Education and Experience

4+1 / One-Year MBA Students Gain "Real World" Experience

Students taking advantage of the DSOB 4+1 / One Year MBA program are developing advanced business skills not only through the classroom but also through hands-on activities in local organizations.

Five "field study" teams are underway this fall.  Teams of daytime MBA students are working on projects ranging from market research to public relations to business development for organizations including Kaplan Professional, Mayo Clinic Health System, Hillview Urban Agriculture Center, and The Insurance Center.  Field study projects will conclude later this semester with presentations made to the client organizations and papers written synthesizing the students’ recommendations to the clients with the organizational learning and experience they gained through the process.

Daytime MBA student Jason Larsen (anticipated ‘12) is interning in a position at Western Technical College.  As Energy and Sustainable Projects Graduate Assistant, Jason will be working to promote and support energy efficiency and conservation by researching, identifying and collecting data that will later be used in Dr. Raintry Salk's Sustainable Measurement and Monitoring course. WTC’s Energy Education Specialist reports that Jason “hit the ground running” and that she is impressed and excited to have him on board.

"The position has been great. So far I've attended sustainability meetings with building leaders, taken over as the marketing chair for the Living Green Expo, and developed spreadsheets for use in sustainability metrics. The few weeks I've been in the position have already provided an unbelievable learning opportunity," comments Jason.

To learn more about the Dahl School of Business' 4+1 MBA program, please visit www.viterbo.edu/fourplusone.