Global Management Consulting (MGMT30017)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5Off Campus
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Summer Term
June
November
Overview
| Availability(Quotas apply) | Summer Term - Off Campus June - Off Campus November - Off Campus |
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| Fees | Look up fees |
Bachelor of Commerce students will be assigned in small groups to a host organisation in a country outside Australia. Collaborating in teams, they will undertake a consulting project related to an issue that is of current, practical importance to the host organisation. During the project, student teams will undertake in-depth, self-directed project work in coordination with the host organisation, including identifying project scope, opportunities, constraints and recommendations. Students will be supported by instructor-led workshops and consultations that provide guidance regarding approaches, tools and techniques, and values and principles for consulting work.
Students will learn to operate in an international context with unstructured and incomplete information in real business settings, to work with primary and secondary data sources and with stakeholders, to develop solutions that consider economic, social and environmental impacts, 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 over the course of the project to improve the outcomes of their efforts.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Apply theory and practice of undergraduate level studies in commerce to resolving real-world business issues;
- Research, analyse, evaluate and propose practical business solutions that consider commercial viability and sustainability, esp. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth, and SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production;
- Establish and develop positive, productive relationships with team members and project stakeholders over the duration of the project; and
- Demonstrate key employability attributes including cross-cultural communication skills, interpersonal skills, time management, commercial acumen, initiative, independent learning and team skills.
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; and
- Interpersonal skills through the practicum exercise and assigned tasks.
Last updated: 4 March 2025