Undergraduate Course: Enterprise Consultancy Project (BUST10120)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Business Studies |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The central part of the course involves a consultancy assignment undertaken for the owner-manager of a new local business, to be recruited before the course starts. The businesses will be chosen under the direction of the course co-ordinator, who will also agree the briefs with the companies in general terms. Students will be assigned to teams of between three to six members. It then becomes the responsibility of the team to negotiate the details of the project with the client, to negotiate resources (such as office space, telephone, faxes etc.), to schedule meetings and to produce, and present, such interim reports as the client deems necessary.
A key aim is to give students a real insight into the day-to-day activities of a new growing business. By concentrating on a real problem, there is also the opportunity to put into practice learning from earlier courses, particularly those in strategic management, marketing and international business. Finally, the student teams must produce a final report of real value to the company. Advice will be given how to do this, and on how to orally present the report to the company.
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Innovation & Entrepreneurship (BUST08015) and Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation (BUST10117) equivalents |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: 30 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
176 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
(
Lecture Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
176 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Subject specific knowledge and skills
By the end of the course students will:
- Gain insights into practical management and understand the problems faced by a real start-up company in planning and implementing business growth
- Gain practical experience of undertaking business consultancy
- Enhance their academic understanding of entrepreneurial growth processes in new and small firms
- Enhance their academic understanding and practical skills of the consultancy process
- Enhance the career potential of students by developing consultancy skills
Cognitive skills
On completion of the course students should be able to:
- Analyse different business situations where entrepreneurial growth opportunities are present or possible;
- Generate and assess critically growth options and strategies arising from their consultancy research briefs
- Assess the resources required to implement growth plans effectively
- Develop a business growth assessment and plan with others that can guide the growth process and access resources;
Transferable skills
Students will gain skills in:
- Working together in a team to deliver a multifaceted project to a tight deadline.
- Working with entrepreneurs and business managers in pursuit of common goals
- Carrying out independent research
- How to work closely with business clients in a professional maanner
- Learning how to present a live consultancy report concisely and professionally to a panel of clients
- How to cost a consultancy project
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Assessment Information
Assessment will be in four phases:
1) The Group Report to the Company (40%)
2) The Presentation to the Company (10%)
3) Reflective diary (10%)
3) An individual assignment based on the consultancy experience (40%)
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Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | ECP |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Peter Rosa
Tel: (0131 6)50 3798
Email: peter.rosa@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Anne Cunningham
Tel: (0131 6)50 3827
Email: Anne.Cunningham@ed.ac.uk |
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