MWL316 - Consultancy Experience
Unit details
Year: | 2020 unit information |
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Important Update: | Classes and seminars in Trimester 3, 2020 will be online. Last updated: 5 October 2020 |
Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Placement Trimester 2: Placement Trimester 3: Placement Intensive period 12: Placement |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Unit Chair: | Trimester 3: Micaela Spiers Trimester 1: Micaela Spiers Trimester 2: Monica Keneley |
Prerequisite: | Completion of 8 credit points prior to enrolling in this unit. |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | Nil |
Typical study commitment: | Contact hours will vary based on experience. All offerings will comprise of WIL experience related contact (approximately 80-160 hours) plus approximately 20-40 hours for individual reflection and assessment. Some experiences may require additional compulsory orientation events. Students must attend and participate in experience-based activities on the scheduled days, as detailed in their agreement/experience outline. All students will be required to have completed specific WIL pre-placement modules (approximately 2 hours) prior to commencing their first WIL experience. |
Scheduled learning activities - campus: | Contact hours will vary based on experience. All offerings will comprise of WIL experience related contact (approximately 80-160 hours) plus approximately 20-40 hours for individual reflection and assessment. Some experiences may require additional compulsory orientation events. Students must attend and participate in experience-based activities on the scheduled days, as detailed in their agreement/experience outline. |
Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | Variable based on WIL Experience contact hours will vary based on experience. All offerings will comprise of WIL experience related contact (approximately 80-160 hours) plus approximately 20-40 hours for individual reflection and assessment. Some experiences may require additional compulsory orientation events. Students must attend and participate in experience-based activities on the scheduled days, as detailed in their agreement/experience outline. |
Note:Business & Law Work Integrated Learning (WIL) units are by application only and quotas may apply. Please visit the website for further information and how to apply. Please contact the Faculty WIL team at bl-wil@deakin.edu.au for any enquiries. Please use your Deakin email and state your student ID in all correspondence. |
Content
This unit aims to provide students with an authentic experience of working as a consultant and develop their skills in liaising with external stakeholders in order to identify, understand and attempt to resolve real-world business problems, and develop an understanding of the processes and skills required to be a consultant in a business environment. By undertaking this unit, students will practise ethical behaviour and develop their problem solving, self-management and interpersonal skills.
Students will critically reflect upon their experience, relevant graduate attributes and employability competencies through a progressive assessment process.
These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this Unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes | |
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ULO1 | Demonstrate an ability to understand a client’s requirements, consider multiple approaches to solving the client’s business problem, propose and evaluate appropriate business solutions for the client. | GLO5: Problem solving |
ULO2 | Plan, coordinate and undertake a range of professional activities and engage in reflective practices to facilitate personal and professional growth. | GLO6: Self-management |
ULO3 | Establish and maintain effective professional relationships with relevant stakeholders (e.g. colleagues, employers, managers and customers/clients) through appropriate communication and interpersonal skills. | GLO2: Communication |
ULO4
| Demonstrate ethical and responsible behaviour in a professional setting. | GLO8: Global citizenship |
Assessment
Assessment Description | Length | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Due week |
Assessment - Learning Portfolio designed around the WIL experience | equivalent to 6000 words | 100% | To be advised |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement
Students must successfully complete the WIL pre-placement modules before they can attain access to the unit dropboxes.
Learning Resource
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