Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Strategic management is a special discipline that is increasingly prioritised in private, public and voluntary organisations. Strategic management focuses on the relationship between the organisation and the environment.

The objective of the module is to give the student insight into the strategic level, where the student – by means of strategic processes – will work to identify strategic challenges and prepare action plans that are prioritised, communicated and implemented. This is often referred to as strategy formulation and implementation. The point of departure will be state-of-the-art theory as well as more recent perspectives on strategic management.

Learning objectives

Knowledge

The objective is that the student after the module possesses the necessary knowledge on:

• key theoretical approaches to strategic management.
• theoretical and practical advantages as well as disadvantages of using different theoretical perspectives, methods and approaches to a key issue within strategic management.

Skills

The objective is that the student after the module possesses the the necessary skills in:

• understanding and explaining key theoretical aspects of strategic management.
• selecting relevant and key methods to study strategic management from a theoretical and practical perspective.

Competences

The objective is that the student after the module possesses the necessary competences in:

• translating knowledge and abilities for the purpose of being part of processes in relation to strategic management on a professional, interdisciplinary and professional basis.
• mastering knowledge and abilities necessary to be able to argue on a scientific basis within strategic management when addressing different target groups.

Type of instruction

For information see § 17.

Exam

Exams