CBA Honors Project Options: Spring 2015 Graduates and Beyond
CBA Integrated Business Forum
The CBA Integrated Business Forum will be a common honors project experience for students in all
CBA majors. It will be team taught by a CBA Executive in Residence and another CBA faculty member.
The project will consist of participation in a series of forums with executives during the Fall semester
and the completion of a comprehensive applied research team project during the Spring semester.
During each of the two semesters students will complete various “mile stone” team assignments
pertaining to the comprehensive research project, have assigned reading assignments, and participate in
team building activities and project management workshops. In addition, students will also be coached
on their team process and personal leadership competencies.
During the Fall semester, students will attend class weekly and will register for 1 credit of 6100:497
Honors Project in Business Administration. Speakers from multiple firms will share their firm’s approach
to multi-disciplinary business processes and to innovation. Students will complete reading assignments,
conduct research, and participate in discussions on topics related to innovation and disruptive
processes. Teams of students will be assigned to a project at the firms participating in the symposium.
The firms will provide a team of associates that will work with the team(s) assigned to their firm. The
projects will require primary and secondary research and will be eligible for funding from the Institute
for Leadership Advancement. The Spring semester will include less regular class meetings and more
independent study teamwork and students will register for 2 credits of 6100:497 Honors Project in
Business Administration.
Students may participate in the Honors Integrated Business Forum during their junior year or
senior year.
The advantage to participating as a junior is that students may leverage the contacts they make
with the participating firms to obtain internship opportunities. One reason the firms want to
participate in the Integrated Business Forum is to be able to meet promising prospective interns
and future full-time associates.
Exceptions:
Students may pursue an approved exception to the CBA Honors Symposium. Exceptions must be
approved by three semesters prior to graduation. Alternatives to the CBA Honors Symposium are:
1. Individual, discipline specific scholarly research papers
2. Leadership Experience Projects (per Institute for Leadership Advancement) – an experiential team
project on a topic selected by students
What do you need to do?
 Make an appointment with Dr. Hanlon if you wish to be granted an exception.
 If you are enrolling in the Integrated Business Forum contact your academic advisor and request
to be enrolled in 6100:497.