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| Challenges and opportunities in management consulting - an interactive business simulation |
| Lecturer: |
| N. N. |
| Course typ: |
| Workshop |
| Description: |
| Important: approx. 4 weeks before the course, you will be asked to send us your CV, which we will forward to the trainer, Dr. Benedikt Frank (AT Kearney). Your participation will only be confirmed after receiving the CV. Did you always think that science and business are two entirely different worlds? You may need to think again! In an interactive workshop you will have the opportunity to gain insights into up-to-date top management issues. Working in small teams from different backgrounds, you will have the chance to experience how to apply skills and knowledge from a natural science background to management consulting. Your team and you will take a number of strategic and operational decisions to improve the success of your enterprise. You will develop new processes, make crucial investments or evaluate expansions to ensure sustainable success of your enterprise. A business simulation will allow you to directly experience the impact and consequences of your decisions and learn how to combine scientific thinking with business judgment. In addition there will be ample time for discussions with A.T. Kearney consultants to give you an authentic impression of the company, and of work in management consulting in general. A.T. Kearney is a leading global management consultancy firm that uses strategic insight, tailored solutions and a collaborative working style to help clients achieve sustainable results. With a broad range of capabilities and expertise in all major industries, its service offerings range across the spectrum from strategy through implementation. A.T. Kearney was founded in Chicago in 1926 and opened its first overseas office in Düsseldorf in 1964. Today, A.T. Kearney has 3.600 employees that are based in 62 offices located in major business centers in 41 countries around the globe. A.T. Kearney is committed to sustainability and is carbon neutral across its global operations. About the trainer: Dr. Benedikt Frank is an alumnus of the Molecular Biology MSc/PhD program who graduated in 2009 and subsequently joined A.T. Kearney in 2010. He now works as a Principal out of the Munich office, and will be happy to answer any questions on life as a consultant, share his experiences, and give advice on how to transfer from science to other industries. Testimonials: - TiT game makes you put your thinking cap on and troubleshoot and improve your performance at various levels. One realizes that there is immense scope of improvement and the stimulating brain-storming sessions are very satisfying. - Great opportunity to learn first-hand about the type of work that is consulting. - Very sympatric trainers, competent in answering all questions put on them by PhD students planning their next career steps. Really helpful. - Interesting Insights into some consultant methods and a nice and fun company simulation (although most likely not very realistic). - The openness of the trainers really helped me gain new insights into consulting. - Good insight into Consulting. Interesting "Planspiel", you have to beat our productivity of 109. |
| Place: |
| unspecified |
| Semester: |
| WiSe 2017/18 |
| Times: |
| Dates on Friday, 27.10.2017 10:00 - 17:00 First appointment: Friday, 27.10.2017 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Course number: |
| 340118 |
| Participants: |
| Target group: GGNB doctoral students. |
| Pre-requisites: |
| Please note: You have to pre-register for this course in Stud.IP. However, the slots will be assigned only after the trainers received your CVs! You will receive further information in due course. |
| Learning organisation: |
| The course will take place on Friday, 27 October 2017 from 10:00-17:00 at the Ernst-Caspari-Haus / GZMB Building, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11, 37077 Göttingen, seminar room 0.232. (http://www.geodata.uni-goettingen.de/lageplan/?ident=1524\_2\_EG_0.232) |
| Area classification: |
| Vorlesungsverzeichnis WiSe 2017/2018 > Forschungseinrichtungen > Göttinger Graduiertenschulen > Georg-August University School of Science (GAUSS) > Göttinger Graduiertenschule für Neurowissenschaften und molekulare Biowissenschaften (GGNB) > Professional Skills, Industry Excursions > Career Development |
| ECTS credit points: |
| 0.5 |
| Further information from Stud.IP about this course |
| Home institute: Göttinger Graduiertenzentrum für Neurowissenschaften, Biophysik und molekulare Biowissenschaften (GGNB) Participants registered in Stud.IP: 3 Number of postings in Stud.IP forum: 2 |