COURSE NUMBER: MBA294.7

COURSE TITLE: Applied Frameworks in Consulting

UNITS OF CREDIT: 1 unit

INSTRUCTOR OF RECORD: Frank Schultz

STUDENT ORGANIZERS: Rob Bogolub and Vaibhav Bhatnagar

E-MAIL ADDRESSES: rob_bogolub@mba.berkeley.edu; vaibhav_bhatnagar@mba.berkeley.edu

CLASS WEB PAGE LOCATION: http://bspace.berkeley.edu

MEETING DAY(S)/TIME: Wednesdays 4:00 – 6:00PM during Fall A

Seven sessions on 8/22, 8/29, 9/5, 9/12, 9/19, 9/26 and 10/3.

PREREQUISITE(S): None.

CLASS FORMAT: Workshops with case practice, lecture, and student and/or industry speakers.

REQUIRED READINGS: “Case in Point”, by Marc Consentino; Additional cases from other sources will be assigned.

BASIS FOR FINAL GRADE: Class attendance & participation

ABSTRACT OF COURSE'S CONTENT AND OBJECTIVES: This course has been designed to help students prepare for case interviews. It is tailored to the consulting interview process, but will also be of use to students pursuing all industries that have case interviews as part of their recruiting process.

The main goal is to strengthen students’ basic skills required to succeed during the interview process and facilitate effective case practice in advance of the recruiting season. Specific topics will include:

- Overview of the consulting recruiting process

- Overview of the case interview

- Designing frameworks for case interviews

- Case math & dealing with data

- Presentation skills

- Giving cases

- Non-standard case types (e.g. written cases)

- Designing a practice regimen