Business Consulting Project
Overview
This unit aims to provide students with the experience and skills to work on a real-world problem-solving project by building on Design Thinking, experiential learning and management consulting principles. Students will develop and demonstrate their career-readiness by researching, planning, and developing innovative solutions (e.g. business models and plans/marketing plan/project plan or any other strategic plan for a business/an organisation); exhibiting an ability to assess the risks and opportunities in operationalising the proposed solutions; presenting a high level of competence in comprehension of the innovation process; and communicating that knowledge to others in a collective and multidisciplinary working environment.
Requisites
Rule
BUS30031 Sustainable Business Practice
OR
200 credit points in Bachelor of Business, Bachelor of Business Professional. 300 credit points in associated BA-BUS11 (400 credit point) Bachelor of Business double degrees. 400 credit points in associated BA-BUS11 (500 credit point) Bachelor of Business double degrees
Requirements
Bachelor of Business double degree students are highly recommended to complete majority of their business units before enrolling into this unit
09-February-2025
01-June-2025
05-October-2025
02-November-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Apply business management principles, concepts and theories using problem-solving techniques together with Design Thinking tools to analyse a business problem.
- Demonstrate the ability to formulate and justify innovative plans/recommendations for achieving client’s project goals.
- Demonstrate the skills and abilities to critically evaluate their own personal learning and development whilst working on a consulting project
- Apply professional communication skills to effectively present innovative solutions using diverse mediums and utilise interpersonal skills to collaborate with others in order to solve business problems
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-campus Class |
2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
| On-campus Lecture |
1.00 | 1 week | 1 |
| Unspecified Activities Independent Learning |
9.50 | 12 weeks | 114 |
| Online Lecture (asynchronous) |
1.00 | 11 weeks | 11 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Swinburne Online
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 12.50 | 12 weeks | 150 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Individual | 20 - 30% | 1,2 |
| Assignment and Presentation 1 | Group | 40 - 60% | 1,2,4 |
| Peer Evaluation | Individual | 5 - 15% | 4 |
| Reflection | Individual | 15 - 25% | 1,3 |
Content
- Introduction to Consulting
- Business Strategy Frameworks
- Information sources and research ethics
- Empathy as a means to innovate
- Problem defining and analysis
- Generating creative ideas to solve the problem
- Solution development and creative experimentation
- Testing your creative solutions
- Evaluating strategic options and refining ideas
- Developing recommendations
- Developing Implementation plans
- Critical reflection
- How to pitch a brilliant idea?
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.