In the consulting business deadlines are of extreme importance. In fact, the consequences of missing a deadline can mean the difference between professional life and death for an account executive or the entire firm. Grades will be lowered 20 percent for each 24-hour period that an assignment is late. Each section of any project is due at the beginning of class on the date specified. Points will be deducted for typos, grammatical errors and incorrect spelling.
Style is just as important as content.
Cross-functionary teams today are made up of people with different talents. As members of the consulting firm that you form, you will need to determine your respective strengths and weaknesses, identify tasks to be accomplished, establish deadlines and determine how to coordinate your efforts to produce quality work. The class emphasizes group work because that is how business is conducted today. You will have to develop interpersonal skills, negotiate among yourselves and hold each other accountable for the accomplishment of your respective tasks in completing each assignment. Development of these team skills is an important part of this course s educational experience.