MBA5706 - Business strategy - 2017

6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

Postgraduate - Unit

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Faculty

Business and Economics

Organisational Unit

MBA Program

Coordinator(s)

Associate Professor Vivek Chaudhri

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Term 2 2017 (On-campus block of classes)

Malaysia

  • MBA Teaching Period 4 2017 (On-campus block of classes)

Synopsis

This unit integrates material from earlier units in the MBA degree and provides the context for business and corporate strategic decision making. On completion of the unit students should be able to understand the key influences on the development of an organisation's strategy, analyse those influences, propose appropriate strategic behaviour for an organisation and demonstrate an understanding of how strategic change can occur within an organisation.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

  1. integrate the key influences on strategy, both external and internal
  2. critically analyse the concepts and tools of strategic management
  3. recommend a strategy for a firm
  4. develop capabilities to be future generators of sustainable economic, social and environmental value for business.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Chief examiner(s)

Co-requisites

Students must be enrolled in 0028 to undertake this unit.