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What’s an MSBA Practicum Project?
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What’s an MSBA Practicum Project?

How are teams and corporate project sponsors selected

Behind the scenes of how practicum projects are developed and how the experience offers students professional growth.

MSBA Teams Claim Top Finishes at Pair of Analytics Challenges
Adobe and Humana Analytics Challenges
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MSBA Teams Claim Top Finishes at Pair of Analytics Challenges

Two tight weeks lead to strong lessons for student teams

Our MSBA student teams claimed a top-20 finish at the Adobe Analytics Challenge and reached the semifinals at Humana-Mays Healthcare Case Competition.

Electrifying ABB: MBA Team Consults for Swiss Innovator
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Electrifying ABB: MBA Team Consults for Swiss Innovator

Team travels to Zurich to present to executives on electric car charging tech

MBA students blog about traveling to Switzerland to present their consulting project findings to ABB Group, one of the world's largest engineering firms.

How Every Entrepreneur Wins in the Big Bang!
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How Every Entrepreneur Wins in the Big Bang!

We’re proud to be one of 16 finalists

Sacramento Part-Time MBA student Teri Slack is co-founder of StarBio, one of 16 finalist teams in the 2020 Big Bang! Business Competition.

Surprisingly Tasty Solution to Tahoe’s Little Monsters
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Surprisingly Tasty Solution to Tahoe’s Little Monsters

Our team's 10-week project to turn tiny invasive shrimp into a business

Tiny invasive shrimp are clouding Lake Tahoe's blue waters. UC Davis researchers called on MBAs to turn an environmental problem into a business opportunity—dog treats!

UC Davis Hosts Google Cloud Hero Competition
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UC Davis Hosts Google Cloud Hero Competition

Are you cloud ready?

Google brought its Cloud Hero event to our UC Davis MSBA campus in San Francisco, the only visit to a University of California campus among the 11 U.S. universities on its 2019 tour. 

UC Davis MSBA Team Takes 2nd in Adobe Analytics Challenge
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UC Davis MSBA Team Takes 2nd in Adobe Analytics Challenge

Students shine in case competitions

International case competitions are a key part of the student experience in the UC Davis Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) program, and data-crunching Aggies have been competing at the highest levels.

Leadership Skills I Learned that Transcend Borders
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Leadership Skills I Learned that Transcend Borders

Bringing ‘adaptive leadership’ from UC Davis to Shanghai

When I joined lecturer Marc Manashil’s course, Exercising Adaptive Leadership, in the UC Davis MBA program, I experienced a storm of new challenges, including my ability to translate English to Chinese during class discussions.

I came to the U.S

On the Water or at the Watercooler, Teamwork is your Coxswain
On the Water or at the Watercooler, Teamwork is your Coxswain
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On the Water or at the Watercooler, Teamwork is your Coxswain

Research has shown that by incorporating experiential learning into professional development programs, adult learners thrive. To be successful though, the experience has to not only be fun, but be translatable to the business world. 

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