MANAGEMENT CONSULTING

Catalog description

This course is designed to review the consulting profession with a subsequent emphasis on organizational consulting matters. An effort will be made to develop competencies in a variety of skills necessary to practice consulting. The course is relevant for those 1) who are specifically interested in developing as consultants and / or 2) whose current or future jobs involve personnel consulting or line management using consultants. This course provides the opportunity to become familiar with the typical phases of a consulting project. In addition to discussing these phases in class, it will be discussed how consultants work similarly and differently with their clients. The functional specialty areas in which most consultants practice will also be studied. We conclude the course with discussions of ethical issues, professional concerns, and expert testimonials from consultants.