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Faculty of Business and Law
Unit Outline
BUS30009
Industry Consulting Project
Semester 1, 2019
Please read this Unit Outline carefully. It includes:
PART A Unit summary
PART B Your Unit in more detail
PART C Further information
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PART A: Unit Summary
Unit Code BUS30009
Unit Title Industry Consulting Project
Teaching Organisation Unit Swinburne Business School
Duration One semester or equivalent
Delivery Mode & Scheduled
Contact Hours
Face to Face: 36 hours
&
Fully Online
Total Contact Hours 36 hours
Requisites:
Pre-requisites BUS30010 Integrative Business Practice OR
BUS30024 Advanced Innovative Business Practice
Co-requisites Nil
Concu
ent pre-requisites Nil
Anti-requisites Nil
Assumed knowledge Nil
Credit Points 12.5
Assessment Continuous: 100%
Post-unit Examination:
0%
Grading Schema HED Graded Mark
Delivery Location:
On-campus Sarawak OUA SOL
Aims
The unit provides an opportunity for students to apply academic knowledge and engage in an
industry consulting project. Multidisciplinary teams will work on a live problem solving project
from profit or not-for-profit enterprises. Teams will work under the guidance of a coach with
project specific inputs from the project
iefs. In the final week, teams will deliver their findings
and recommendations through an oral presentation and a written report. The unit develops and
enhances employability skills for students.
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
Student who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1 Apply business principles, overviews, discipline issues and knowledge to a real-world
context and develop the intellectual independence to be reflective learners
2 Undertake and evaluate research from a variety of sources in order to make judgements to
solve a range of problems that arise in business contexts
3 Communicate a range of business arguments appropriate to the audience, through a variety
of communication media
4 Work collaboratively in diverse groups and generate creative solutions that are fit for purpose
and be cognisant of the impact of business decisions
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Key Generic Skills
During this unit students will receive feedback on the following key generic skills:
Teamwork skills
Problem solving skills
Analysis skills
Communication skills
Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems, and
Ability to work independently
Content
Applying discipline knowledge to a real-world context
Principles, overviews and discipline issues that relate to the project context
Interpreting and responding to project
iefs
Team dynamics, management tools and processes
Communications issues and stakeholder expectations
Research methods
Critical and reflective practices
Documenting project developments and recommendations
Learning and Teaching Structure
Face to Face Mode:
Scheduled hours: Seminars (12 x 3 hours)
Online: OUA and SOL
Engaging with online content and discussions
Student workload:
For all teaching and learning structures (both face to face and online), students are expected to
spend an average of 150 hours per unit in total over the duration of the study period
This includes all:
Scheduled teaching and learning events and activities (contact hours timetabled in a face-
to-face teaching space) and scheduled online learning events (contact hours scheduled in
an online teaching space), and
Non-scheduled learning events and activities (including directed online learning activities,
assessments, independent study, student group meetings, and research)
To be successful, students should:
Read all prescribed materials and/or view videos in preparation for each class
Attend and engage in all scheduled classes (face to face or online)
Start assessment tasks well ahead of the due date, and submit assessments promptly
Read / listen to all feedback carefully, and consider it for future assessment
Engage with fellow students and teaching staff (don’t hesitate to ask questions)
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Assessment Details
Types
Individual or Group
task Weighting
Assesses
attainment of these
ULOs
Assignment Individual 15-25% 1, 2, 3
Assignment &
Presentations
Group
40-60% 1, 2, 3, 4
Personal Reflection Individual 15-25% 1,3
Peer Evaluation Individual 10-15% 4
Hurdle requirements
Nil
Reference Materials
Students are advised to check the unit outline in the relevant teaching period for appropriate
textbooks and further reading
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PART B: Your Unit in more detail
Unit Improvements
Feedback provided by previous students through the Student Survey has resulted in
improvements made to this unit.
Unit Teaching Staff
Name Room No. Phone No. Email Address Consultation
Times
Dr. Viet Le
Convenor
Hawthorn,
BA1027
XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX Tuesday, 10:30AM
-12:30PM
or by appointment
Mr Te
y Grant
Facilitator and Coach
Hawthorn,
BA1209
XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX by appointment
Mr. Masayoshi Ike
Facilitator and Coach
Hawthorn,
TBA
TBA XXXXXXXXXX by appointment
Assoc Prof. Tony
Lobo
Facilitator and Coach
Hawthorn,
BA1110
XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX by appointment
Ms. Julie Mitchell
Facilitator and Coach
Hawthorn,
BA1227
XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX by appointment
Dr Áron Perenyi
Facilitator and Coach
Hawthorn,
BA1042
XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX by appointment
Dr Kelly Cassidy
Facilitator and Coach
Hawthorn,
AS317
XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX by appointment
Learning and Teaching Structure
Activity Total Hours Hours per Week Teaching Period Weeks
Seminars,
workshop and
Blended activities
36 hours 3 hours Weeks 1 to 12
The cohort will meet weekly for a three-hour session. The first 60 minutes will usually be devoted
to discussing generic project related issues likely to be of relevance to the entire cohort.
