Course syllabus

Strategisk ledning
Strategic Management

EXTP01, 15 credits, A (Second Cycle)

Valid for: 2012/13
Decided by: Education Board 3
Date of Decision: 2012-04-23

General Information

Compulsory for: TM4-TEMA
Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish

Aim

The course provides theories and technically oriented knowledge within the area of strategic management and economic analysis as well as a basis for understanding the interconnectedness between strategy, organization and management control. In order to sustain understanding the theories, models and tools of the course are continuously related and applied to cases and real companies in terms of problem identification and problem solving.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

Hold knowledge and understanding about basic concepts and models within strategic management and economic analysis

Are prepared to autonomously communicate and argument for individual problem identification and problem solving

Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must

Have the ability to apply the basic tools of strategic management and economic analysis in order to develop

advanced problem identification and problem solving.

Have the skills to integrate and understand relations between the strategic, administrative and operative

organizational levels.

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

For a passing grade the student must:

Teaching consists of lectures, seminars, group studies, reports, guest lectures and on occasion, company visits.

The structure of the course and its form of examination demands regular attendance and continuous work with a variety of tasks.

Contents

An overall objective with the course is to facilitate for students to appropriate an integrative working method that makes it possible for them to be characterized as both action oriented and analytic.

The course provides theories and technically oriented knowledge within the area of strategic management and economic analysis as well as a basis for understanding the interconnectedness between strategy, organization and management control. In order to sustain understanding the theories, models and tools of the course are continuously related and applied to cases and real companies in terms of problem identification and problem solving.

Students are expected to appropriate knowledge and skills through both written and oral forms of argumentation.

After a brief introduction to the basic concepts and models of economic analysis, the course covers the following areas:

Economic organization and firm boundaries

Market and competitive analysis

Strategic position and dynamics

Internal organization and control

Examination details

Grading scale: UV
Assessment: Examination takes place through written exam of assigned tasks during the course. Extra examination opportunities are provided in close connection to the regular examination of the course. The following grades are used: Pass with distinction, Pass and Fail.

Admission

Required prior knowledge: Basic knowledge of economics
The number of participants is limited to: No
The course overlaps following course/s: TTM010

Reading list

Contact and other information

Course coordinator: Univ.lektor Niklas Hallberg, niklas.hallberg@fek.lu.se
Course homepage: http://www.lu.se
Further information: Admission to Technology Management is required for participation in the course.