Industry Consulting Project
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 36
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.
Courses with unit
A capstone unit in the Bachelor of Business Suite
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
Face to Face Mode:
Scheduled hours: Seminars (12 x 3 hours)
Other Student workload: Other activities including independent study and assessment tasks for a total of approximately 150 hours
Online:
Students are expected to spend 12 hrs per week in engagement online with learning activities, asynchronous online tutorials and discussion boards; and other activities including independent study and assessment tasks for a total of approximately 150 hours
Online (SOL):
Assessment
1. Assignment (Individual) 15-25%
2. Assignment and Presentations (Group) 40-60%
3. Personal Reflection (Individual) 15-25%
4. Peer Evaluation (Individual) 10-15%
2. Assignment and Presentations (Group) 40-60%
3. Personal Reflection (Individual) 15-25%
4. Peer Evaluation (Individual) 10-15%
General skills outcomes
During this unit students will receive feedback on the following key generic skills:
• problem solving skills
• analysis skills
• communication skills
• ability to tackle unfamiliar problems, and
• ability to work independently
Content
• Principles, overviews and discipline issues that relate to the project context
• Interpreting and responding to project briefs
• Team dynamics, management tools and processes
• Communications issues and stakeholder expectations
• Research methods
• Critical and reflective practices
• Documenting project developments and recommendations
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
Students are advised to check the unit outline in the relevant teaching period for appropriate textbooks and further reading.