SEMINAR ON MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY
DBA 7770Doctor of Business Administration
Graduate School of Management
14th January 2012
D r D o l h a d i Z a i n u d i n
POLICIES
Management Consultancy is compulsory for DBA students.
Passing the course is a requirement for research work registration and graduation.
REGISTRATION
Register and submit the form together with the Management Consultancy pre-requisites form
At least 2 months prior to the first week of the semester that the student intended to conduct the consultancy work.
Following the registration, the student will have to search for a company and prepare the proposal for the consultancy work.
A student who is remunerated under a consultancy services is required to contribute 20 percent of the total consultancy fees to GSM as stipulated in the IIUM consultancy policies.
SUPERVISION
GSM shall recommend the appointment of a supervisor for a student upon registration for consultancy research.
student may nominate suitable faculty member to be the supervisor.
ELIGIBILITY
Student has CGPA of 3.0 or higherStudent has completed at least 75.0% of coursework or minimum of 27 credit hours
Student has no outstanding incomplete grades
Student is not on academic /disciplinary probation
FINAL EVALUATION
Pass without revision Pass with minor revisions to be
completed in one (1) week Pass with major revisions to be
completed in one (1) month Failure –repeat the course
PERFOMANCE OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES
Adhere to the time frame stated in the course outline, should a longer duration is necessary to complete the project,, the approval of the Committee Members or Director of GSM is required.
Show constant high self-discipline and conduct that truly represents the disposition of a IIUM student.
Abide by the rules and regulations set forth by the organization.
Act at all times so as to protect the interests of the IIUM.
CONFIDENTIALITY
All DBA students are required to sign the Non Disclosure Agreement
DIPUTE AND TERMINATION
All disputes, controversies or differences shall be settled through mutual discussion.
In the event any such disputes, difference or question that cannot be resolved, it shall be referred to a panel of arbitrators agreed upon all parties concerned.
In the event where the student fails and/or neglects, or persistently fails and/or neglects to undertake his/her scope of work in professional and timely manner, the director of GSM may terminate the consultancy work.
Unless proven otherwise, the student may be subjected to a disciplinary action under the IIUM (DISCIPLINE of STUDENT 2004)
COURSE OUTLINE
INTRODUCTION
Using the action research methodology, management consultancy provides an avenue for students to apply the theoretical knowledge obtained from other DBA courses.
A key objective of the course is to develop client and management intervention for chosen organizations.
Week 1
Seminar Topics on :- The nature of consulting Industry The consultant’s toolkits The consultant’s role in organizations Achieving results, client interventions The profession of management
consultant Venue: GSM
Week 1
Consulting Applications Activity : Student present on the
outcome of the proposal development and phase of client engagement in the consultancy project
Venue: GSM (First evaluation by the committee)
WEEK 5 & 6
Consulting Applications Activity: Project outcome progress
based on accepted client engagement proposal
Venue : Client’s office (Supervisor)
WEEK 9 & 10
Consulting Applications Activity: Students present the
progress in the consultancy project. Submission of Client Reports and Project Review
Venue: Client’s Office (Second
evaluation by the Committees and Clients)
WEEK 13
Final EvaluationActivity: Students submit a ring binded copy
for evaluation. Submit 4 copies to GSM.
Venue: GSM (Final evaluation)
WEEK 14
Final EvaluationActivity: Students present the outcome of the
project and client acceptance. Amendment of reports should be
based on deliberation of Committees and Client.
Venue: GSM (Final evaluation)
WEEK 15
Submission of Final ReportActivity: Students submit a hard
bound copy Note:
Upon notification and acceptance by the course coordinator for hard bound copy submission based on amendments of report after being commented during the final evaluation.
COURSE ASSESSMENT
Method Proposal Preparation and Presentation Pass/Fail
Client Reports and Project Reviews Pass/Fail
Final Evaluation Report Submission Report Presentation
As stipulated in the policies, item 5.2
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