About the Course
This course prepares students for professional careers through immersive, real-world micro-consultancy projects that directly connect academic learning with industry practice. Students collaborate with external organizations to develop meaningful project deliverables that align with course learning outcomes while addressing authentic business needs. Participants will engage in a dynamic, project-based learning environment that emphasizes reflective practice, team-based problem-solving, use of AI and industry collaboration. Working in cross-functional teams, students will interact with company representatives, analyze challenges, and co-create strategic solutions. Through this experience, students will build a portfolio of high-value, client-ready deliverables while strengthening essential professional competencies, implementing AI, including effective communication, executive presentation, critical thinking, and virtual project execution within a structured Micro-Consultancy Lab setting. The course integrates brainstorming, iterative feedback, and real-time client engagement to simulate professional consulting environments, equipping students with the skills and confidence required to succeed in today’s evolving workplace.
- Apply industry–standard frameworks like IDIC Model, to develop solutions in Consultancy tools.
- Analyze client needs, project requirements, organizational contexts to identify gaps, opportunities, and actionable insights using AI.
- Differentiate between alternative strategies and recommended solutions based on data and evidence.
- Design innovative, actionable solutions to real–world business problems by collaborative, team-consulting work and AI.