Course syllabus

Företagsorganisation
Management Organization

MIOF20, 6 credits, G2 (First Cycle)

Valid for: 2019/20
Decided by: PLED I
Date of Decision: 2019-04-01

General Information

Main field: Technology.
Compulsory for: I1
Elective Compulsory for: M3
Elective for: B4, BME4, C4, D4-se, E3, F4, K4
Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish

Aim

This course aims to analyze and understand industrial and technology-based company's strategic position, strategic choices and how these can lead to competitive advantages. Furthermore, the aim is to understand the strategic planning process, how this is translated into action, and to critically examine a company's strategy based on stakeholder perspective. The course does not cover issues on work organization. These issues are addressed in a separate course.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

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Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must

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Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

Contents

The course includes an overview of various strategic and organizational issues and  relevant methods, models and key concepts. Emphasis is placed on visualization and the integration of theory and application in different kinds of companies with focus on the industrial and technology-based company. The course assumes that the organizational structure and planning systems are in close interaction with the company environment and business model. The relationship between strategic and organizational planning at different levels and in different areas (market, product, organization, production, finance) is an essential part of the course content.

Examination details

Grading scale: TH - (U,3,4,5) - (Fail, Three, Four, Five)
Assessment: The examination consist of two parts: Project work (i.e. large case) which is conducted in a team (with the maximum of four students) and an individual written examination. The final grade is balanced between the written examination (60%) and the project work (40 %). Case seminars, presentation and discussion/debate of the project work are obligatory.

The examiner, in consultation with Disability Support Services, may deviate from the regular form of examination in order to provide a permanently disabled student with a form of examination equivalent to that of a student without a disability.

Parts
Code: 0117. Name: Practical Work.
Credits: 0. Grading scale: UG.
Code: 0217. Name: Management Organization.
Credits: 6. Grading scale: UG.

Admission

Admission requirements:

The number of participants is limited to: No
The course overlaps following course/s: MIO021, MIO201, MIO022

Reading list

Contact and other information

Course coordinator: Ola Alexanderson, ola.alexanderson@iml.lth.se
Course homepage: http://www.pm.lth.se
Further information: The course can not be combined in the degree with MIO201 and MIO021.