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Module Specifications
Archived Version 2022 - 2023
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Description The Strategic Consultancy Project is an educational collaboration between a client organisation and DCU Business School. The module requires students to work with the client company as a consulting team to overcome highly complex, fragmented, and ambiguous organizational challenges. This module will require consulting teams to diagnose and analyze a specific organizational challenge. Students will be required to engage with the client in field research, analyze data, propose interventions for planned change, and make recommendations to senior management for strategic action. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes 1. Critically analyse the nature and characteristics of consulting and the role of a consultants in resolving organisational issues in a local, national and global context through conducting Client Company report 2. Understand complex and unstructured situations by identifying the core problems and issues. 3. Explore Strategic Management consulting and the tools and techniques in collecting and analysing field data; 4. Research, analyse, evaluate and propose practical and responsible business options given the project constraints in consulting work 5. Evaluate and apply key attributes sought by companies in the engagement of management consultants including interpersonal skills, time management, commercial awareness, initiative within ambiguity, independent learning and team collaboration skills, and effectively communicate the outcomes to stakeholders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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