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The course prepares students to undertake strategy activity as reflective practitioners and provides the conceptual background needed for research in the strategy field.
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.This is one of the courses for the M.Com in Management. It can also be taken as an elective in other programmes such as Marketing. Undergraduate study of strategic management (e.g. MGMT320) is helpful but not essential for this course.WorkloadThe course represents 150 hours of learning, of which the timetabled classes are but one component. Students will also need to prepare for their class presentations, undertake their research assignment, and complete the weekly course readings.
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.M.Com Learning GoalsGoal 1: Graduates can demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of current theoretical concepts and frameworks within their major discipline.The course develops theoretical and applied understanding of key concepts and frameworks in strategic management.Goal 2: Graduates are able to think logically, analytically and critically with respect to the academic literature in their major discipline.The course develops these skills through dialectical debate of paradoxes in respect of each topic within the discipline.Goal 3: Graduates can plan and carry out a supervised programme of academic research that shows a sound understanding of ethical practice.The course does not specifically address this goal, but it can be pursued through thesis projects in the discipline area.Goal 4: Graduates are able to synthesise academic or professional literature and effectively communicate research orally and in written form.The course develops these skills through the dialectic and case presentations in each class, and further through the research assignment.
Subject to approval of the Head of Department
MGMT443
Paul Knott
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Wit, Bob de. , Meyer, Ron; Strategy synthesis : managing strategy paradoxes to create competitive advantage ; Fourth edition; Cengage Learning, 2014.
The course also draws on a series of Essential Readings posted or linked from Learn.
MGMT643S1 Course Outline LEARN
Class RepresentativeA class representative may be asked to volunteer in the first few weeks of class. Any problems with the course can be raised with the class rep. Their email can be found at UCSA. The class representative will take up any issues raised by class members with the lecturer concerned as they occur.Departmental Academic Policies The Department assumes that you have read this document.You should also read the General Course and Examination Regulations Dishonest PracticeThe University of Canterbury considers cheating and plagiarism to be serious acts of dishonesty. All assessed work must be your own individual work unless specifically stated otherwise in the assessment guidelines. Material quoted from any other source must be clearly acknowledged. You must not copy the work of another person (student or published work) in any assessment including examinations, tests and assignments. Any person, who is found to have copied someone else's work, or to have allowed their work to be copied, will receive a fail grade for that piece of assessment and may face disciplinary action which may lead to a fine, community service or exclusion from the university.IMPORTANT: Where there are concerns regarding the authorship of written course work, a student can be required to provide a formal, oral explanation of the content of their work.
Domestic fee $907.00
International Postgraduate fees
* 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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