Program Overview
The Microprogram Management Consulting is a premier management consulting program for purpose-driven commerce students in Canada; it provides the skills and experience to meet the demands of the rapidly evolving business landscape.
The microprogram is structured as a two-year program that provides Telfer BCom students with the opportunity to learn, develop and apply skills to prepare for careers in management consulting and contribute to a better Canada. It runs during the last two years of the BCom, and is comprised of academic courses, employer-led workshops, networking with industry professionals, a formal real-world management consulting project, and valuable mentorship from Certified Management Consultants (CMC) or Fellow CMCs (FCMC).
Program Structure
Third-year students
- Enrolment in ADM 3704 | 3304 Management Consulting (3 units – fall term)
- 23 Thursday-night extra-curricular experiential learning sessions, including 15+ employer-led workshops, presentations, case simulations, and office visits*
- Trip to Toronto during fall Reading Week, which includes visits to consultant offices and networking
- A management consulting panel and networking event
- Psychological assessments (e.g., MBTI) for increased self-awareness
- Mentorship from senior students
*The extra-curricular experiential learning sessions take place in person at Desmarais or at employer locations every Thursday evening from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. except during exam periods and holidays. Sessions start the first week of school in September and end the last week of March.
Fourth-year students
- Enrolment in ADM 4907 Management Consulting Project (3 units – fall term)
- Additional courses to be taken in fall or winter: ADM 4503 | 4103 (Project Management) and ADM 4737 | 4337 (Managing Change)
- Mentorship from a CMC-Canada Certified Management Consultant or Fellow CMC (CMC/FCMC)
- Leadership assignments to assist in the development and success of future cohorts
Management consulting project
In the ADM 4907 Management Consulting Project course, students partner with client organizations and conduct a project as a management consultant to help the organization enhance its operations and achieve its objectives.
Students are expected to devote 60 hours of effort each, or 180-300 hours per team, to the project over 10 weeks from September to December.
The course consists of four mandatory modules and check-in sessions with the professor, while the remaining coursework gives students the flexibility to complete projects in a self-directed manner, considering their team's and the client's availability.
Benefits for students participating in the management consulting project
- Experience in the complete consulting process (entry, diagnosis, action planning, implementation and termination)
- Opportunities to build client-consultant relationship skills
- Mentorship from a CMC-Canada Certified Management Consultant or Fellow CMC (CMC/FCMC)
- Academic units (3)
- Valuable project experience to add to a resumé
- Examining business processes and reengineering them for greater efficiency
- Proposing more effective methods for outreach to stakeholders
- Introducing innovation to the operations
- Proposing improvements to infrastructure or systems
- Conducting value-for-money reviews
- Proposing organizational developments
- Proposing change management strategy
- Conducting a competitive analysis and proposing a scalable growth strategy
- Conducting a feasibility study and proposing a market entry strategy
- Submitting a business case for a new investment
- Investigating a new line of revenue streams
- Conducting a marketing and strategic analysis
Program Graduation Requirements
- Successful completion of:
- ADM 3704 | 3304 Management Consulting
- ADM 4503 | 4103 Project Management
- ADM 4737 | 4337 Managing Change
- ADM 4907 Management Consulting Project
- Mandatory attendance and active participation in all the microprogram activities, sessions and events (unless absences are justified and approved by the program manager)
- Adherence to the Microprogram Management Consulting code of conduct
- Adherence to the CMC-Canada code of conduct
Upon graduation, students will be recognized as graduates of the Microprogram Management Consulting and will have the microprogram appear on their transcript.
