STR 1320 Strategy II
STR 1320 Strategy II
This course builds upon Strategy I and Organizational Theory and HRM, and is about strategic development and implementation. The course explores leadership, change processes, and organization as important components of the strategy process.
During the course students shall:
- Develop an understanding of strategy development and implementation, as well as strategic organizing.
- Develop strategy process capabilities through analysis and discussion of case material and examples from different organizations.
After the course students shall:
- Understand strategic processes and strategic organizing
- Be able to evaluate different processes for strategy development and implementation and be able to consider strategic problems at various levels
Students will be able to critically reflect upon and understand strategic problems and processes, including concepts and theories related to organizational learning, development of operational and dynamic capabilities, organizational adaptation to changing environments, strategy practice, and strategic organizing.
- Strategic adaptation
- Organizational learning
- Operational and dynamic capabilities
- Strategy processes
- Internationalization processes
- Strategic integration
- Strategic organizing
- Strategic leadership
The course is consists of lectures, case discussions, computer simulations, and student guidance.
Simulations is based on an open source simulation platform used by a number of universities.
From the spring semester 2021, the examination form will change from Structured test / Multiple choice exam, to a Process evaluation with three assignments and a final exam.
Latest re-sit exams like Structures test / Multiple choice exam, exam code STR 13201, will be offered in autumn 2020 and spring 2021.
Higher Education Entrance Qualification
Covid-19
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there may be deviations in teaching and learning activities as well as exams, compared with what is described in this course description.
The first and second year of the Bachelors Programme in Business and Economics and Strategy I from the third year, or equivalent.
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Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Weight: 20 Grouping: Group (1 - 3) Duration: 1 Week(s) Comment: From the spring semester 2021, the evaluation change from multiple choice exam to a combination of written exam and hand in of case analyses. Re-sit students will also have to relate to the change. Exam code: STR 13202 Grading scale: Point scale leading to ECTS letter grade Resit: All components must, as a main rule, be retaken during next scheduled course |
Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Weight: 20 Grouping: Group (1 - 3) Duration: 1 Week(s) Comment: From the spring semester 2021, the evaluation change from multiple choice exam to a combination of written exam and hand in of case analyses. Re-sit students will also have to relate to the change. Exam code: STR 13202 Grading scale: Point scale leading to ECTS letter grade Resit: All components must, as a main rule, be retaken during next scheduled course |
Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Weight: 20 Grouping: Group (1 - 3) Duration: 1 Week(s) Exam code: STR 13202 Grading scale: Point scale leading to ECTS letter grade Resit: All components must, as a main rule, be retaken during next scheduled course |
Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Invigilation Weight: 40 Grouping: Individual Support materials:
Duration: 3 Hour(s) Comment: From the spring semester 2021, the evaluation change from multiple choice exam to a combination of written exam and hand in of case analyses. Re-sit students will also have to relate to the change. Exam code: STR13202 Grading scale: Point scale leading to ECTS letter grade Resit: All components must, as a main rule, be retaken during next scheduled course |
| Activity | Duration | Comment |
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Teaching | 36 Hour(s) | |
Prepare for teaching | 50 Hour(s) | Includes review and analysis of case material in preparation for discussion in teams and parallell case discussion sessions with assistance from doctoral students |
Group work / Assignments | 20 Hour(s) | |
Student's own work with learning resources | 76 Hour(s) | Reading in preparation for lectures and exam as well as work with simulations |
Case teaching | 9 Hour(s) | |
Group work / Assignments | 9 Hour(s) |
A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 7,5 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 200 hours.