Industry Consulting Project
Unit code: HBY311N
| Credit points | 12.5 Credit Points |
| Duration | One teaching period |
| Contact hours | 36 Hours |
| Campus | Hawthorn, Sarawak |
| Prerequisites | |
| Corequisites | Nil |
Aims and objectives
- Communicate in an effective manner in a business context
- Work with teams to achieve organisational and personal goals
- Understand the various roles that people play in organisations within a business context
- Self evaluate and improve their personal performance and be confident of their ability to contribute to an organisation
- Understand contemporary business practice skills within a discipline specific context
- Research and evaluate a business context and suggest practical solutions to contemporary business problems
- Demonstrate analytical thinking and problem solving in a workplace
- Ascertain personal levels of existing knowledge and devise professional self development goals
- Demonstrate an understanding of the connection between academic knowledge, employment performance and career opportunities
- Demonstrate an ability to manage projects within a business context
Teaching methods
This unit is project-based, and activities and resources are designed to support the project process. Students are expected to work independently to gather materials and develop skills that help them to fulfill the requirements of the project brief. Academic staff provide guidance to teams and individuals aimed at developing project management and self-directed learning skillsAssessment
Response to Brief (Individual) 10-20%
Response to Podcast (Group) 5%
Assignment and Presentation (Group) 45-55%
Reflection and Evaluation (Individual) 20-30%
Response to Podcast (Group) 5%
Assignment and Presentation (Group) 45-55%
Reflection and Evaluation (Individual) 20-30%
Generic skills outcomes
The graduate attributes which relate to this unit help to produce graduates who are:
- Capable in their chosen professional, vocational or study areas
- Entrepreneurial in contributing to innovation and development within their business, workplace or community
- Effective and ethical in work and community situations
- Adaptable and able to manage change
- Aware of local and international environments in which they will be contributing (eg socio-cultural, economic, natural)
Content
- Applying discipline knowledge to a real-world context
- Interpreting and responding to project briefs
- Team dynamics, management tools and processes
- Communications issues and stakeholder expectations
- Critical and reflective practices
- Research methods
- Documenting project developments and recommendations
- Presentation skills
- Principles, overviews and discipline issues that relate to the project context
