MG3774 - Strategic Management

Credit points:	03
Year:	2007
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	Discipline of Management

Strategic Management is the capstone subject in the business program integrating the core disciplines across the curriculum. Strategic management is not just an ideal; strategic thinking and management are essential for the effectiveness of all organisations. It is an overall organisational perspective in the global Australian context involving concepts and theoretical components, analytical frameworks and tools and integrative processes including leadership that underpins effective strategic management in the new millennium. The subject also illustrates strategic planning as a real world activity. It can involve formative and summative case studies, simulations, as well as field work based on organisations chosen by the students themselves. The objective is to expose students to strategic management issues and the opportunity to study them in practice. This approach enhances the level of understanding of knowledge, analytical skills and competencies. It recommends facilitates discovery, creation and recommends more effective management approaches.

Learning Outcomes

• students will be able to produce a corporate/business plan;
• the effect on strategy regarding the dimensions of business, i.e. SMEs and MNEs;
• the impact of internal and external stakeholders;
• the strategy formulation, implementation and control process;
• why strategic management is necessary.

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2007
Coord/Lect:	mgafl.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2007
Coord/Lect:	Mr Dwight Lemke.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	quizzes or tests (30%); shareholder's meeting (5%); initial industry analysis - 10% and a major case analysis of 20% (30%); biennial report (10%); airline simulation - consisting of a strategic audit - 10%; peer evaluations - 5% and final stock price - 10% (25%).
HolmesMelb, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2007
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
HolmesSydney, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 30-Mar-2007
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); (60%).
SIMA S'pore, Block, Study Period 51
Census Date 30-Mar-2007
Face to face teaching 05-Mar-2007 to 22-Apr-2007 (This subject taught in Mandarin by SIMA in Singapore. BBus Fulltime. Exam date is 13 April.)
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 22
Census Date 31-Aug-2007
Coord/Lect:	Mr Dwight Lemke.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	quizzes or tests (30%); shareholder's meeting (5%); initial industry analysis - 10% and a major case analysis of 20% (30%); biennial report (10%); airline simulation - consisting of a strategic audit - 10%; peer evaluations - 5% and final stock price - 10% (25%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 23
Census Date 14-Dec-2007
Coord/Lect:	Mr Dwight Lemke.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	quizzes or tests (30%); shareholder's meeting (5%); initial industry analysis - 10% and a major case analysis of 20% (30%); biennial report (10%); airline simulation - consisting of a strategic audit - 10%; peer evaluations - 5% and final stock price - 10% (25%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.