Strategic Analysis

YThis course advances the student's understanding of the strategy process, content and context. The purpose is to develop individuals that can hold staff positions or consultants within the areas of strategic analysis, planning and strategy process design. Knowledge and skills obtained in this course will be practical and useful in organizations where strategy implementation and organizational change is a part of the challenge.

No prerequisites.

Knowledge

The student

• knowledge of theory about the business environment
• knowledge of the notion of strategic capability and purpose
• advanced knowledge of corporate, international and business-level strategy
• knowledge of innovation, entrepreneurship and strategic change
• knowledge of organizing, capabilities and resources
• knowledge of methods of strategy development and evaluation

Skills

The student can

• understand and analyze strategic competitive positions in relation to content and context as well as strategy processes
• engage professionally in strategy development, implementation and evaluation

Lectures and discussions in plenary sessions, group work and other forms of learning methods will be used. This course will be taught in English.

No course requirements.

Hand-ins and presentations will be parts of a portfolio. Individual participation is a part of the portfolio evaluation. A four-hour written exam will take place at the end of the course.

Specification of the portfolio:

- Group presentations of two cases and/or two journal articles

- Group projects during the semester: max 20 pages

- Individual process reflection: max 3 pages

- Individual participation in discussions

Portfolio assessment counts 30 % and the written exam counts 70 % of the final grade.Both the portfolio and the written exam must be passed to get the overall grade in the course. The portfolio and the written exam can be taken again separately. It is not necessary to re-sit both exams.

A list of reference aids allowed will be published on our website.

Letter grading A-F.

An external examiner will be involved in the assessment of the exam.