Course Brief

Main areas of study:

§The role of a consultant and the importance of ethics and confidentiality
§The role and purpose of internal consultants
§Internal consultants as ‘researching professionals’
§Essential skills of a consultant to survive in a competitive global arena
§Physical verses virtual business consulting support services
§Scoping a business consultancy project for adoption
§Managing people and decision makers in a physical and virtual environment
§Commercial and academic research skills
§Client data utilization and business failure
§Bespoke and generic design of results
§Synthesis and presentation project recommendations for implementation including costs

  • 60 Contact Hours

By the end of this module successful students will be able to do the following:

1. Appraise, evidence and apply the concepts and practices of management consulting within a range of sectors, organisations and job family roles
2. Critique and defend the processes required for a consultant to meet a range of potential research settings
3. Select and evaluate the tools and techniques required to source, critique and
implement a range of potential viable and realistic solutions
4. Debate and articulate the critical, methodical and creative problem-solving practices required to be an ethical and reflective internal or external consultant

The assessment will be coursework consisting of 3000 words (indicative word count). 15 min reflective viva. To include a variety of formats including (but not limited to) business plans, feasibility reports, content analysis and documentary evaluations, management research reports, netnographic approaches. Supported by online reflective viva. Tests all Learning Outcomes

  • BA (Hons) Business and Human Resource Management (Top-Up)

                                                            

    In many organisations, employees are their most valuable assets. And for this reason, effective management of human resources is essential for every company. Human Resources helps in structuring teams, it builds the organisation's culture and it helps people with engagement and development. Human resource management creates a lot of difference in enhancing the productivity of the employees.

    The BA (Hons) Business and Human Resource Management programme can be earned in 18 months on a Part Time basis. As a graduate of this programme, you will have excellent skills and knowledge in strategies for enhancing employee relations, change management, developing training models and human resource planning.

    Our other Business degree options include:

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    Expand your potential; go beyond your University of Sunderland BA Honours degree.

    BA graduates can seamlessly progress to one of our Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University MBA or MSc. programmes, which we have been offering for over 24 years.

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  • BA (Hons) Business and Marketing Management (Top-Up)

                                                   

    In today’s fast-paced, global environment, marketing is crucial to the commercial success of any business. The University of Sunderland’s BA (Hons) Business and Marketing Management Top-up degree is a balance of focus, that combines both business subjects and a marketing specialism to prepare students for employment in a diverse range of careers in both disciplines. Studying business and marketing together grants a unique understanding of organisations and their management, and the varied ways marketing is used to determine and demonstrate the quality and usefulness of products, brands and services.

    The BA (Hons) Business and Marketing Management programme can be earned in 18 months on a Part Time basis.  As a graduate of this course, you will have excellent skills and knowledge in marketing management, planning, strategy and digital marketing.

    Our other Business degree options include:

    Next Step

    Expand your potential; go beyond your University of Sunderland BA Honours degree.

    BA graduates can seamlessly progress to one of our Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University MBA or MSc. programmes, which we have been offering for over 24 years.

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  • BA (Hons) Business and Management (Top-Up)

                                                                    

    The BA (Hons) Business and Management programme allows you to benefit from the University of Sunderland’s teaching of business and management without leaving your home region.

     

    Overview of the Business Management pathways
    Including BA (Hons) Business Management (Top-Up)

     

    The content of the course mirrors the Sunderland-based equivalent course Business and Management. This course builds on your existing knowledge and prepares you for managerial roles and professional roles in sales, finance, general business and the public sector. You will undertake four broad-based modules related to business consultancy projects, strategic leadership and collaboration, managing business continuity and resilience as well as leading and implementing organisational change.

    This programme is based at study centres, which makes it distinct from our programme with the same title that is based at the University of Sunderland. Courses delivered at study centres share the same ethos, material and approach as those delivered at Sunderland itself.

    This course is an outstanding way to gain the benefits of an education from our University without having to move to Sunderland.

    Sunderland has a strong record in business and management studies, with The Guardian University Guide 2015 naming the University as No.1 in North East England for Course Satisfaction and Student Satisfaction with Teaching in these subjects.

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    Next Step

    Expand your potential; go beyond your University of Sunderland's BA Honours.

    BA graduates can seamlessly progress to one of our Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University MBA or MSc. programmes, which we have been offering for over 24 years.

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