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Management Consulting (MGMT30012)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
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Overview
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MGMT30012 is a capstone subject designed to provide students with an enriched learning experience. Working in cross-disciplinary teams, students will be assigned to a client organisation and will be required to draw on their prior knowledge gained from their studies to address contemporary business problems/opportunities at the individual (e.g. employee satisfaction, customer experience, etc), organisational (e.g. process analysis/improvement, organisational design, etc.) and industry/societal (e.g. industry analysis, go-to-market strategies, etc) level.
Students will be supported by formal lectures that cover practitioner-oriented methodologies. The mastery of specific consulting tools and techniques will be achieved through skill-based workshops led by experienced instructors. Students will learn to work with unstructured and incomplete information, to develop research and networks to support their enquiry, to work successfully in teams, and to present their findings and seek and receive constructive feedback in a range of settings. Students will also be encouraged to plan, reflect and modify their approaches to improve the outcomes of their efforts in managing their business project.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- have experienced how the theory and practice of tertiary studies in commerce contribute to resolving real-world business issues;
- research, analyse, evaluate and propose practical business options given the project constraints;
- identify key strategic questions, assess options, communicate progress and check direction with both team members, academic mentors and the client organisation; and
- demonstrate key attributes sought by employers in new commerce graduates, including interpersonal skills, time management, commercial awareness, initiative within ambiguity, independent learning and team skills.
Generic skills
Successful completion of this subject will further develop the following skills:
- verbal and written communication skills through discussion and assigned tasks;
- project management;
- team work;
- communication skills in a business context;
- research, problem solving, critical thinking;
- documentation, preparation and presentation skills, through assigned tasks and the consulting exercise;
- interpersonal skills, through assigned tasks and consulting exercise;
- collaborative learning, problem solving, application of theory to practice, interpretation and analysis, critical thinking, synthesis of data and other information, evaluation of data and other information, accessing data and other information from a range of sources and receptiveness to alternative ideas.
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
A minimum of 150 points total accumulated at the commencement of the subject, including MGMT20001 Organisational Behaviour.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
- Students can gain credit for only one of: MGMT30012 Business Consulting, 325-330 Business Practicum, MGMT30017 Global Management Consulting or 175-300 Managing Work and Projects
- BCom (Hons) students intending to complete this subject must seek permission to do so from their Honours Convenor.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Assessment
Additional details
- 3 team progress notes (Team Contract, Project Charter & Data Collection Plan), due between Weeks 2 and 10 (15%)
- 20 minute team presentation, due between Weeks 9 and 10 (15%)
- 5,000 word team report, due in Week 12 (50%)
- Workshop participation, ongoing throughout semester (10%)
- Client evaluation of individual performance, due in Week 12 (10%)
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Paul Wiseman Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 31 hrs Total time commitment 155 hours Teaching period 27 February 2017 to 28 May 2017 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2017 Census date 31 March 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2017 Assessment period ends 23 June 2017 Semester 1 contact information
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Austin Chia Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 31 hrs Total time commitment 155 hours Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2017 Census date 31 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
An estimated total time commitment of at least 155 hours: 31 hours of instruction (12 hours of lectures, 15 hours of skill-based workshops and up to 3 hours of consultations), plus a minimum of 40 hours based at the client organisation (4 hours over 10 weeks). Approximately 2 hours of personal study and 5 hours of team collaboration each week is required to achieve a satisfactory level of performance.
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Subject notes
This subject has a strict quota of 60 students and entry into the subject is competitive. Selection is determined via an application process and is contingent on permission from the Subject Coordinator.
This subject has special entry requirements including strict application deadlines. See http://fbe.unimelb.edu.au/csc/experience/capstone/business_consulting for further information.Although this is a level-3 subject, high performing students commencing second semester in second year are encouraged to apply.
Last updated: 9 April 2024