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MAN-20107 - Module Specification
Keele Business School
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2022/23 Last Updated: 19 January 2023

MAN-20107 - Consultancy Project (Level 5)
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Level: Level 5
Credits: 30
Study Hours: 300
School Office: 01782 733094

Programme/Approved Electives for 2022/23

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Yes

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2022/23

This module gives you the opportunity to work on a real problem/project set by a local organisation. You will have the opportunity to work with the organisation, either at their premises or virtually (through online meetings) and will be expected to work towards a viable solution for the organisation. These projects can be wide ranging and are your opportunity to contribute to the success of an organisation. In doing so, you will develop a range of transferable skills and enhance your CV with relevant work experience.

Aims
The aim of this module is to enable students to work on a live project for an organisation and to develop and apply their knowledge and skills within an organisational context.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Identify, propose and evaluate possible solutions to an identified organisational issue: 1
Reflect on the development of a personal set of transferable skills that may be utilised in any comparable organisation: 1,2
Reflect on and critically evaluate their learning from the project and previous learning: 2
Reflect on and apply academic themes, concepts and theory as explored at Level 4 and Level 5 to a complex real work project: 1,2

Study hours

10 hours academic supervision
290 hours placement learning

School Rules

MAN-20105 Placement (Level 5)
MAN-20109 Entrepreneurship Project (Level 5)

Description of Module Assessment

1: Report weighted 70%
2000 word Report
2000-word report outlining the project, underpinning literature, methodology, proposed solution and further recommendations.

2: Reflective Diary weighted 30%
Reflective Diary
1000-1500 reflective diary outlining key learning points, including the identification of transferable skills developed during the project and their future potential for employment

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 19 January 2023