Undergraduate Consultancy
The course runs for six weeks, meeting weekly on Thursday afternoons as either face-to-face workshops or MSTeams sessions. Significant support is provided for literature acquisition/evaluation and the creation of brief client reports and slide decks. This is an active experience that expects participants to gather and evaluate evidence for their clients, including ‘out of class’ tasks to bring back to workshops and meetings to share with collaborators.
Our clients impact regionally and beyond and the specific clients that we engage with depends on the interests and backgrounds of applicants. Traditionally, we have focused on clients that require information about themes of sustainability or environmentally-focused agrobiology solutions. Clients are remote, but may meet with consultancy students online or face to face in the university, depending on client availability and needs.
We are seeking students from scientific degree courses who are willing to undertake desk-based research in these subject areas.
Applications should provide a brief overview of: “Potential value to professional clients of desk-based research in your subject area”. Please include some indication of your personal interests in scientific research, particularly in field of environmental sustainability. No citations/references are required and the paragraph should be a maximum of 200 words.
Associated Badges:
In A Nutshell...
- • Experience consultancy... developing skills of desk-based research, criticality, professional communication and business effectiveness.
- • Make genuine impacts... by informing senior leaders in the region and influencing their business and thinking.
- • Develop new professional networks... using current online tools.
- • Develop independence... whilst receiving support to evidence your skills under supervision from a team leader.
- • Earn up to 300 Rise points... which can be recognised within your degree.
- Earn up to 300 Rise points ... which can be recognised within your degree.
Schedule
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13:00 to 14:30 on 31/10/24 - DB6.26 (Dalton Building 6th floor)
Workshop 1 - Introduction to UGC Introduction to the consultancy, clients and working in MSTeams. Select client project and discuss project delivery. -
13:00 to 14:30 on 07/11/24 - DB6.26 (6th floor Dalton Building)
Workshop 2 - Deskbased research Workshop on desk-based research, focusing on Systematic Literature Reviews. -
13:00 to 14:30 on 14/11/24 - DB6.26 (6th floor Dalton Building)
Workshop 3 - Professional writing Workshop to develop professional writing skills, peer review processes and tabulation of literature outcomes. -
13:00 to 14:30 on 21/11/24 - DB6.06
Workshop 4 - Professional writing Communicating findings in text, development of outcomes table in and accompanying text. Begin thinking about client presentations. -
13:00 to 14:30 on 28/11/24 - DB6.06
Workshop 5 - Professional communication (oral) Communicating findings orally and critically. Formative online presentations and development of recorded slide decks -
13:00 to 14:30 on 05/12/24 - DB6.06
Workshop 6 - client report creation Client report creation for peer review. Creation of al final documentation and delivery to clients.