International Business Consulting

2021/2022

Учебный год

ENG

Обучение ведется на английском языке

3

Кредиты

Кто читает:

Магистерская программа "Международный бизнес", направление подготовки "Менеджмент"

Статус:

Курс обязательный

Когда читается:

1-й курс, 3, 4 модуль

Преподаватели

Дынко Алла Дмитриевна

Поздеев Дмитрий Александрович

Course Syllabus

Abstract

International Business Consulting is the program's key consulting seminar. This is an ideal opportunity for students to submerge in the real business world as consulting interns and to carry out real-life client-oriented consulting projects for participating international companies. For the purpose of this field study a project portfolio of the existing and potential business partners – sponsoring international companies – is formed. While working on this project students apply the knowledge and skills they acquired during their studies in the master program. This innovative course has no analogues and is not available at any other Russian university examined by the author. The international companies participating in the “International Business Consulting” project also represent the base for student practical training and internships and the potential employers for the master program graduates. The following prerequisites are also required for this course: World Economy, International Relations, International Business Research.

Learning Objectives

• ability to develop projects for working with clients and organize their execution, including
• ability to collect and process data necessary for completing a specific task
• ability to select and use instruments and technologies for data processing, analyze the calculation results and provide recommendations
• knowledge of methods of quantitative and qualitative analysis and modeling, and of theoretical and experimental research
• ability to form and manage teams for consulting projects
• ability to form and manage consulting projects
• ability to present research result reports for the consulting projects

Expected Learning Outcomes

• be able to analyze statistical data and other information
• be able to critically evaluate the client’s proposal and provide recommendations.
• be able to generate new ideas and products, creativity and leadership
• be able to speak in public on professional topics; clearly and with reason formulate ideas and articulate thoughts
• use theoretical knowledge and its applications in consulting.

Course Contents

• Introduction to business consulting
• Team consulting project implementation

Assessment Elements

• Online meetings attendance & participation, both instructions and group discussions
• Online project presentation for a client in Zoom/Google Hangouts/MS Teams
• Individual assessment by fellow team members
• Online meetings attendance & participation, both instructions and group discussions
• Online project presentation for a client in Zoom/Google Hangouts/MS Teams
• Individual assessment by fellow team members

Interim Assessment

• 2021/2022 4th module
  0.4 * Online project presentation for a client in Zoom/Google Hangouts/MS Teams + 0.5 * Online meetings attendance & participation, both instructions and group discussions + 0.1 * Individual assessment by fellow team members

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• McKinsey & Company Inc, Tim Koller, Marc Goedhart, & David Wessels. (2010). Valuation : Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies. [N.p.]: Wiley. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=535677
• Rasiel, E. M. (1999). The McKinsey Way : Using the Techniques of the World’s Top Strategic Consultants to Help You and Your Business. New York: McGraw-Hill Professional. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=6958

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• The Consultant's Handbook : A Practical Guide to Delivering High-Value and Differentiated Services in a Competitive Marketplace Parikh; Wiley, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated 2015 ISBN: ISBN number:9781119106203, ISBN number:9781119106210