Opening Residency

The objectives of the opening residency are to develop esprit de corps among all participants; to give the participants concrete, take-away knowledge; and to set the appropriate expectations about effort, quality, and cooperation. To accomplish these goals students analyze a `live case` on a topic of relevant strategic importance. The residency ends with a case competition among the student teams, judged by University faculty and selected executives from the case company on both content and presentation quality. As part of the residency, participants are introduced to the goals, expectations, and methods that are used throughout the program, including case analysis methods and business research and analysis skills