Small Business Consulting

Undergraduate

introduces students to the nature of business consulting and the challenges associated with growth in small firms. The course draws upon knowledge from various functional areas and emphasizes complex and interdisciplinary applications of this knowledge in a real-world environment. Topics include models of the consulting process, problem diagnosis, managing the client relationship, research design, document preparation and ethics in consulting. Working in teams, students will undertake a problem-solving project for a local organization. A student will not be permitted to register for the course after the first day of classes.