Integrative Exercise

Terry MBA students participate in a business case simulation, known as the "Integrative Exercise", with their four-person team at the culmination of the core curriculum. The challenge asks students to apply their newly acquired knowledge from their foundation courses to solve a real business problem. Unfolding over a four-day period, the business case requires each team to make a series of daily business decisions, drawing on MBA students’ analytical, creative problem-solving and team facilitation skills.

Competition for the highest ranking is fierce. Coupled with the pressure of its short timeframe, the Integrative Exercise is a simulation of the demands to deliver results in a real business. On the last day, each team presents their case to a faculty "board of directors," answering key questions from the "board." MBA teams must submit an executive summary with supporting documents pertaining to their decisions and recommendations for the case problem.