Team Formation
Around 30 HKU students from the HKU Business School will be grouped into teams of 4-5 members.
Job Description
Each team of students will work as independent consultants on a well-defined and mutually agreed business project during the consultation period.
Apart from business consulting reports, student consultants are required to conduct an oral presentation to the business client at the end of the practicum.
Training And Support
Before commencing the practicum, students will be offered training. Throughout the practicum, students will be guided and supervised by the Course Coordinator, Consultant-in-Residence, Professional Mentors and Student Mentors.
In the training workshop, students will learn different business consulting skills such as team building, project planning and management, developing consultancy reports, client and team management, etc. to cope with the assigned challenging real-life business projects.
Feedback And Evaluation
Throughout the project, student consultants will receive evaluations and feedback from the business clients as well as from the Course Coordinator, Consultant-in-Residence, Professional Mentors and Student Mentors for continuous improvement.
Every week, students will need to attend meetings with the Course Coordinator, Consultant-in-Residence, Professional Mentors and Student Mentors to receive comments and advice for continuous improvement.
Benefits To Students
By the end of the course, students should have gained:
- Experience in applying theoretical knowledge to tackle a real business challenge as a student consultant
- Experience in researching, analyzing, assessing and proposing practical business options and solutions given the project constraints
- Experience in presenting findings and business solutions (both written and oral) in a professional manner
- Nurture the ability to identify key strategic questions, communicate and evaluate progress with the client, team members, faculty teacher as well as professional mentors
- Acquire the ability to build a good relationship with the client and work effectively in and as a team
Other Information
- Students will not receive any salary compensation from the client organizations but each participating student will be given a stipend by the School upon successfully completing the practicum (with a PASS grade).
- Additional subsidies will be provided by the client if students are required to work outside Hong Kong.
Who Are Eligible To Apply?
The course is designed for non-final year students in the HKU Business School. Students may be invited to attend interviews for evaluation of their business knowledge and soft skills.