FACILITATE REAL-WORLD LEARNING IN THE CLASSROOM
The Pepperdine Education to Business (E2B) MBA Consulting program serves as an unrivaled cornerstone of experiential learning within our advanced degree programs. Through partnerships with global powerhouses, regional brands, and startups, industry collaborative learning is incorporated into the curriculum, allowing students to apply real-world solutions to current business challenges faced by organizations.
HOW E2B WORKS
E2B case projects are assigned to relevant MBA candidates who will invest 7-14 weeks to research, analyze, and provide recommended solutions to a business challenge.
Faculty experts define the scope and projected outcomes of the project in collaboration with client mentors.
THE VALUE OF E2B
Project checkpoints are built in to allow faculty members and company executives to monitor and guide student progress. Student teams present a consultative deliverable, both written and oral, to clients’ key executives with action items and recommendations.
GETTING STARTED FOR CLIENTS
When an organization is chosen as a Pepperdine E2B partner following a request submission, a faculty expert works directly with the organization’s leaders to define the scope of the project, including required outcomes. Companies are then assigned to the relevant, faculty-led MBA course and collaborate with a team of three to six MBA students over the duration of the project.
Projects are assigned on a trimester schedule*:
+ Fall (September - December)
“The E2B program is a great resource for organizations looking for clarity and an outside perspective on solving a business problem. At World Vision, we’ve utilized it twice in the last few years and have appreciated the partnership with both faculty and students.”
Russ Shumaker Segment Manager of Corporations and Foundations • World Vision
+ Spring (January - April)
+ Summer (May - August)
*MBA students involved in the E2B project meet on a weekly basis for 11-14 weeks. An E2B project requires 10-25 hours of executive-level involvement in case development, class participation, student mentorship, and project evaluation depending on the class and scope of work.
LYNDA PALMER E2B Program Director Practitioner Faculty of Marketing
“Working with over 50 companies a year from local businesses to regional and national powerhouses, the Pepperdine E2B program provides a ‘real-world’ intense learning experience for the students. It also enables our partner companies to tap into our talented MBA students who provide fresh thinking and insights to address complex business issues.”
lynda.palmer@pepperdine.edu
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E2B PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS
