Rather than repeat much of the material I used for ASSESSMENT 03, I will build on it in the light of to show how I would change it to reflect what I have learned.
This is a design for a new Strategic Management 1 strategy course for an MBA programme, and would run in the first semester of the second year of a two year part-time Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) degree at the University of .
Summary of the course:
The Strategic Management 1 course runs in the second year of the part ?time MBA . It looks at strategy as theorised by the key schools of management theory in this area and strategy as it is practised in organizations. This approach unites theory and practice. It links into other social science disciplines taught on the MBA course, such as economics, sociology, psychology and finance reflecting the composite nature of this subject. It will centre round the dominant paradigm in this area, the Resource-Based View of the Firm in detail and consider its strengths and weaknesses as an analytical framework. Finally, it will review newer approaches to strategy including game theory and real options and consider their usefulness as management tools.
Relationship with other courses on the MBA degree course
The MBA has as its objectives:
1. To build individual student competencies to a level where they can operate as effective managers on a global basis ;
2. To offer significant value to employers not only through enhanced individual abilities , but through project and assignment work related to the organization.
3. To equip students with a broad ra ...