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Business IT Analysis and Consulting

MIS 4800
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Ohio University
Ohio University
Athens, Ohio, United States
Victor Scavo
Victor Scavo
Assistant Professor
(5)
6
Timeline
  • February 2, 2023
    Experience start
  • March 10, 2023
    Mid-project checkpoint
  • April 21, 2023
    Experience end
Experience
6/8 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Information technology Market research Project management Product or service launch
Skills
project planning business services business strategy data analysis research
Learner goals and capabilities

Senior undergraduate students will leverage their business IT systems analysis knowledge to conduct a real-world analysis project focused on a trending IT issue for your organization. The analysis can contain technical areas, but it should be focused on matching technical capabilities with business/user needs. Examples of analyses that would be a good fit include: Software selection, system configuration decisions, system use recommendations, or system marketing.

Learners

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
27 learners
Project
35 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Student teams will deliver the client a report and video presentation, which can be evaluated on the following grounds:

  • Cohesive, logical flow of ideas (including a strong intro and conclusion)
  • Use of graphics, tables, diagrams to effectively summarize ideas
  • Use of process analysis to frame problem and or solution
  • Full analysis of People, Process and IT (the full “Information System”) as appropriate
  • Use of benchmarking and other business examples to frame problems and describe solutions
  • Use of valuable external information sources
  • Recommendation aligned with project/business goals
  • Risk Analysis of proposed solution
  • High-level Cost/Benefit analysis
  • Overall Quality of Report
  • Overall Quality of Video Presentation
  • Professionalism
Project timeline
  • February 2, 2023
    Experience start
  • March 10, 2023
    Mid-project checkpoint
  • April 21, 2023
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

The student team can conduct research to be made into a report and presentation focused on analysis of trending IT issues such as:

  • New business IT systems
  • Cybersecurity
  • Mobile apps
  • Business intelligence
  • Emerging technologies

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

An initial live video meeting with the student team to establish project scope and deliverables.

Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer emails or attend virtual meetings once per week over the duration of the project to address students' questions.

Provide feedback on a midpoint background analysis report, and a final live video presentation of the full analysis and recommendation.