"In the past few years, more than 160 FEMBA students have been engaged in the Management Consulting Practicum experience. They have grown professionally by doing project work with teammates and other stakeholders. They have experienced new industries and functional areas, and have explored management consulting as a possible career path. In fact, many FEMBA students have used this experience as a stepping stone in their careers."
Emile Pilafidis, Ph.D.
Lecturer and Experiential Learning/Management Practicum Coordinator
The Paul Merage School of Business
University of California, Irvine
In the FEMBA program, students have an unparalleled opportunity to address real-life business challenges when they participate in the Merage MBA Management Practicum. This elective course requires students to work in teams on a real company project. The project culminates with a final presentation to the company’s senior management team, who are directly involved with the project throughout the Practicum course. Management Practicum projects are unique to Merage. Companies who would have otherwise hired professional consultants now turn to Merage for MBA expertise. The course is a value-added experience for both the student team and for the company. The MBA Management Practicum:
- Provides a challenging 10-week consulting project working with a company
- Pairs students in teams, receiving guidance from a dedicated faculty expert
- Focuses on strategic topics across functional areas
- Reflect today’s dynamic and innovative business environment
- Requires students to deliver applicable, superior results on-time
- Teams must deliver a written report and an on-site presentation to senior management
"There was a point mid-way in the presentation that I wished the entire management team was hearing this presentation."
Jim McCluney, EMULEX President and CEO, commenting at the final presentation delivered by FEMBA Students in the Emulex Team for the MBA Management Practicum Course:
Past Management Practicum projects have included work for these companies:
- Deloitte
- Nestle Waters
- Advanced Medical Optics
- Northwestern Mutual Financial network
- Connexion by Boeing
- Altos Group
- Mazda
- Verizon Wireless
- Pepsi
- Apria Healthcare
- Precept
- Beckman Coulter
- ESI/Dodge
- Emulex
- The Gallup Organization
- First Team Real Estate
- Ingram Micro
- Pacific Life
- Lowe Enterprises
- Restaurants on the Run
"I want to express our thanks on a well thought out and executed project. Jim McCluney (President and CEO) spoke highly of the project at his weekly staff meeting and have instructed the senior management team to read the report and follow through on some of its recommendation. Great job everyone."
Kim Bui, EMULEX Senior Director of Business Planning and Development
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