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Management Consulting (MGMT30012)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5Online
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Semester 2
Overview
Availability(Quotas apply) | Semester 1 - Online Semester 2 - Online |
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Fees | Look up fees |
Management Consulting is 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:
- Demonstrate 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 within project constraints
- Identify key strategic questions, assess options, communicate progress and check direction with both team members, academic mentors and the client organisation
- 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: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
a minimum of 150 credit points of undergraduate study
AND
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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MGMT20001 | Organisational Behaviour |
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Summer Term (Online)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
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12.5 |
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 the Management Consulting webpage for further information and how to apply:
Although this is a level-3 subject, high performing students commencing second semester in second year are encouraged to apply.
BCom (Hons) students intending to complete this subject must seek permission to do so from their Honours Convenor.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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MGMT30017 | Global Management Consulting |
May (Online)
Summer Term (Online)
October (Online)
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12.5 |
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Workshop Participation Hurdle requirement: 80% attendance at lectures and workshops and 100% attendance at 11 client visits (unless there are extenuating circumstances that have been discussed and agreed with the Subject Coordinator). Partial attendance of lectures, workshops and visits is not acceptable. | Throughout the teaching period | 0% |
Three Team Progress Notes (Team Contract, Project Charter & Data Collection Plan)
| From Week 2 to Week 10 | 15% |
Team Presentation
| From Week 9 to Week 10 | 15% |
Team Report
| Week 12 | 45% |
Reflective Essay
| Week 12 | 20% |
Peer Evaluation
| Week 12 | 5% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- Semester 1 - Online
Principal coordinator Kris Young Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 31 hrs Total time commitment 155 hours Teaching period 28 February 2022 to 29 May 2022 Last self-enrol date 11 March 2022 Census date 31 March 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 6 May 2022 Assessment period ends 24 June 2022 Semester 1 contact information
- Semester 2 - Online
Coordinator Kris Young Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 31 hrs Total time commitment 155 hours Teaching period 25 July 2022 to 23 October 2022 Last self-enrol date 5 August 2022 Census date 31 August 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 23 September 2022 Assessment period ends 18 November 2022 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.
Additional delivery details
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 the Management Consulting webpage for further information and how to apply.
Although this is a level-3 subject, high performing students commencing second semester in second year are encouraged to apply.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024