Postgraduate Course: Carbon Consulting Project (CMSE11150)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 15 |
ECTS Credits | 7.5 |
| Summary | The Carbon Consulting Project is a collaboration between a client organisation and the Business School. The client organisation identifies an important carbon finance issue facing their business that is then addressed, over a period of between 2-3 months, by a small team of MSc Carbon Finance students. The idea is for the students to apply their academic knowledge and industry experience to a 'real life' business situation. The project findings and recommendations are formally presented to the client organisation along with a written report. |
| Course description |
There are no traditional lectures associated with this course, as all necessary academic background will be covered in other core courses. Instead, a series of workshops provide students with the necessary 'hands-on' skills to take on their consultancy briefs.
Project proposals will be sourced from businesses and other organisations with an interest in carbon finance and accounting. Groups will be assigned or 'bid' for projects, as required. An introductory session will be held to outline the objectives and procedures for the projects, to which project hosts will be invited. A workshop on effective group work and intercultural team work will also be held. Groups will then have eight weeks to carry out the project in collaboration with the host company. A supervisor will be assigned to each group as a point of contact and to provide guidance where required. Presentations will be held in the final two weeks and attended by project hosts, the group and the supervisor.
Syllabus
Introduction to Carbon Consulting Project: outline of objectives and procedures for projects.
Workshop: Effective Group Work, How to run a good business meeting, getting to a good Terms of Reference.
Student Learning Experience
The Carbon Consulting projects will provide students with the following learning experiences:
working in a small group on a tightly focussed project; the creation and development of a mutually beneficial client relationship; experience of "real life" consulting with an external client; interpretation and understanding of clients' needs, often in an evolving environment in order to deliver value and experience of report writing; presenting; and, answering questions to School faculty and external clients.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | For Business School PG students only, or by special permission of the School. Please contact the course secretary. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
150
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Lecture Hours 10,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 120,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
17 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Group presentation and report - 80%
Individual written learning report - 20%
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| Feedback |
All students will be given at least one formative feedback or feedforward event for every course they undertake, provided during the semester in which the course is taken and in time to be useful in the completion of summative work on the course. Such feedback may be at course or programme level, but must include input of relevance to each course in the latter case.
Feedback on formative assessed work will be provided within 15 working days of submission, or in time to be of use in subsequent assessments within the course, whichever is sooner. Summative marks will be returned on a published timetable, which has been made clear to students at the start of the academic year.
Students will gain feedback on their understanding of the material when they discuss their answers to the tutorial questions in the tutorials. Students may also ask questions in Lectures to assess their knowledge.
Feedback will comprise student case example, formal presentations to the group, and group reports in form of poster. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Develop and articulate a clear and appropriate methodology that is sound and feasible within the time scale of the project.
- Build and sustain a mutually satisfying client relationship, particularly in terms of communication, negotiation and a flexible response to changing circumstances within the relationship.
- Maximise value to the client through a clear analysis of the client's value proposition.
- Work in a small group with the ability to devise a division of labour and thereby maximise the effectiveness of each individual¿s contribution.
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Reading List
ESSENTIAL READING
Reading on working effectively in groups will be provided.
RECOMMENDED READING
To be determined based on the nature of projects or project hosts.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Cognitive Skills:
- Ability to sift out from a potentially huge mass of data what is relevant and apply analytical rigour to come up with appropriate and implementable recommendations within a tight time frame.
Presentation skills
- Ability to deliver a client presentation and communicate key findings in a clear and persuasive manner.
- Ability to respond immediately to questions. |
| Keywords | CCP |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Xi Liang
Tel: (0131 6)51 5328
Email: Xi.Liang@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Ashley Harper
Tel: (0131 6)51 5671
Email: Ashley.Harper@ed.ac.uk |
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