Related Course/s:

An elective unit in the pre-2012 Master of Business Administration  program. It's content is deemed equivalent to, and will be delivered under unit code and title of Organisational Consulting (HBO685). Please follow the link for more information on the unit.

Aims & Objectives:

To enable students to explore and understand varying assumptions and possibilities of the role of the consultant whether internal or external to the organisation.

Teaching Methods:

Class-based Consultation Sets

Assessment:

Action Learning Project Report 60%; Group Report of Consultancy Design and Intervention 40%

Content:

• Explored consulting processes as an aspect of the manager's role and as an independent role.
• Distinguished between various styles and types of consultancy.
• Appreciated the complex dynamics of the client/consultant relationship.
• Developed skills in consulting to organisational change processes.
• Examined values and ethical issues for consultants.

Reading Materials:

Block, P, Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Getting your Expertise Used, 2nd edn, Josseys-Bass/ Pfeiffer, 1999