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Capstone Project

Photographed from above, Kelley students take on real challenges with partnering companies in the MSiS Capstone project.

Gain real-world expertise to become an information systems leader

Take a deep dive to solve an actual business challenge with the MS in Information Systems Capstone Project (BUS-S546). It’s an opportunity to put into practice all you’ve learned in the MSIS program and get firsthand business experience collaborating with a corporate partner.

What benefits of experiential learning are unique to the Kelley MSIS degree?

The knowledge you gain through the MSIS program and the Capstone Project prepares you to add value to any organization on day one. A key component of the MSIS degree, this one-semester team project will develop your ability to:

  • Consult with a corporate client to address a business challenge
  • Design and build a system to provide your client with solutions
  • Engage in all the cycles of typical system development
  • Interview client personnel and potential system users
  • Conduct market research
  • Develop a system design that includes a human interface component
  • Translate client needs into a requirements document
  • Build a working prototype appropriate for implementation and testing

See how MSIS students are developing fundamental skills through real work for top companies

MSIS students, Kelley faculty, and employers talk about the value of the MSIS Capstone Project and how it transforms a student’s career readiness.

“The MSIS program at Kelley had the perfect set of coursework designed with learning opportunities—case competitions and capstone projects—that enabled me to work on real-world IT problems with major companies.”

Mihir Borkar, MSIS’18