Module manager: Lee Wainwright
Email: L.Wainwright1@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
This module is approved as a discovery module
During this module you will learn about delivering consultancy (including social and other 3rd sector organisations). Working directly with enterprises, you (as part of a student team) will deliver a project to a consultancy brief over a 6-8 week period within the module. This will develop your team-working skills, your ability to project manage and at the same time gaining an in-depth understanding of how these organisations are managed. You will be expected to actively contribute to discussion and developing new ideas as part of a student consultancy team that provides advice on entrepreneurship and business development strategies.
This module aims to provide the knowledge and skills necessary for students to acquire and develop a deep understanding of how enterprises (including social and other 3rd sector organisations) combine business practices with effecting change, specifically the creation of new opportunities.
In addition, students will develop a wider range of personal skills through working in collaboration with an organisation outside the University on a project relevant to the needs of the organisation and to academic study for a degree in business or other programmes.
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
- Explain and discuss the theoretical basis of consultancy for social enterprise and/or for-profit enterprise, illustrating the wider role these organisations have in the UK economy and to be able to critically analyse how they contribute to the development of social value in society
- Synthesise broad theoretical topics (including models of income generation, social and environmental value creation, Government third sector policy, mission, impact auditing and service delivery) to communicate the impact of their work to non-academic audiences
- Demonstrate development in, and reflection of, their project planning and execution skills
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
Transferable
- Demonstrate the ability to design, record and manage their work in cooperation with their peers and an academic supervisor to achieve a valuable outcome
- Apply a range of team working related skills including; creativity and innovation; motivation; interpersonal communication; presentation; and research skills in a problem solving context
Subject specific
- Plan, implement and present a project working with an organisation, exercising the transferable skills listed above
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workshop | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| Supervision | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Lecture | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Lecture | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| Private study hours | 157 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 43 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
Group work
- 40 hours research for client
- 40 hours preparing group assessment and client report
Self-Directed study
- 37 hours further reading
- 40 hours preparing for individually assessed coursework
Each in-class session is interactive with group work and discussion, with consultancy and client activities allowing for individual reflection as well as group collaboration, so involvement is key to this process. Progress will be monitored and issues will be addressed during the interactive workshop sessions.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Group Project | 3,000 words (Client report & feedback) | 50 |
| Reflective log | 2,500 words (Log on progress) | 50 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
The resit for this module is 100% by 4,500 word coursework.
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 5/13/2024
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