BUSINESS 202 : Business Consulting

Business and Economics

2024 Semester One (1243) (15 POINTS)

Course Prescription

Teams will apply multidisciplinary knowledge to solve complex problems in business scenarios. Builds skills in interpreting and presenting business information, project management, ethical decision-making and working in teams. Develops and advances core knowledge, including goals and strategy, organisational culture and structure, marketing, legal analysis, operations and supply chain management, within a dynamic macroeconomic environment.

Course Overview

BUSINESS 202 combines disciplinary knowledge from all stage one core courses. Knowledge will be applied to three grand challenges facing businesses and the world today – climate change, the future of work, and competing globally. You will learn skills in ethical decision making, interpreting and presenting business information, working in teams, negotiation, and project management. An emphasis is placed on experiential learning and creative, non-traditional assessments. You will experience and work with existing and emerging technologies including virtual reality and immersive collaboration spaces, financial trading room software, and other interactive exercises.

The full class will be segmented into three smaller cohorts comprising approximately 300 students. Cohorts are defined by streamed TBL Lecture day (e.g., Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday). Each cohort will work through three modules linked to a grand challenge - climate change, the future of work, and competing globally. Cohorts will start at a different module and work through in sequence. Cohorts will be further streamed into laboratory classes of approximately 30 students. The purpose of this is to enable small group teaching (of approximately 30 students) and a more personalized learning experience.

Each module is four weeks in length, and will follow the same delivery structure:
- Week 1: Plenary TBL lecture (2 hours)
- Week 2: Lab (2 hours)
- Week 3: Q&A session (30 - 6o minutes, during scheduled Plenary TBL time)
- Week 4: Q&A session (30 - 6o minutes, during scheduled Plenary TBL time)

You are expected to attend classes in weeks one and two of each module. Your attendance may be noted. Class recordings will only be available when required by university policy and do not capture the full benefits of experiencing a live, interactive class. Labs will not be recorded. We strongly encourage you to attend the Q&A sessions in weeks three and four of each module. Please be mindful that you are also expected to work through online materials provided on Canvas each week, and to spend the remainder of your allocated study time working on your assignments.
There is no exam for this course.

Course Requirements

Prerequisite: 45 points from BUSINESS 112, 113, 114, 115 or ECON 152

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 1: People and Place
Capability 2: Sustainability
Capability 3: Knowledge and Practice
Capability 4: Critical Thinking
Capability 5: Solution Seeking
Capability 6: Communication
Capability 7: Collaboration
Capability 8: Ethics and Professionalism
Graduate Profile: Bachelor of Commerce

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Apply multidisciplinary knowledge to solve complex problems in business scenarios and in the context of global grand challenges. (Capability 1.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 5.1, 5.2 and 7.1)
  2. Interpret and present business information appropriately in a consultancy context (Capability 1.1, 4.1, 4.2, 6.1 and 6.2)
  3. Apply ethical principles in decision making in a business context (Capability 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 5.1, 5.2 and 8.1)
  4. Apply a project management framework to complete a complex task (Capability 3.1, 6.2 and 7.1)
  5. Communicate, consult and collaborate with others in face-to-face and online mediums, in team and negotiation contexts. (Capability 2.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2 and 7.1)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Competing Globally: Individual task 1 10% Individual Coursework
Competing Globally: Individual task 2 20% Individual Coursework
Climate Change: Individual task 20% Individual Coursework
Climate change: Team task 15% Group Coursework
Future of Work: Individual task 20% Individual Coursework
Future of Work: Team task 15% Group Coursework
Assessment Type Learning Outcome Addressed
1 2 3 4 5
Competing Globally: Individual task 1
Competing Globally: Individual task 2
Climate Change: Individual task
Climate change: Team task
Future of Work: Individual task
Future of Work: Team task

Grades will be adjusted in cases where students have not fully contributed to team assignments. In some cases students will receive zero for non-engagement with their team. Our teamwork expectations are made clear on Canvas.

Workload Expectations

Following University workload guidelines, a standard 15-point course represents approximately 150 hours of study.

For this course, you can expect three 2-hour lectures, three compulsory 2-hour labs, and six Q&A sessions across the 12 week semester. You can expect the remainder of your allocated time reading, thinking, and engaging with online course resources, and working on individual and team assignments.

Delivery Mode

Campus Experience

Attendance is expected at all classes.

Staff office hours will run on Zoom, and in-person by prior arrangement.


Learning Resources

Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).

Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

Student Feedback

At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.

Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.

Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

We take student feedback very seriously. Two class representative are elected per cohort. This means we have six class representatives who should gather and present your feedback to us and at SSCC meetings. We welcome and actively gather feedback from the class and strongly encourage you to respond to our emails seeking your responses to short feedback surveys.
We have developed and strengthened a number of aspects of the course following student feedback and will share this with you during the relevant classes.

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed for potential plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct, using computerised detection mechanisms.

Class Representatives

Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.

Inclusive Learning

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz

Special Circumstances

If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.

If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.

This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

Learning Continuity

In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.

Student Charter and Responsibilities

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.

Disclaimer

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.

In this course students may be asked to submit coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.

Published on 04/06/2024 01:27 p.m.