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MAN-30081 - Module Specification
Keele Business School
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2023/24 Last Updated: 13 February 2024

MAN-30081 - Consultancy Project (Level 6)
Coordinator: Colin Rigby Room: DW1.18 Tel: +44 1782 7 33456
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 6
Credits: 45
Study Hours: 450
School Office: 01782 733094

Programme/Approved Electives for 2023/24

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2023/24

This module gives you the opportunity to work on a real problem/project set by KBS and where appropriate in agreement with an organisation. You will have the opportunity to work on an organisational task and provide a viable solution. These projects can be wide ranging and they 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 project for an organisation and to develop and apply their skills within an organisational context.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Identify, propose and evaluate possible solutions to an identified organisational issue in appropriate depth, commensurate with the extended time spent on the consultancy project.: 1,2
Reflect on and apply academic themes, concepts and theory as explored at Level 4, 5 and 6 to a complex real work project: 1,2
Develop a personal set of transferable skills that may be utilised in any comparable organisation.: 1,2

Study hours

10 hours academic supervision
290 hours independent learning
150 workplace learning

School Rules



Description of Module Assessment

1: Presentation weighted 30%
Presentation
15 minute presentation outlining the project and solution.

2: Portfolio weighted 70%
Portfolio
2000-2500 word portfolio to include: Project report Analysis demonstrating the use of theoretical insights to a practical project Critical reflective review of personal development during project

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: 13 February 2024