Educators need to be more proactive in expanding course offerings to respond to
the academic needs of university students. Draum by excellent pay and prospects
of gaining valuable experience, more college graduates are pursuing employment in
consulting. With consulting skills growing in importance for many of our students
in the 21st century, business communication scholars are particularly well posi
tioned to help students develop these requisite skills and knowledge. Offering a
course dedicated to the topic of consulting, or including consulting experience in a
standard business communication course prepares students for engaging in consult
ing activities, including research, assessment, training and development, facilita
tion, and evaluation. Our course foregrounds instructional frameworks and serv
ice learning to assist students in systematically assessing organizational problems
and designing and implementing organizational interventions.
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