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
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
The purpose of this course is twofold:
- to provide an understanding of the management consulting industry, the nature of management consulting and the process of consulting; and
- to provide some insight for managers on how the management consulting industry works and how to get the best out of management consultants.
Other Information
See the course outline on the College courses page. Outlines are uploaded as they become available.
Indicative Assessment
- Research essay 25%
- Team presentation 10%
- Team proposal 10%
- Team contribution 15%
- Final essay 40%
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.
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Workload
- 5 contact days
- Intensive weekend on case study
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.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Students continuing in their current program of study will have their tuition fees indexed annually from the year in which you commenced your program. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 3
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $3240 | |
| 2014 | $3246 | |
| 2013 | $3240 | |
| 2012 | $3240 | |
| 2011 | $3240 | |
| 2010 | $3240 | |
| 2009 | $3240 | |
| 2008 | $3240 | |
| 2007 | $3240 | |
| 2006 | $3240 | |
| 2005 | $3240 | |
| 2004 | $3240 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $3390 |
| 2014 | $3948 |
| 2013 | $3942 |
| 2012 | $3942 |
| 2011 | $3942 |
| 2010 | $3942 |
| 2009 | $3618 |
| 2008 | $3618 |
| 2007 | $3618 |
| 2006 | $3534 |
| 2005 | $3450 |
| 2004 | $3450 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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