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Graduate Business AI-Powered Analytics Capstone (Fall 2025)

University of South Carolina - Upstate
Graduate Business AI-Powered Analytics Capstone (Fall 2025)
10/13/2025 to 12/05/2025
Uma Gupta
Collaboration Overview
About Students
Participants are graduate-level learners with a focus on applied data analytics and AI integration. They are equipped with: 

  • Practical experience in Python, SQL, Tableau, and machine learning

  • Real-world exposure to business data scenarios

  • AI fluency, including prompt engineering and workflow automation using tools like ChatGPT

  • Strong communication skills and the ability to translate data into decisions

Students work in small project teams and meet regularly with their assigned industry partner.
About Program Goals
Through this Capstone, students will: 

  • Apply data analytics and AI tools to solve a real-world problem

  • Collaborate with industry partners in a consulting-style engagement

  • Practice storytelling with data and executive-level communication

  • Deliver a final presentation with strategic recommendations based on data findings

Your role as a partner:
 
  • Provide access to a challenge and relevant data (if available)

  • Join a kickoff call and weekly check-ins

  • Offer feedback and insights to help students refine their approach

  • Attend the final presentation
About the Collaboration Format
Engage with elite graduate students from USC Upstate’s Data Analytics Bootcamp in a short, intensive, AI-powered analytics consulting experience. In just 8 weeks, student teams will collaborate with your organization to extract insight from data, solve a real business challenge, and present actionable results. Leveraging AI tools like ChatGPT, along with Python, SQL, and Tableau, these emerging professionals bring fresh perspectives and data fluency to your toughest questions.

The format is designed to simulate a real-world analytics consulting engagement. Teams meet weekly with their industry partner and deliver work aligned with evolving project goals. At the conclusion of the program, each team presents their findings in a formal capstone presentation.

This is a non-sponsored program; there is no cost to participate.
Benefits for Industry Partners
Program Details

Students Include: Graduate Degree

Students Enrolled:  Students Enrolled

Program Duration: 7 weeks

Program Launch Date: 10/13/25

Program End Date: 12/05/25

Student Commitment: 15-30 Hours hrs/week

Course Format: Practicum, Multiple Projects Multiple Teams

Modality: Fully Remote

# of Projects: 2

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Project Requirements

Industry Partner Requirements
Project Topics Customer Service & Account Management Data Management Growth Strategy Information Technology (IT) Innovation Marketing Operations Reporting, Financial Planning & Analysis Research & Development Research, Analysis, Evaluation Software Design & Development Strategic Planning
Location Preferences

Local (within 30 miles)

Compensation

No Compensation Required

Sponsorship

No Sponsorship Required
Other Requirements
  • Commit to a kickoff meeting and weekly 30–60 min check-ins

  • Provide feedback asynchronously as students progress

  • Supply data (if applicable) and context to guide student analysis

  • Attend final presentation to receive results and ask questions

  • No payment or sponsorship required
Project Management Time Commitment 2 Hours per week
Interested Industries Aerospace & Defense Agriculture & Farming Arts & Recreation Biotech & Pharmaceuticals Computers & Hardware Construction, Repair & Maitenance Consulting & Professional Services Consumer Products & Services Education & Ed-Tech Energy & Utilities Fashion & Apparel Finance & Investment Food & Beverage Government Health Care & Life Sciences Insurance Manufacturing & Industrial Media, Publishing & Content Natural Resources Non-Profit & Social Impact Public Works Real Estate Restaurants, Hospitality & Food Service Retail & E-Commerce Semiconductor Software, AI & Data Sports & Entertainment Telecommunications Transportation & Logistics Travel & Tourism
Skills & Expertise
Business case analysis ChatGPT prompt engineering Dashboard design Data cleaning Data storytelling ETL pipelines Exploratory data analysis Machine learning Open-source data tools Power BI Predictive modeling Prescriptive analytics Python programming SQL querying Stakeholder communication Tableau visualization Workflow automation
Key Program Dates Due Date

