BX3074 - Strategic Management

Credit points:	03
Year:	2013
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:	School of Business

Strategic Management serves as the capstone subject for the management major. As such, it integrates prior knowledge acquired in the students' business studies and provides lessons in the practical application of management theories. Major topics include: strategy formulation and implementation; strategic planning and decision processes; strategic control and reward systems; resource allocation; diversification and portfolio strategies; competitive strategy; cooperative strategies, selection and behavior of general managers; and the composition and processes of top management teams.

Learning Outcomes

• demonstrate a knowledge of theories of organisational sociology and economics as they apply to strategy;
• integrate the knowledge acquired throughout the study of the management major and wider business subjects and examine how it is applied by generalist leaders;
• understand how the various disciplines of their business education are applied in the real world.

Graduate Qualities

• 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 think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
• The ability to find and access information using appropriate media and technologies;
• The ability to evaluate that information;
• The ability to select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to read complex and demanding texts accurately, critically and insightfully;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to work with people of different gender, age, ethnicity, culture, religion and political persuasion;
• The ability to work individually and independently.

Assumed Knowledge:	Students should have knowledge from BU2003 Organisational Behaviour
Prerequisites:	24 credit points of BU BX CO EC MG TO subjects
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	BU2008 BX3174 MG3774

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 29-Aug-2013
Coord/Lect:	Dr Murray Prideaux.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); case study (20%); assignments (40%).
External, Study Period 2
Census Date 29-Aug-2013
Coord/Lect:	Dr Murray Prideaux.
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); case study (20%); assignments (40%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 29-Aug-2013
Coordinator:	Dr Murray Prideaux
Lecturer:	Mr Dwight Lemke.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); case study (20%); assignments (40%).

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.