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Consulting Fundamentals (MGMT90148)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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This subject will critically explore the purpose and value of management consulting as a profession. By examining the entire consulting engagement cycle, dynamics of client-consultant relationships, and consulting business models, students will develop essential soft and technical skills to diagnose, analyse and solve complex organisational problems. Through close scrutiny of actual consulting work, and practitioners’ experience with real-world challenges, this subject examines current practices and explores how these practices are evolving as a result of institutional and technological changes. The subject also requires students to distil and contemplate professional principles that can ensure integrity, accountability, and positive societal and economic impact of management consulting.

Intended learning outcomes

On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  • Demonstrate a working understanding of the consulting profession, including current business models and industry trends, and practices for managing the consulting engagement cycle, and for navigating ethical challenges;
  • Evaluate the impact of consulting services, by considering environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues and by taking a stakeholder perspective;
  • Exhibit an ability to apply methodical and evidence-based approaches to addressing organisational problems using various consulting approaches; and
  • Exhibit skills and attributes necessary for effective consulting, including teamwork, an ability to work with imperfect information, critical thinking, independent learning and highly developed 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;
  • Collaborative problem-solving, social learning and teamwork;
  • Verbal and written business communication skills; and
  • Research skills.

 

Last updated: 4 March 2025