LB5206 - Competitive Strategy

Credit points:	03
Year:	2008
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:	School of Business

Waves of Change: Strategy in Evolutionary Perspective. Second Wave Strategy: Portfolios; Processes; Resourcing. Third Wave Strategy: Options; Capabilities; Power. Fourth Wave Strategy: Value Expansion; Inclusivity and Diversity; Ideation. Managing on the Edge: Ambiguity and Paradox; Ambidextrous Organisations; Visionary Leadership.

Learning Outcomes

• appreciate what have been termed Waves of Social Change, and their impacts on the functioning of organisations;
• develop skills relevant to strategic management in each Wave of Change;
• develop an understanding of how the problem of devising competitive strategies relevant to each Wave of Change might be addressed simultaneously and progressively in organisations;
• develop an understanding of management and leadership skills and qualities that are relevant to organisations competing on the edge.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• The ability to calculate, produce, interpret and communicate numerical information;
• The ability to access and employ online technologies effectively;
• The ability to use and interpret different media;
• A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to use a variety of media and methods to retrieve, analyse, evaluate, organise and present information;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products;
• The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner;
• A commitment to lifelong learning and intellectual development.

Availabilities
Townsville, Block, Study Period 9
Census Date 17-Oct-2008
Face to face teaching 17-Oct-2008 to 02-Nov-2008
Lecturer:	Dr Breda McCarthy.
Contact hours:	40 hours lectures - Consisting of 30 hrs lectures and 10 hrs of lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); as per the subject study guide (20%).
Cairns, Block, Study Period 6
Census Date 27-Jun-2008
Face to face teaching 27-Jun-2008 to 13-Jul-2008
Coord/Lect:	Mr Dwight Lemke.
Contact hours:	40 hours lectures - Consisting of 30 hrs lectures and 10 hrs of lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); as per the subject study guide (20%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51
Census Date 28-Mar-2008
Coordinator:	Mr Noel Richards
Contact hours:	40 hours workshops/Seminars - Consisting of 30 hrs lectures and 10 hrs of lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53
Census Date 28-Nov-2008
Contact hours:	40 hours workshops/Seminars - Consisting of 30 hrs lectures and 10 hrs of lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52
Census Date 25-Jul-2008
Coordinator:	Mr Noel Richards
Contact hours:	40 hours workshops/Seminars - Consisting of 30 hrs lectures and 10 hrs of lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%).
JCU Singapore, Block, Study Period 56
Census Date 05-Sep-2008
Face to face teaching 20-Sep-2008 to 28-Sep-2008 (Exam 11 Oct 2008)
Contact hours:	40 hours workshops/Seminars - Consisting of 30 hrs lectures and 10 hrs of lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%).
SEGi KL, Internal, Study Period 21
Census Date 18-Apr-2008
Contact hours:	40 hours workshops/Seminars - Consisting of 30 hrs lectures and 10 hrs of lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%).
SIMA S'pore, Block, Study Period 75
Census Date 25-Jul-2008
Face to face teaching 25-Jul-2008 to 03-Aug-2008 (Taught in Mandarin - Part-Time MBA. Exam date 23 August)
Contact hours:	40 hours lectures - Consisting of 30 hrs lectures and 10 hrs of lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); as per the subject study guide (20%).
SIMA S'pore, Limited, Study Period 75
Census Date 25-Jul-2008
Face to face teaching 21-Jul-2008 to 31-Aug-2008 (Taught in Mandarin - Full-Time MBA. Exam date 9 September)
Contact hours:	40 hours lectures - Consisting of 30 hrs lectures and 10 hrs of lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); as per the subject study guide (20%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 21
Census Date 18-Apr-2008
Coordinator:	Mr Noel Richards
Contact hours:	40 hours workshops/Seminars - Consisting of 30 hrs lectures and 10 hrs of lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 23
Census Date 12-Dec-2008
Coordinator:	Mr Dwight Lemke
Contact hours:	40 hours workshops/Seminars - Consisting of 30 hrs lectures and 10 hrs of lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); essays/presentations (20%).

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.