Strategic Management

EDUC30211 Strategic Management 10 Semester 1 Undergraduate Level 3 Mark Innes Unit coordinator 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Last part of a Bachelors ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 5.0  This course extends management processes dealt with in years one and two by focusing on strategic decision making in both the private and public sectors.Areas include:-<ul> <li>Strategic Analysis: analysing the strategic environment</li> <li>Strategic Analysis: mission, objectives and ethics</li> <li>Business Strategy</li> <li>Organisational structure, style and people</li> <li>Corporate Strategy</li> <li>Strategic Management of change</li> <li>Strategic Leadership</li></ul>   This course extends management processes dealt with in years one and two by focusing on strategic decision making in both the private and public sectors.Areas include:- <ul> <li> Strategic Analysis: analysing the strategic environment</li> <li> Strategic Analysis: mission, objectives and ethics</li> <li> Business Strategy</li> <li> Organisational structure, style and people</li> <li> Corporate Strategy</li> <li> Strategic Management of change</li> <li> Strategic Leadership</li> </ul>  <ul> <li> To complement Financial Management, Human Resource Management, Business Economics, Marketing  (Years 1 and 2) by studying the theories and practises that underpin strategic decision making in Leisure industries</li> <li> To present case studies to improve the students' understanding of strategic decision making</li> <li> To examine the relationship between strategic decision making and change</li> <li> To assist the student in making choices about research projects and their career development</li></ul> <ul><li>The ability to critically examine how current knowledge and understanding of management theory and practise relates to the strategic management of organisations in Leisure Industries.</li><li>The ability to analyse, evaluate and assess strategic decision making in leisure organisations</li><li>The ability to identify, select and apply appropriate management strategy to improve organisational efficiency</li><li>The ability to apply theories and practises to assess the performance of the individual and the organisation</li><li>The ability to recognise and explain the relationship between strategic decision making and change in organisations</li></ul> <ul><li>Apply theoretical and conceptual knowledge about strategic management to a practical leisure environment</li></ul> <ul><li>Opportunity to discuss the application of conceptual knowledge about strategic management to a practical leisure environment</li></ul> <ul><li>Research •  Conceptual and analytical •  Presentation •  Communication </li></ul> up to 12 x 2 hour lectures/seminars supported by individual or group tutorials 0 Other 100% Exam: 2.5 hours with a maximum word limit of 2500 words (+/-10%) Online via Blackboard BA Manage, Leadership, Leisure BA Manag, Leadership, Leisure Third Year Mandatory Y  <div> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width:510px;"> Lynch, R [2018] Strategic Management, 8th Edition, Pearson.</td> <td style="width:123px;"> CORE </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:510px;"> Gamble, J. (2018) Essentials of Strategic Management: The quest for competitive advantage. 6th ed. McGraw-Hill.</td> <td style="width:123px;"> ESSENTIAL</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:510px;"> Spender, J.C. (2015) Business Strategy: Managing uncertainty, Opportunity and Enterprise.  Oxford University Press. </td> <td style="width:123px;"> ESSENTIAL</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:510px;"> Williamson, Jenkins, Cooke and Moreton [2011] Strategic Management and Business Analysis. Elsevier.</td> <td style="width:123px;"> ESSENTIAL</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:510px;"> Johnson, G., Scholes, K., Wittington, R. (2017) Fundamentals of Strategy 4th ed. Pearson. </td> <td style="width:123px;"> ESSENTIAL</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:510px;"> Griffin, R.W., and Pustay, M. (2014) International Business. Pearson. </td> <td style="width:123px;"> WIDER READING</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:510px;"> Kelly, P. (2009) International Business Management. Andover: Cengage Learning. </td> <td style="width:123px;"> WIDER READING</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>      </div>  Lectures 24 0 76 <table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 600px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td>Activity</td> <td>Hours Allocated</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Staff/Student Contact</td> <td>24 hours</td> </tr> <tr> <td>On-line Tutorials</td> <td>To be negotiated between student and tutor</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Private Study</td> <td>To be negotiated between student and tutor</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Directed Reading </td> <td>To be negotiated between student and tutor</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Assessment  Preparation</td> <td>To be negotiated between student and tutor</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Total Hours</td> <td>200</td> </tr> </tbody></table>