MGMT8002 Management Consulting
| Offered By | School of Mgt, Marketing & International Business |
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| Academic Career | Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject | Management |
| Offered in | Autumn Session, 2011 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
Management consulting is a growing and influential sector of the service industries sector. Both in government and the private sector management has come to be increasingly reliant on outside advice for a range of services from strategy through to IT infrastructure. An understanding of the management consulting industry and how consultants operate is therefore important for all public and private sector managers. This course is delivered in interactive seminar mode and involves preparing a consultancy proposal and presenting it to a client. An assignment testing the students' knowledge and understanding of management consulting will be written following the course. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The purpose of this course is twofold:
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| Indicative Assessment |
All components of the above assessment are compulsory and must be submitted. You must obtain 50% or more as an aggregate mark to be eligible for an automatic pass grade in this course. |
| Workload |
Students should be prepared to put in quite a few additional hours during the course outside the classroom times to prepare the written consultancy proposal, which is due on Day 4 at 10am and for their presentation to a client beginning that afternoon. |
| Course Classification(s) | AdvancedAdvanced courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide a deep understanding of contemporary issues; or 'second degree' and higher levels of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs. |
| Areas of Interest | Management |
| Eligibility |
At least an average of 65% (or equivalent) in the final two years of an Australian undergraduate degree and 3 years professional work experience since graduation. |
| Requisite Statement |
Completion of 24 units towards the Master of Management or Master of Business Administration. Students seeking to clarify this should contact the course coordinator. |
| Prescribed Texts |
See Course Website: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=MGMT8002 |
| Preliminary Reading |
See Course Website: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=MGMT8002 |
| Indicative Reading List |
See Course Website: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=MGMT8002 |
| Programs | Master of Business Administration, Master of Management, Master of Business Administration, and Master of Management |
| Other Information |
For further information please refer to http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=MGMT8002 |
| Academic Contact | Dr Hugh Watson and See: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=MGMT8002 |
The information published on the Study at ANU 2011 website applies to the 2011 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2010 website.
