Management Research and Consulting

Course aim

The aim of this course is to provide an applied and conceptual framework for the practice of management consulting, and an introduction to the philosophical and paradigmatic issues in management research.

Course content

The following topics will be covered in this course:

• Introduction to Management Research & Consulting
• The nature and scope of Management Consulting
• Organisational Diagnosis
• Research in Business and Management
• The Research Process: from Problem Definition to Final Report
• Data Measurement, Collection and Analysis
• Sampling and its implications
• Ethical Considerations

Textbook(s)

Veal, AJ 2005, Business research methods: a managerial approach, 2nd edn, Pearson Education Australia, Frenchs Forest, NSW

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Seminar	3 hours x 11 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External (Asynchronous Online Discussion)	3 hours equiv. x 11 weeks
EXTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HOPKINS TRAINING AND EDUCATION GROUP, ONLINE
External (Asynchronous Online Discussion)	3 hours equiv. x 11 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, JIANGXI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOM, MANDARIN
Seminar	8 hours x 3 days
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, SOUTHWEST JIATONG UNIVERSITY, MANDARIN
Seminar	8 hours x 3 days

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment, Examination, Group assignment, Group proposal (Consulting), Online activities, Presentation, Research paper, Research proposal

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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