Industry Consulting Project

BUS30009 12.5 Credit Points Hawthorn, Online, Sarawak Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students

Duration

  • One Semester or equivalent
     
    This unit will be delivered on-line in Semester 2 2020. 

Contact hours

  • 36

2020 teaching periods

Hawthorn

Higher Ed. Semester 2 HOL Study Period 2

Dates:
3 Aug 20 - 1 Nov 20

Results:
8 Dec 20

Last self enrolment:
16 Aug 20

Census:
31 Aug 20

Dates:
1 Jun 20 - 30 Aug 20

Results:
29 Sep 20

Last self enrolment:
14 Jun 20

Census:
22 Jun 20
More teaching periods
HOL Study Period 4

Dates:
30 Nov 20 - 28 Feb 21

Results:
30 Mar 21

Last self enrolment:
13 Dec 20

Census:
21 Dec 20

Swinburne Online

Teaching Period 3

Dates:
2 Nov 20 - 7 Feb 21

Results:
2 Mar 21

Last self enrolment:
15 Nov 20

Census:
27 Nov 20

Prerequisites

Aims and objectives

 
The unit provides an opportunity for students to apply academic knowledge and engage in an industry consulting project. Multidisciplinary teams will work on a live problem solving project from profit or not-for-profit enterprises. Teams will work under the guidance of a coach with project specific inputs from the project briefs. In the final week, teams will deliver their findings and recommendations through an oral presentation and a written report. The unit t develop and enhance employability skills for students.
 
Student who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
 
1 Apply business principles, overviews, discipline issues and knowledge to a real-world context and develop the intellectual independence to be reflective learners.
 
2 Undertake and evaluate research from a variety of sources in order to make judgements to solve a range of problems that arise in business contexts.
 
3 Communicate a range of business arguments appropriate to the audience, through a variety of communication media.
 
4 Work collaboratively in diverse groups and generate creative solutions that are fit for purpose and be cognisant of the impact of business decisions.

Courses with unit

A capstone unit in the Bachelor of Business Suite