Date of Award
5-2018
Degree Type
Thesis
Department
Moore School of Business
Director of Thesis
Pearse Gaffney
First Reader
Mark Ferguson
Second Reader
Mark Ferguson
Abstract
The University of South Carolina’s Global Supply Chain & Operations Management [GSCOM] program in the Management Science Department has witnessed incredible growth and success throughout its first ten years as a major in the Darla Moore School of Business. The crown jewel of the GSCOM program is the Capstone project, a consulting course offered for program seniors. This thesis paper examines the value of the Capstone program through analysis of results from a graduate survey. The survey was administered to graduates from the 2013-2017 classes, and aims to capture the value that Capstone had on the first year of each graduates’ career through salary enhancement, on the job performance, career preparation, and other characteristics. Survey data were collected from graduates who participated in the capstone project as well as graduates who took an alternate course. Analysis results demonstrate that that the Capstone program does add value to graduates careers through enhanced job-performance, career preparation, skillset, knowledge base, and salary.
First Page
1
Last Page
33
Recommended Citation
Hannon, Ashley Kathleen, "The Value of the Global Supply Chain & Operations Management Capstone Consulting Course on Graduates Careers" (2018). Senior Theses. 221.
https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/senior_theses/221
Rights
© 2018, Ashley Kathleen Hannon
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