Strategic Management (519H3)
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Strategic Management - Engineering module
Module 519H3
Module details for 2024/25.
15 credits
FHEQ Level 7 (Masters)
Module Outline
The broad aim of the module is to provide an integrative module in strategy, which develops the student's understanding and skills, as prospective future managers, for formulating the organisation's overall strategic direction. The course will therefore help students to develop an understanding of the different approaches to strategy; how choices are made between different possible approaches; the content in which choices are made; and how strategies and structures are designed and implemented. This module will allow students to develop their understanding of the impact of strategic decisions on their role as managers.
The module addresses the AHEP4 Learning Outcomes: M4, M5, M7, M10, M14, M15, M16, M17
Library
R. Grant, Contemporary Strategy Analysis, Text and Cases, Seventh Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, W Sussex, 2010
Johnson G, Scholes K & Whittington R, Exploring Corporate Strategy: Text & Cases, 8th edition, Pearson Ed Ltd, 2008
Lynch R, Corporate Strategy, 4th Edition, FT Prentice Hall, 2006
Haberberg A & Reiple A, The Strategic Management of Organisations, FT Prentice Hall, 2000
Ghoshal S, Lampel J, Mintzberg H & Quinn JB, The Strategy Process, 4th Edition, FT Prentice Hall, 2003
Porter ME, Competitive Advantage: creating and sustaining superior performance, Free Press, New York, 2004
Module learning outcomes
Demonstrate an understanding of the strategic context of organisations and engineering projects, including how societal, environmental and security issues shape the context
Demonstrate a systematic understanding of the strategic planning process, with a special focus on the environment in which a company operates, and how decisions are made.
Understand and evaluate critically the various analyses that can be used when assessing the competitiveness of a business
Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the importance of innovation in all aspects of the company's operations
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 40.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Group written submission | T2 Week 10 | 100.00% |
| Computer Based Exam | Semester 2 Assessment | 60.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Semester | Seminar | 2 hours | 01010101010 |
| Spring Semester | Lecture | 2 hours | 11111111111 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
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