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Consulting Fundamentals (MGMT90148)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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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
Ms Luckshie Haran l.haran@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2
Ms Luckshie Haran l.haran@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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This subject will critically explore the purpose and value of consulting as a practice and as a profession. Through tracing the consulting lifecycle and the examination of client-consultant relationships, students will learn to emulate the requisite soft and technical skills of effective consultants and develop an understanding of what it means to be an external change agent. Using a case-based approach, this subject will introduce various consulting frameworks and tools used to diagnose, analyse and solve complex but seemingly common organisational problems. In the process, students will gain a firm appreciation of the art and science of professional consulting and learn to apply problem-solving approaches that balance methodological rigour with creativity and lateral thinking.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Critically evaluate the dynamic nature of consultant-client relationships and the role of consultants as change agents in organisations;
- Demonstrate a working understanding of the consulting profession which includes the various stages of the consulting lifecycle and the inherent legal and ethical challenges;
- Exhibit an ability to apply methodical and evidence-based approaches to addressing business problems using various consulting tools and frameworks; and
- Exhibit the soft skills and attributes necessary in effective consulting, which include teamwork, ability to work with imperfect information, critical thinking, independent learning and verbal and written communication skills.
Generic skills
On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic skills:
- Problem solving skills and critical thinking which is fostered in the seminar program where students will apply various consulting tools and frameworks to case studies;
- Collaborative learning and teamwork which is enhanced through seminar activities and team-based assessments;
- Verbal and written business communication skills developed through seminar discussions and presentation assessment; and
- Research skills facilitated through the major assignments.
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
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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Attendance and participation (including a 100-150 word annotated bibliography submitted weekly), due throughout semester (10%) | Throughout the semester | 10% |
20-30 minute team-based presentation (normally in groups of 4-5)
| From Week 5 to Week 11 | 20% |
Consulting report (normally in groups of 4-5).
| Week 11 | 40% |
End of semester exam
| During the examination period | 30% |
Additional details
Important online examination information: This examination is the equivalent of a 2-hour assessment; however, students are provided with 3-hours to accommodate the time that will be required for typesetting of mathematical expressions and/or the uploading of documents.
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Luckshie Haran Balendran Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 1.5hr lecture and 1.5hr workshop per week. Total time commitment 170 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
Ms Luckshie Haran l.haran@unimelb.edu.au
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Luckshie Haran Balendran Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 1.5hr lecture and 1.5hr workshop per week. Total time commitment 170 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
Ms Luckshie Haran l.haran@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
Estimated total time commitment of 170 hours per semester
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
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Last updated: 9 April 2024