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Strategic Planning

Program Overview
Program Title Graduate Business AI-Powered Analytics Capstone (Fall 2025)
Organization University of South Carolina - Upstate
# of Students Enrolled
0
# of Projects Running
3 Project/s Added (of 2 Projects Expected)

Program Timeline

Project Duration

Start Date: 10/13/25      End Date: 12/05/25

2 months
Collaboration Overview
About Students

Participants are graduate-level learners with a focus on applied data analytics and AI integration. They are equipped with: 

  • Practical experience in Python, SQL, Tableau, and machine learning

  • Real-world exposure to business data scenarios

  • AI fluency, including prompt engineering and workflow automation using tools like ChatGPT

  • Strong communication skills and the ability to translate data into decisions

Students work in small project teams and meet regularly with their assigned industry partner.

Student Level:   Graduate Degree

Student Time Commitment:   Full Time

Team Structure:   2 - 5

Program Goals
Through this Capstone, students will: 

  • Apply data analytics and AI tools to solve a real-world problem

  • Collaborate with industry partners in a consulting-style engagement

  • Practice storytelling with data and executive-level communication

  • Deliver a final presentation with strategic recommendations based on data findings

Your role as a partner:
 
  • Provide access to a challenge and relevant data (if available)

  • Join a kickoff call and weekly check-ins

  • Offer feedback and insights to help students refine their approach

  • Attend the final presentation
Format Structure

Multiple Projects Multiple Teams
Format Title Practicum
Format Description
Engage with elite graduate students from USC Upstate’s Data Analytics Bootcamp in a short, intensive, AI-powered analytics consulting experience. In just 8 weeks, student teams will collaborate with your organization to extract insight from data, solve a real business challenge, and present actionable results. Leveraging AI tools like ChatGPT, along with Python, SQL, and Tableau, these emerging professionals bring fresh perspectives and data fluency to your toughest questions.

The format is designed to simulate a real-world analytics consulting engagement. Teams meet weekly with their industry partner and deliver work aligned with evolving project goals. At the conclusion of the program, each team presents their findings in a formal capstone presentation.

This is a non-sponsored program; there is no cost to participate.
Benefits For Industry Partners
Project Modality Fully Remote
Industry Partner Requirements to Participate
Project Topics Customer Service & Account Management Data Management Growth Strategy Information Technology (IT) Innovation Marketing Operations Reporting, Financial Planning & Analysis Research & Development Research, Analysis, Evaluation Software Design & Development Strategic Planning
Target Industries Aerospace & Defense Agriculture & Farming Arts & Recreation Biotech & Pharmaceuticals Computers & Hardware Construction, Repair & Maitenance Consulting & Professional Services Consumer Products & Services Education & Ed-Tech Energy & Utilities Fashion & Apparel Finance & Investment Food & Beverage Government Health Care & Life Sciences Insurance Manufacturing & Industrial Media, Publishing & Content Natural Resources Non-Profit & Social Impact Public Works Real Estate Restaurants, Hospitality & Food Service Retail & E-Commerce Semiconductor Software, AI & Data Sports & Entertainment Telecommunications Transportation & Logistics Travel & Tourism
Skills & Expertise Business case analysis ChatGPT prompt engineering Dashboard design Data cleaning Data storytelling ETL pipelines Exploratory data analysis Machine learning Open-source data tools Power BI Predictive modeling Prescriptive analytics Python programming SQL querying Stakeholder communication Tableau visualization Workflow automation
Location Information & Preferences

Local (within 30 miles)

Sponsorship

No Sponsorship Required
Compensation

No Compensation Required
Other Requirements
  • Commit to a kickoff meeting and weekly 30–60 min check-ins

  • Provide feedback asynchronously as students progress

  • Supply data (if applicable) and context to guide student analysis

  • Attend final presentation to receive results and ask questions

  • No payment or sponsorship required
Expected Time Commitment For Project Managers 2 Hours per week
Key Program Dates Due Date
Uma Gupta
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