Sogeti charged Hussey’s team with addressing exploratory questions and concerns the company had surrounding the new wave of AI technologies.
The overall purpose of the MBA capstone is multi-fold: showcase real-world applications of classroom learnings; create connections between students, alumni and employer partners; and illustrate how students can apply the expertise of Lindner’s research faculty to solving complex business problems.
“Having an experiential capstone as opposed to writing a thesis or a paper as a capstone, I felt that was much more beneficial,” attested Lucas Biondi, MBA ’24, who partnered with a logistics service provider for the capstone project. “Going out and networking with the company, figuring out what sort of problems they have and what sort of problems that they prioritize that they want to look at. There are more benefits to having that person-to-person interaction with experiential learning.”
The process benefits both students and the program’s company partners, like Sogeti.
“We chose to invest in this program because our company invests in local businesses, universities and people. The University of Cincinnati continues to be a pipeline of exceptional talent,” said Andy Stout, MBA ’20, director, Southwest Ohio, Sogeti USA. “Working with the MBA students has brought us a fresh, unique perspective each time we have sponsored a capstone project. I personally have been working with the UC MBA program for three years and each time I am impressed with the thoughts and ideas that the students bring to our engagement.”
With degrees in hand, students leave armed with the necessary expertise — now including generative AI — to shine on the job market and in the workplace.
“I’m about to enter the workforce, and I am prepared for how I can leverage gen AI within my work,” said Abigail Martin, MBA ‘24, who will take her newfound knowledge to L3Harris Technologies as a finance operations associate. “I was able to go through this project when I was interviewing, and my employer was definitely interested and impressed with how well I knew gen AI and how it is being utilized in all functions of business.”
Featured image at top: Left to right: Abigail Martin, MBA ’24; Prathik Shivanna, MBA ’24; Chris Leary, associate vice president, Sogeti USA; Andy Stout, MBA ’20, director, Southwest Ohio, Sogeti USA; and Jack Hussey, BBA ’23, MBA ’24.