Second Life Virtual World as a Possible Venue for an Undergraduate Capstone Course in Business

Abstract

Well beyond that of a new cyber place to hold traditional lecturers and classes, the virtual world of Second Life presents a rich tapestry of options for the business educator to inculcate in their students the realities of decision making in a REAL business. By leaping beyond the traditional types of capstone courses, the educator’s ability to have a team of students create and operate a REAL for-profit business in this virtual world dramatically increases the students’ ownership of the assimilative nature of capstone learning.