Course Title: Business Consulting

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Business Consulting

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

BUSM4163

City Campus

Postgraduate

660H Graduate School of Business and Law

Face-to-Face

 Sem 1 2011,
Sem 2 2011,
Spring2011,
Sem 1 2012,
Sem 2 2012,
Spring2012,
Sem 1 2013,
Spring2013,
Sem 1 2014,
Spring2014,
Sem 1 2015,
Spring2015,
Sem 1 2016,
Sem 2 2016,
Spring2016,
Sem 1 2017,
Sem 2 2017,
Spring2017,
Sem 2 2018,
Spring2018,
Sem 1 2019,
Sem 2 2019,
Spring2019,
Sem 1 2020,
Sem 2 2020,
Sem 1 2021,
Sem 2 2021,
Sem 1 2022,
Sem 2 2022,
Sem 1 2023,
Sem 2 2023,
Sem 1 2024

BUSM4164

RMIT University Vietnam

Postgraduate

660H Graduate School of Business and Law

Face-to-Face

 Viet1 2011,
Viet2 2011,
Viet3 2011,
Viet1 2012,
Viet2 2012,
Viet1 2013,
Viet3 2013,
Viet2 2014,
Viet1 2015,
Viet3 2015,
Viet1 2016,
Viet3 2016,
Viet2 2018,
Viet3 2018,
Viet1 2019,
Viet2 2019,
Viet3 2019,
Viet1 2020,
Viet2 2020,
Viet3 2020,
Viet2 2021,
Viet1 2022,
Viet1 2023,
Viet2 2023,
Viet1 2024,
Viet3 2024

BUSM4165

RMIT Vietnam Hanoi Campus

Postgraduate

660H Graduate School of Business and Law

Face-to-Face

 Viet2 2020,
Viet3 2021,
Viet2 2022,
Viet2 2023,
Viet2 2024,
Viet3 2024

BUSM4352

Open Learning Australia

Non Award

660H Graduate School of Business and Law

Distance / Correspondence

 OUAS3PG18,
OUAS1PG19,
OUAS3PG19,
OUAS1PG20

Flexible Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

BUSM4743

RMIT Online

Postgraduate

660H Graduate School of Business and Law

Internet

 JulDec2020 (KP4),

JulDec2020 (KP5),

JulDec2020 (All)

BUSM4743

RMIT Online

Postgraduate

660H Graduate School of Business and Law

Internet

 JanJun2021 (KP1)

BUSM4743

RMIT Online

Postgraduate

660H Graduate School of Business and Law

Internet

 JulDec2021 (KP4),

JulDec2021 (KP6),

JulDec2021 (KP5)

BUSM4743

RMIT Online

Postgraduate

660H Graduate School of Business and Law

Internet

 JanJun2022 (KP1),

JanJun2022 (KP2),

JanJun2022 (All)

BUSM4743

RMIT Online

Postgraduate

660H Graduate School of Business and Law

Internet

 JulDec2022 (KP4),

JulDec2022 (KP5),

JulDec2022 (KP6),

JulDec2022 (All)

BUSM4743

RMIT Online

Postgraduate

660H Graduate School of Business and Law

Internet

 JanJun2023 (KP1),

JanJun2023 (KP2),

JanJun2023 (KP3)

BUSM4743

RMIT Online

Postgraduate

660H Graduate School of Business and Law

Internet

 JulDec2023 (KP4),

JulDec2023 (KP5)

BUSM4743

RMIT Online

Postgraduate

660H Graduate School of Business and Law

Internet

 JanJun2024 (KP1),

JanJun2024 (KP2),

JanJun2024 (KP3)

BUSM4743

RMIT Online

Postgraduate

660H Graduate School of Business and Law

Internet

 JulDec2024 (KP4),

JulDec2024 (KP5),

JulDec2024 (KP6)

Course Coordinator: Marco De Sisto

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 5232

Course Coordinator Email: Marco.DeSisto@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: Melbourne City Campus. Graduate School of Business and Law, Building 13

Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Required Prior Study
050974 - Design Thinking for Business (BUSM4534/BUSM4535 or equivalent course code)
008901 - Leadership and Management (BUSM1530/BUSM2411/BUSM4000 or equivalent course code) 
008905 - Marketing for Managers (BUSM1534/BUSM2412/BUSM3994 or equivalent course code)
045674 - Financial Analytics for Managerial Decisions (BUSM4154/BUSM4155/BUSM4156 or equivalent course code)
045676 - Managerial Finance (BUSM4160/BUSM4161/BUSM4162 or equivalent course code)
050975 - Management of Technology and Innovation (BUSM4537/BUSM4538 or equivalent course code)
050973 - Business Operations Management (BUSM4531/BUSM4532 or equivalent course code)
038820 - Strategy (BUSM3255/BUSM3256/BUSM4006 or equivalent course code)


Course Description

In this course you will learn how to effectively design, research, and manage a business-consulting project that meets a client’s needs. Through a series of seminars you will engage with key literature relating to consulting. You will apply integrated business concepts to applied industry-based research. This course also emphasises the contribution of sound business ethics to promote and sustain the achievement of organisational business goals. In the course you will also consider and research career goals as entry level managers and reflect on contemporary international trends of employment. You will critically reflect about your learning skills and lifelong learning options.

This course includes a Work Integrated Learning experience. You will undertake and be assessed on structured activities that allow you to learn, apply and demonstrate your professional or vocational practice; and be involved in authentic engagement with partner organisations that include industry feedback.
This course also provides you with a capstone experience, which will provide you with the opportunity to integrate, critically reflect on and consolidate what you have learnt in your program.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

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On successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

  1. Apply design thinking to national and international business problems and opportunities, so as to develop solutions for defined end-users.
  2. Apply interpersonal skills to work in teams and to communicate effectively with clients.
  3. Create solutions and recommendations that add value to the client’s organisation through responding to a client project brief in an ethical sustainable manner.
  4. Research and reflect on career opportunities for entry level managers.


Overview of Learning Activities

This course may be delivered face-to-face and/or online through classes, lectures, seminars, workshops and tutorials. You will be expected to be an active participant and undertake the required preparatory work.

The following learning activities have been designed to assist you to develop the important capabilities outlined in this course guide.

While this list is not exhaustive, it provides you with an overview of some of the activities to be undertaken to successfully complete the course.

  • Engage in research by means of searching texts, internet resources and journals (academic and profession).
  • Read text material and selected articles.
  • Prepare written answers to problems and topic questions.
  • Resolve questions in case study problems.
  • Participate in classroom discussions. 
  • Prepare and participate in class presentations.
  • Engage in reflective practice and present findings.


Overview of Learning Resources

Various learning resources are available online through MyRMIT Studies\Canvas. The lecture notes and workshop notes are posted on Canvas.

Resources are also available online through RMIT Library databases and other facilities. Visit the RMIT library website for further details. Assistance is available online via our chat and email services, face to face at our campus libraries or via the telephone on (03) 9925 2020.

Additional resources and/or sources to assist your learning will be identified by your course coordinator and will be made available to you as required during the teaching period. 


Overview of Assessment

The assessment tasks, their weighting and the course learning outcomes to which they are aligned are as follows:

Assessment Task 1: 30% 
Linked CLOs: 4

Assessment Task 2: 30% 
Linked CLOs: 1, 2, 3

Assessment Task 3: 40% 
Linked CLOs: 1, 2, 3

Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or in online forums through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and by individual consultation.