| Unit name | Strategy and Organisations |
|---|---|
| Unit code | MGRCM0001 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Holt |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
None |
| School/department | School of Management - Business School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
Why is this unit important?
This unit lays the foundations of strategic management within an organisational context. Strategic management is concerned with the future direction and scope of an organisation, developed from a thorough understanding of its external and internal environments and of its goals and aspirations.
How does this unit fit into your programme of study
Strategy and Organisations is a second unit on the programme that takes student learning on the journey from issues around leadership in the first unit to issues around strategy. It commences the Strategy pillar of the programme by introducing the foundational theories and concepts of strategic management.
An overview of content
The unit starts by exploring generic strategies and positioning, and considering how organisations might achieve sustainable competitive advantage. It then considers reconstructionist approach and how organisations – both for-profit and not-for-profit - can reconstruct their offer to create new forms of value. The unit also covers Resource Based View of strategy, deliberate strategy versus emergent strategy and strategic purpose.
How will students, personally, be different as a result of the unit
As a result of this unit, students will develop skills to think strategically and will gain knowledge and understanding of organisational analysis and theories and their applications and practices in the context of strategic management.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the unit, students should be able to:
Teaching will be delivered through a combination of mini-lectures, group and plenary discussions, Lego Serious Play, Question and Answer sessions, reflection exercises and case-study discussions.
Tasks which help you learn and prepare you for summative tasks (formative):
Formative feedback will be provided on classroom discussions.
Tasks which count towards your unit mark (summative):
Summative assignment by individual essay of 3,000 words (100%).
When assessment does not go to plan
Where students have failed the unit and are eligible to resubmit, the resubmission will be a new piece of work is as follows: 3000-word individual essay (100%).
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. MGRCM0001).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
