dec 10, 2020

The specialization is a great one, but the capstone class was disappointing. There is little new content - so success is based on having sufficiently insightful peer reviews.