Course Overview
This is a course in the application of consulting skills and problem solving. The intent of the course is to provide students with a set of tools that will help them solve unstructured business problems using the skills and knowledge learned in the program in a real world setting.
Prerequisite(s)
- Student must be enrolled in the Business Administration program, and must have maintained a 65% average, and must have program head approval to enter the course.
Credits
8.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Apply business knowledge to solve a management problem in an organization.
- Introduce stages of consulting process.
- Create a project plan using project planning tools.
- Manage a complex project using appropriate tools such as GANNT and work breakdown charts.
- Design and use primary research instruments; select and summarize secondary research.
- Analyze data from all six functional areas of organization management using appropriate diagnostic tools to develop alternative solutions, and determine a recommendation for the given management problem.
- Introduce change management tools and concepts.
- Demonstrate effective client communication skills through written and oral presentations.
- Apply teamwork and relationship management skills in working with external clients, supervisory faculty, your consulting team, and other stakeholders.
Effective as of Fall 2019
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Business Consulting Projects for Part-time Studies (BUSA 4950) is offered as a part of the following programs:
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