Thereafter, for the next two hours, students will work in their respective teams. The teams will be
expected to discuss, do research, and when possible, complete their group assignments during
class hours or continue on blended learning.
Please note that attendance will be taken during the coaching sessions. The designated coaches
will give you detailed instructions about the conduct of coaching sessions in Week 1.
In a semester, you should normally expect to spend, on average, twelve and a half hours of total
time (formal contact time plus independent study time) a week on a 12.5 credit point unit of study.
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Week by Week Schedule
IMPORTANT: You will be allocated to a class and a consulting team within a class. The coaching
sessions of the classes are scheduled at different times; however, the following generic schedule
will be applicable to all classes.
Week Week
eginning
Teaching and Learning Activity Student Task and Assessment
1 4 March Introduction to the Unit and
Project
Team Formation
Unit Outline
Working with Different People
Exercise
Team Charter Development
2 11 March Briefing by Industry Client
Preparation for Individual
Response to Project Brief
Project Brief
Client Briefing
3 18 March Preparation for Team’s Podcast
External Environment (EE)
Teams Start to Research on EE
eport
Additional readings (on unit site)
Individual Response to Project
Proposal due
4 25 March Team Continues to Research on
EE
Checking Podcast with Team
Team’s Video podcast due
Each team presents on initial
findings of EE analysis for 5
minutes
5 1 April Class work: Follow-up Questions
for the Client
Each team presents on EE
progress for 5 minutes
6 8 April Client Visit and Interaction
Team Consultation with Coach
and Client
Team Health Check and mid
semester Peer Evaluation
Q&A with client
Class work: Teams to Commence
Work on Final Report
Team EE Report due
7 15 April Networking and Research skills
Creative Problem Solving
Identified teams present for 15
mins. on each topic, other teams
will give feedbacks
Class work: Final report.
MID-SEMESTER BREAK – Thursday 18 April to Wednesday 24 April 2019 (inclusive)
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8 29 April Generating & Evaluating Strategic
Options
Implementation and Change
Management
Identified teams present for 15
mins. on each topic, other teams
will give feedbacks
Class work: Final report
9 6 May Team Presents on Their “Unique
Selling Point (USP)” – Focusing
on Differentiating and Adding
Value to Client
Draft report due at start of class for
feedbacks
10-minute presentation on USP for
each team
Class work: Final report
10 13 May Assessing Project Related
Outcomes
Report Draft Discussion with
Teams
Class work: Final report revision
and Design of presentation slides
11 20 May Practice Presentation to Coach
Each team will present according
to scheduled time.
12 31 May Final Presentation to Clients
All the cohorts will present to their
espective client on Friday, 31
May 2019 in the afternoon.
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Assessment
a) Assessment Overview
Tasks and Details
Individual
or Group
Weighting
Unit Learning
Outcomes that
this
assessment
task relates to
Assessment
Due Date
Assignment Individual 15% 1,2,3 Week 3
Assignments and
Presentation
Group 60% 1,2,3,4 Weeks 4, 6 and
12
Personal Reflection Individual 15% 1,3 Week 13
Peer Evaluation
Group for
Individual
10% 4 Week 13
) Assessment Task Details:
Assessment Task Individual/
Group Task
Weighting Due Date
1. (a) Written response to project
proposal (1,500 words)
Individual 15% Week 3
1. (b) Response to project
Video Podcast (5 minutes) and
attachments.
Group 5% Week 4
2. External environment and industry
analysis report (2,000 words)
Group 15% Week 6
3. (a) Written report to Client (4,000
words)
Group 25% Draft in Week 9 (Final
version on Friday, 31
May 2019).
3. (b) Presentation to Client (15
minutes)
Group 15% On Friday, 31 May 2019
in the afternoon for all
classes.
4. Personal Reflection Journal (1,000
words)
Individual 15% by Friday, 7 June 2019
(Week 13)
5. Peer Evaluation (online form) Individual 10% by Friday, 7 June 2019
(Week 13)
6. Participation Individual -- Ongoing, students will sign an
attendance sheet.