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Strategic Management

Structure Type: Study unit
Code: TLYS0005
Type: Compulsory / Professional Studies
Curriculum: TLY 2015
Level: Master of Business Administration
Year of Study: 1 (2015-2016)
Credits: 5 cr
Responsible Teacher: Mannila, Margit
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Learning Outcomes

Course at Keski-Pohjanmaan AMK.

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.

Student's Workload

Total work load: 135 h.
- scheduled studies: 24 h.
- individual studies: 111 h.
The assesment of student's own learning 1 h is included in contact lessons.

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

No prerequisites.

Contents

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

Recommended or Required Reading and Other Learning Resources/Tools

• Johnson, Scholes & Whittington: Exploring Corporate Strategy
• Kamensky, Mika: Strateginen johtaminen
• Luoma, Mikko (2007). Strategiatyön kontekstit – Haasteena järjen ja tunteen pelikenttien hallinta. Teoksessa: Strategia tunteet ja toiminta s. 29–45, toim. Pauli Juuti. JTO-Palvelut Oy.
• Other material to be annouced during the course.

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, discussions, litterature assignment and/or company cases. A development assigment connected to the employers business.

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Assessment Methods

Particiaption 35%, litterature assignment and/or company cases 65%.


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