Fundamentals of strategic management (5 cr)
Code: AV00EF79-3005
General information
- Timing
- 01.09.2021 - 30.11.2021
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Unit
- Vanha_Open UAS and Continuing Education (vanhettu)
- Campus
- Ecampus
- Teaching languages
- English
- Degree programmes
- Open University of Applied Sciences
Objective
Strategic management is the ongoing planning, monitoring, analysis and assessment of all that is necessary for a company or an organization to meet its goals and objectives. Changes in the business environment require companies or organizations to constantly assess their strategies for success and successfull competitiveness.
• Student knows basic information about mission, vision, values and strategy.
• Student knows basic elements about strategic thinking.
• Student can analyze companies' and organisations' strategy.
Content
•The basic concepts of strategic management.
• Mission statement, values and vision.
•Defining strategic objectives, policies and action plans.
• Processes and measurement of process efficiency.
• Strategic thinking.
Course material
Course book is available on e-learning platform: Exploring strategy - Gerry Johnson & al.
Other material gathered by the lecturer
Study forms and methods
Assignment, peer review and tests.
Timing of exams and assignments
The course completion is automated. Exams on duty freely within the deadline. The written assignment will be returned and the peer reviews included in the course will be completed within the exact deadline. Deadlines cannot be flexible. More detailed instructions on the Learn page of the course.
Student workload
135 hours.
Course part description
More information from course's Learn website.
Further information
The completion of the course is based on the student's own active work; familiarisation with materials, answering exams, carrying out written work and peer reviews in an electronic workshop. Course schedules must be followed. More detailed instructions on the course's Learn website.
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment methods and criteria
The assessment is based on the total score collected by the student from the exams, written assignment and peer review he/she has completed. The score given by the written assignment and peer review is determined by the automation of the Learn page of the course.
Grades 1-5:
100-89 points grade 5;
88-78 points grade 4;
77-65 points grade 3;
64-52 points grade 2
51-40 points grade 1
Further information
The level of the course is bachelor / university level.