MGMT443-07S2 (C) Semester Two 2007

Advanced Strategic Management

10 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 July 2007
End Date: Thursday, 15 November 2007
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 29 July 2007
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 14 October 2007

Description

Advanced Strategic Management

The course involves students in debating multiple perspectives on each of the major strategy issues faced by managers. The debate draws on papers by leading strategic thinkers, and applies their ideas to contemporary business cases. The cases are international in scope, reflecting contemporary global business connectedness. The course covers strategy process, content, context and purpose.

Learning Outcomes

The course has the dual objectives of preparing students to undertake strategy activity as reflective practitioners and providing the conceptual background needed for research in the strategy field.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department.

Timetable Note

Lectures - Monday 3-5 pm in Com. Room 339

Course Coordinator

Paul Knott

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Dialectic Presentation 20% Dialectic Presentation
Case Presentation 20% Case Presentation
Final Test 23 Oct 2007 60% Final Test

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Wit, Bob de. , Meyer, Ron; Strategy synthesis : resolving strategy paradoxes to create competitive advantage : text and readings ; 2nd ed; Thomson Learning, 2005 (There will also be a WebCT / Blackboard page for the course).

Course links

Library portal

Notes

Relationship to Other Courses:
This is one of three courses that comprise the Strategic Management core within the Honours programme.  The other courses are MGMT454 International Business and Society and MGMT441 Entrepreneurship.

Grading:
Marks are not normally scaled in this course.  Cut-points used to convert marks to final grades may vary slightly and therefore 50% may not translate into a passing grade.

Departmental Academic Policies If you want a hard copy of this document, please ask the course co-ordinator. The Department assumes that you have read this document. You should also read the “Information related to courses and assessment” on page 350 of the Enrolment Handbook 2007 (also in UC Calendar under “General Course and Examination Regulations”).

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $346.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

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