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Content of the programme

Business Consulting

Course name: Business Consulting

Period: International Business Consultancy (Y4:13/14)

Cluster within the International Business Consultancy Programme: Organisations & Behaviour

Study load: 4 ECTS (~112 hours)

Course description

In this course you will learn about, and experience the role of business consultant. The course contains of two tracks running in parallel:

  • dealing with complex organisational problems, and setting up a solid change programme;
  • building a relationship with your client in order to commit them to your proposal.

Competences and learning objectives

Competences: organizational behavior, problem recognition, diagnosing, designing, changing and evaluating.

Learning objectives

  • Analysis recognition & description of key issues in an organisation;
  • Diagnosis: identifying root causes;
  • Design: development of an effective change strategy;
  • Implementation: deployment of your change strategy into interventions;
  • Presentation: convincing your client to accept your proposal.

General course information

Required previous knowledge

The course requires a basic level of knowledge on subjects like strategy, organisational structure, process management, leadership, management. Due to the interactive way of working a reasonable level of English is absolutely required.

Learning to change by Leon De Caluwé.

Way of working

Interactive classes and a group assignment.

Exam

Written proposal and presentation.

Caesura

A final score of 5,5 or higher leads to passing the course and receiving the related 4 ECTS.

Retake exam

The retake of the exam is scheduled at the end of the semester. This is usually two or three weeks after the first exam week.