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2017/18 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

LUBS5889M Management Consulting

15 creditsClass Size: 60

Module manager: Jo Cutter
Email: J.Cutter@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: 1 Apr to 31 Jul View Timetable

Year running 2017/18

Pre-requisite qualifications

Non-EMBA students taking the module must meet the entry requirements for the EMBA.

Module replaces

LUBS 5762M

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

This module aims to provide students with the necessary theoretical and empirical framework for the study of management consulting, as a specific activity and management consultancy as a type of business. Specifically, the module aims to explore the key characteristics of the consultancy industry and of its market; the role of management consulting and consultants in contemporary business and society; and the challenges in organising and managing management consultancy firms.

Learning outcomes
Knowledge outcomes:

Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
- Explain the principal academic theories, dominant market practices and popular conceptions of management consulting and management consultants and identify a range of key consulting methodologies, skills, and services

- Illustrate how management consulting may affect business performance and survival

- Recognise the distinctive challenges of organising and managing management consultancy firms

- Evaluate the practical application of management consulting in various business settings

- Produce key consulting documentation and draw up a project specification in negotiation with 'clients'

- Relate the course material to their own work experience

Skills outcomes:

Transferable:

- Apply effectively in differing contexts cognitive skills of critical thinking, analysis and synthesis

Subject specific:

-Deploy the skill set required to present consultancy solutions, orally, in a sales-pitch scenario, and in writing in an associated executive report


Syllabus

Indicative content:

The module studies management consultancy through;

Part 1: Overview of the consulting sector

The history and overview/profile of the sector
Consultant-client relationships
Consulting firms, their organisation and management

Part 2: The consulting cycle and consulting skills

The 'managing' of management consultants (client side perspectives, including procurement)
Project management and change management skills
Types of consulting roles and projects, for example: IT, organisation development and strategy.
The dark side of management consulting

Part 3: Critical cases in Consulting

Masterclasses and contemporary thinking in Consulting. These sessions will involve the use of online resources, including webinars, existing speeches, lectures and workshops, and action learning set activities to complement the three day face-to-face workshops. The content of these sessions will vary from year to year, and will develop topics from part 1 and part 2 of the programme. Specific ideas for coverage include: contemporary consulting skills, the changing nature of consulting firms; consulting firms in the 21st century knowledge economy; the consulting career

Teaching methods

Delivery typeNumberLength hoursStudent hours
Case Study82.0016.00
Discussion forum11.001.00
Group learning22.004.00
Lecture34.0012.00
Seminar34.0012.00
Independent online learning hours30.00
Private study hours75.00
Total Contact hours45.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)150.00

Private study

Independent online learning will involve locating and reading relevant journals and practitioner based consulting materials, as directed by the module team

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Progress on the module will be monitored by feedback on group work in classes and engagement in the action learning sets. Feedback on learning is provided through a number of discussion groups that have been organised during the three days of the module as well as through the generous amount of discussion time at the end of each speaker presentation. Students will be expected to pose questions and comment on the presentations and on their own reading of the literature during the discussions.

Methods of assessment


Coursework
Assessment typeNotes% of formal assessment
Report2500 words100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)100.00

The resit for this module will be 100% by coursework

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 27/03/2018

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