2024/25 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

LUBS5318M Evidence Based Consultancy

15 creditsClass Size: 150

Module manager: David Palma Araneda
Email: D.Palma@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2024/25

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

The aim of this module is to provide students with the skills to act in a consultancy capacity for both external and internal clients in a commercial context providing evidence based solutions to business problems. This is compulsory for the MSc Business Analytics & Decision Sciences, as this is a likely role for graduates, working as part of a team.

Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
- analyse and articulate the consultancy process
- explain the importance of understanding client needs (internal and external)
- apply different ways of identifying the required resources to achieve the business goal in an evidence-based way (as shown in the sessions, and outlined in the syllabus).
- analyse and articulate business communication and management of the implementation process.
- identify the need for reflection and review in developing their consultancy approach.

Skills outcomes
Transferable skills:

• Analysis
• Critical thinking
• Communication Skills


Subject specific skills:

Effective decision making in a consultancy context

Syllabus

- Business analysis: understanding client problems
- Data audit: what is possible now, what is needed to properly address the issue
- Techniques audit: what is possible now, what is needed to properly address the issue (can include training needs)
- Identifying the intervention
- Making the case
- Implementation and managing change
- Reflection and review

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	11	2.00	22.00
Seminar	10	1.00	10.00
Private study hours			118.00
Total Contact hours			32.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Private study

This could include a variety of activities, such as reading, watching videos, question practice and exam preparation.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Your teaching methods could include a variety of delivery models, such as face-to-face teaching, live webinars, discussion boards and other interactive activities. There will be opportunities for formative feedback throughout the module.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Assignment	3,000 words	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

The resit for this module will be 100% by coursework assignment.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 10/10/2024

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