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Global Management Consulting (MGMT30017)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Summer Term
Amanda Marotta
Industry Programs Consultant
fbe-capstonestudies@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
Availability(Quotas apply) | Summer Term June November |
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Fees | Look up fees |
Bachelor of Commerce students will be assigned in small groups to a host organisation in the respective country. Working in teams, they will undertake a structured business planning or business development exercise. This will be supported by seminar work providing approaches, tools, techniques and reporting format. During the Industry Project, in-depth work will be undertaken in identifying the scope, opportunities, constraints and recommendations of the exercise. Students will learn to work in an international context with unstructured and incomplete information in real business settings, to develop research and networks to support their enquiry, to work successfully in teams, to present their findings and seek and received constructive feedback in a range of settings. Students will also be encouraged to plan, reflect upon and modify their approaches to improve the outcomes of their efforts in managing the business project.
Intended learning outcomes
Bachelor of Commerce students will be assigned in small groups to a host organisation in the respective country. Working in teams, they will undertake a structured business planning or business development exercise. This will be supported by seminar work providing approaches, tools, techniques and reporting format.
During the project, in-depth work will be undertaken in identifying the scope, opportunities, constraints and recommendations of the exercise.
Students will learn to work in an international context with unstructured and incomplete information in real business settings, to develop research and networks to support their enquiry, to work successfully in teams, to present their findings and seek and received constructive feedback in a range of settings. Students will also be encouraged to plan, reflect upon and modify their approaches to improve the outcomes of their efforts in managing the business project.
Note: Travel and accommodation costs will be borne by the student. Students must be eligible to obtain visitor visas in the country where the subject is conducted.
Generic skills
On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic skills:
- Verbal and written communication skills through discussion and assigned tasks;
- Project management, including accurate scoping of project, development of approaches, timelines, execution and timely completion;
- Teamwork demonstrated by good communication within the group, understanding of skills brought by individual members, organising for achievement and presenting group report;
- Communication skills in an international business context;
- Research, problem solving and critical thinking;
- Documentation preparation and presentation skills through assigned tasks and the practicum exercise;
- Interpersonal skills through the practicum exercise and assigned tasks.
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
A minimum of 175 points total accumulated at the commencement of the subject including MGMT20001 Organisational Behaviour, AND permission from the Subject Coordinator via a selection process.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
- Students can gain credit for only one of: MGMT30017 Global Management Consulting or MGMT30012 Management Consulting
- 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
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Peer review assessment (10%) and reflective individual essay of 2,000 words (20%) to be submitted four weeks after return from in-company placement.
| End of the assessment period | 30% |
Team presentation to host company, including brief report of 1,000 words (40%) to be completed at the end of two week in-company placement. Presentation to be assessed by the Subject Coordinator
| End of the teaching period | 40% |
Full team report on project (with accompanying file of resources) of 5,000 words in length (30%) to be submitted 3 weeks after return from in-company placement
| During the assessment period | 30% |
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- Summer Term
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 8 hours of seminars pre-departure (1 day of 9am-5pm); full-day attendance for 10 days at the host company internationally (70 hours); 2-hour de-briefing session. Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 20 November 2017 Pre teaching requirements 8 hours of seminars pre-departure (1 day of 9am-5pm) Teaching period 19 January 2018 to 3 February 2018 Last self-enrol date 1 December 2017 Census date 19 January 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 2 February 2018 Assessment period ends 9 March 2018 Summer Term contact information
Amanda Marotta
Industry Programs Consultant
fbe-capstonestudies@unimelb.edu.au - June
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 8 hours of seminars pre-departure (1 day of 9am-5pm); full-day attendance for 10 days at the host company internationally (70 hours); 2-hour de-briefing session. Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 15 February 2018 Pre teaching requirements 8 hours of seminars pre-departure (1 day of 9am-5pm) Teaching period 26 June 2018 to 12 July 2018 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2018 Census date 29 June 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 6 July 2018 Assessment period ends 15 August 2018 - November
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 8 hours of seminars pre-departure (1 day of 9am-5pm); full-day attendance for 10 days at the host company internationally (70 hours); 2-hour de-briefing session. Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 19 November 2018 Pre teaching requirements 8 hours of seminars pre-departure (1 day of 9am-5pm) Teaching period 22 November 2018 to 8 December 2018 Last self-enrol date 19 November 2018 Census date 30 November 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 December 2018 Assessment period ends 11 January 2019
Time commitment details
170 hours
Additional delivery details
This subject has quotas; January 40 students, July 80 students, November 40 students and entry into the subject is competitive. Selection is determined via an application process and is contingent on permission from the Subject Coordinator.
Please note this subject has special entry requirements including strict application deadlines. See http://fbe.unimelb.edu.au/students/bcom/enrich for further information.
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 quotas; January 40 students, July 80 students, November 40 students and entry into the subject is competitive. Selection is determined via an application process and is contingent on permission from the Subject Coordinator.
Please note this subject has special entry requirements including strict application deadlines. See http://fbe.unimelb.edu.au/students/bcom/enrich for further information.
Last updated: 9 April 2024