What is Career-Integrated Program (CIP)
The Career-Integrated Program is the mandatory institutional protocol for undergraduate capstone projects at UTE.
Phase I: Opportunity Discovery & Problem Validation (Terms IV-VI)
Objective:
Develop students’ ability to identify meaningful real-world problems and validate opportunities
through evidence-based inquiry.
Key Learning Goal:
a. Cultivate analytical and critical thinking to understand complex problems.
b. Apply design thinking and appreciative inquiry to explore opportunities.
c. Conduct primary market and stakeholder research.
d. Define validated problem statements and solution directions.
e. Demonstrate problem–solution fit through structured ideation defense.
Key Focus in CIP401: Opportunity Discovery through Appreciative Inquiry Model
Expected Outcome:
- Conduct exploratory market and stakeholder
- Research to identify emerging opportunities
- Validate a compelling problem/opportunity/solution space