Strategic Management (5cr)

Objective

Students learnt to think strategically in an business context and can utilize strategic thinking in different types of organizations. Student knows how to further develop own strategic thinking skills. Student can evaluate business's growth potential and what kind of requirements does growth generate for business and its management. Student learns generic competitive strategies and can participate in the creation process of strategy. He/she knows different tools that help to implement strategy. Student knows how change process unfolds and knows what kind of factors are at play.

Content

- Strategy work and its critical components
- What constituents successful business
- Analyzing environment
- Identifying business's resources and competencies
- Shaping strategy
- Implementing strategy

Qualifications

No previous studies are required.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Excellent (5): The student has carried out work to an excellent standard and participated actively and constructively. Student has shown in the course ability to comprehend the concepts of the course and apply the concepts in practical business cases: Student has been able to develop creative solutions in the assignment of the course. Good (4-3): The student has carried out work very well and participated actively and constructively. Student has shown in the course ability to comprehend the concepts of the course and apply the concepts in practical business cases: Student has been able to develop solutions for the case company in the assignment of the course. Satisfactory (2-1): The student has participated actively in the course. Student has shown in the course ability to comprehend the basic concepts of the course: Student has been able to use the basic concepts of the course in the case company?s assignment.

Materials

To be announced.

Further information

The course will take place at Centria University of Applied Sciences.