2013 Unit of Study

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Strategic Management
UoS Code WORK6002
Credit points 6
Offered Semester 1 and Semester 2a - 1st half
Prerequisites None
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Lectures Semester 1: 1 x 3hr seminar/tutorial per week; Semester 2: Intensive - 6 days 10-5pm.
Assessment Case analysis (40%), Seminar facilitation (5%), Seminar paper (15%), Participation (5%), Final exam (35%)
Description This unit of study provides a critical examination of the concept of \\\'strategy\\\' in the management of organisations beginning with an examination of different approaches to strategy and strategic management and the development of strategic management as an academic discipline. It also provides an understanding of the interplay between the external environment and industry environment and the organisation. It enables students to apply concepts of strategic management to a range of case studies in order to explore the practical application of strategic management models.
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