In Spring 2001, the MBA curriculum was revamped to improve student integration and synthesis of topics learned in MBA courses. The Graduate Faculty of CBA approved an integrative business case requirement. Under this program, MBA students select a company in their first year of studies and then utilize that firm in assignments in other MBA courses. At the end of their studies, the students have developed a portfolio of information about the firm, its industry and competitors. In BSAD 8800: Policy, Planning and Strategy, students write a business case on their firm.