This module aims to enable students to understand how management consulting projects are led and delivered in real life. Moreover it enables students to understand how international business knowledge taught in other parts of their programme of study can be combined, synthesised and applied to a practical real-life situation. This module also aims to enhance students’ employability skills and future career prospects.

(LO1) Students will be able to interpret and communicate how management consultancy projects are designed, executed and presented in real-life

(LO2) Students will be able to apply core business and international business knowledge/theories/concepts in real-life business problems

(LO3) Students will be able to collect, analyse, and evaluate secondary quantitative and qualitative data

(LO4) Students will be able to approach a problem in a systematic way and provide an informed and meaningful solution using analytical reasoning

(LO5) Student will be able to develop experience in self-managed learning

(LO6) Students will be able to effectively exercise reflective practices

(S1) Problem solver

(S2) Numerate

(S3) Ethically aware

(S4) Internationally aware

(S5) An excellent verbal and written communicator

(S6) IT literate

Semester 1
Teaching Method 1: Lectures
Scheduled Directed Student Hours: 12 hours
Description: 6 lectures of 2 hours each will be delivered in semester 1
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Teaching Method 2: Seminars
Scheduled Directed Student Hours: 3.5 hours
Description: In semester 1 students will attend 4 seminars, 1 hour each (with the exception of the seminars that are led by the client organisation which is going to be 30min). The first seminar will be led by the module leader/ULMS teaching staff and will include working together with the students to develop an initial action plan after the presentation of the project brief by the client organisation. The second seminar will be led by the students (module leader/ULMS teaching staff to be present) and students will have to start working on the consultancy project. The third seminar will be led by the client organisation. The client organisation will have to meet with each of the student undertaking their project for 30minutes minimum to answer any questions and provide guidance (the module leader/teaching staff will not be present but available on the day to assist in the organisation). The fourth seminar will be led by the students (module leader/ULMS teaching staff to be present) and students will have to continue working on the consultancy project and start incorporating the feedback received from the client organisation.
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Semester 2
Teaching Method 1: Lectures
Scheduled Directed Student Hours: 10 hours
Description: 5 lectures of 2 hours each will be delivered in semester 2
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Teaching Method 2: Seminars
Scheduled Directed Student Hours: 5 hours
Description: In semester 2 students will attend 5 seminars, 1 hour each (with the exception of the seminars that are led by the client organisation which is going to be 30min). The first seminar will be led by the module leader/ULMS teaching staff and w ill be on the topic of data collection. The second seminar will be led by the module leader/ULMS teaching staff and will be on the topic of data analysis. The third seminar will be led by the client organisation. The client organisation will have to meet with each of the student undertaking their project for 30minutes minimum to answer any questions and provide guidance (the module leader/teaching staff will not be present but available on the day to assist in the organisation). The fourth seminar will be led by the students (module leader/ULMS teaching staff to be present) and students will have work on the consultancy project. The fifth seminar will be led by the students (module leader/ULMS teaching staff to be present) and students will have work on the consultancy project. The sixth seminar will be led by the client organisation. The client organisation will have to meet with each of the student undertaking their project for 30minutes minimum to answer any questions and provide g uidance (the module leader/teaching staff will not be present but available on the day to assist in the organisation).
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Self-Directed Learning Hours: 269.5 (across both semesters)
Description: Students will utilise these hours to work on the consultancy project

Skills mapping

Skill: Problem solver
How is it developed: The project assigned by the client organisation will involve complex problems that need to be addressed
How is it assessed (if applicable): Management Consultancy Action Plan, Management Consultancy Client Report

Skill: Numerate
How is it developed: Client projects will involve the quantitative data
How is it assessed (if applicable): Management Consultancy Client Report

Skill: Ethically aware
How is it developed: Students will have to take into consideration business ethics and responsible management issues when formulating the solutions to the business problem
How is it assessed (if ap plicable): Management Consultancy Action Plan, Management Consultancy Client Report, Management Consulting Client Pitch

Skill: Internationally aware
How is it developed: The challenge/problem set by client organisation will have an international context
How is it assessed (if applicable): Management Consultancy Action Plan, Management Consultancy Client Report, Management Consulting Client Pitch

Skill: An excellent verbal and written communicator
How is it developed: Students will have to present parts of their work to the client organisation and will also have to develop a detailed report with their suggested solutions
How is it assessed (if applicable): Management Consultancy Action Plan, Management Consultancy Client Report, Management Consulting Client Pitch

Skill: IT literate
How is it developed: Use of presentation software, spreadsheet packages, and potential statistical software packages for data analysis
How is it assessed (if applicab le): Management Consultancy Client Report, Management Consulting Client Pitch

1. Introduction to Management Consultancy (why companies use consultants, types/roles and activities of management consultants, management consultancy industry)
2. Professional and ethical considerations in management consultancy
3. Consultancy initial process (client-consultant relationship, setting the consultancy project’s goals/task, developing the consultancy research plan)
4. Structuring the problem (multi-level problem solving, the principles of structuring, consultants’ models for problem solving, sequential analysis problem solving)
5. Designing analysis (developing hypotheses, designing analysis for hypotheses testing)
6. Data collection (types of data, methods of data collection, issues in data collection)
7. Data analysis (qualitative and quantitative)
8. Developing solutions (multi-level solution development)
9. Presenting solutions (importance of presentation on consultancy, pitfalls, un derstanding the audience, design the presentation, delivery techniques)
10. Client Organisation presenting the project brief
11. Revision from the module leader and Revision/Q&A from the Client organisation

The lecture topics will be delivered across both semesters. Indicative delivery of lectures;
Semester 1 – topics 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10
Semester 2 – topics 6, 7, 8, 9, 11