6B031E - The Consultancy Challenge 01 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2032 | Version 0
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | 6B031E | ||
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| Module Title: | The Consultancy Challenge | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Business and Creative Industries | ||
| Faculty Group: | Business Management | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Business Management | ||
| Module Leader: | Anthony Thomas | ||
| Module Team: | |||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2026 | Final Year of Intake: | 2031 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 30 | Credit Level: | 6 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 101221 - enterprise and entrepreneurship | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 0 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2026 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2032 |
Module Aims
The main aims of the module are:
Aim 1 – To enable students to synthesise, develop and deliver innovative evidence-based solutions for complex business-based scenarios provided by current businesses.
Aim 2 – To provide an environment where students can be critical within the business landscape and offer viable solutions for an impactful consultancy output.
Aim 3 - To encourage students to create critical self-reflections throughout the module, whilst utilising their consultancy experiences to shape future professional opportunities and life-long learning.
Content Summary
The Consultancy Challenge will provide opportunities for students to immerse themselves into the challenges that current business consultants, businesses and project management teams face on a regular basis. This module is a capstone project that enables students to critique a client brief by highlighting potential opportunities and potential problems on the horizon.
Students will evaluate the perspective of businesses and the individuals within them to harness and nurture scenarios businesses face. Students enrolled on this module will be provided with tools and techniques to become business consultants in an extremely competitive industry which will include the process of applying for tenders to provide a professional and industry embedded experience. Within the 7-week module, students will engage with a client and their client’s brief by developing a report, delivering an in-depth client focussed presentation and participating in reflective practice. By the end of this module, all participating students will have been provided with opportunities to apply and merge theoretical knowledge with practical challenges whilst simultaneously preparing themselves for careers in entrepreneurship, management, and consultancy.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Practical classes and workshops | 56 |
| Groupwork | 50 |
| Guided Study | 114 |
| Formative Assessment | 20 |
| Summative Assessment | 60 |
| Total Hours Selected | 300 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Analyse a client’s business context and diagnose key issues and opportunities. |
| LO2 | Develop and justify evidence-based recommendations whilst critically reflecting on consultancy practice and personal development. |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Portfolio 1 | There will be one method of assessing this module which will be segmented into three components: A 1800-word Reflective Blog A Consultancy Report to present to a client A 20-minute Client Presentation plus 10-minute Q&A | 0 | 8000 | 100 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Portfolio 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |