AØKK08081U Seminar: Strategic Management

Volume 2016/2017
Education

MSc programme of Economics
The seminar is primarily for students at the MSc of Economics

Content

The purpose is to train students in applying classical and new models, approaches, and perspectives in Strategic Management on industries and organizations in order to come up with suggestions for top managers concerning actions for the long term development of the organization. In order to construct a budget or to evaluate the economic value of a company or to make investment decision regarding a company it is normally necessary to understand the corporate strategy of the corporation.

Learning Outcome
  • An analyses of the future development and the economic attractiveness of a specific industry
  • An analyses of an organizations resources, activities and competences, and a discussion of how to create competitive advantages and economic value for that organization
  • The development of a competitive strategy and/or a growth strategy for a specific firm
  • The development of a corporate strategy for a specific corporation
  • The development of an international strategy or a strategy for innovation for a specific company
  • Strategic evaluation of a specific strategy for a company
  • Implementation of a specific strategy for an organization

“Exploring Strategy - Text and Cases - Tenth Edition”, by Johnson, Whittington, Scholes, Angwin & Regnér published by Pearson Education 2014.

Knowledge from Microeconomics is mandatory and knowledge from an introduction course in Strategic Management would be beneficial but not necessary.
Planning/start-up meeting, research and writing process of the seminar paper, sessions with presentation of own paper and critical evaluation/feedback to another student´s paper, actively participating in discussions at class.

Before the session a "so-finalized-as-possible"-draft of the paper must be uploaded in Absalon. After the presentations, the student submit an edited version of the paper in the Digital Exam portal as the final exam paper. The aim is that students use the presentation sessions as an opportunity to receive and use the constructive feedback to improve the paper.
Schedule:

Suggestions of dates in the seminar:

- Planning meeting: February 6, 2017 14.00-15.00
- Half an hour of voluntary individual supervision: March 2, 2017 13.00-16.00, March 3, 2017 10.00-16.00
- Deadline of pre-assignment uploaded on Absalon: April 4, 2017 before noon.
- Sessions of presentations and critics: April 20 and 27, 2017 9.00-16.00

Venue will be available before the semester begins.
  • Category
  • Hours
  • Project work
  • 186
  • Seminar
  • 20
  • Total
  • 206
Credit
7,5 ECTS
Type of assessment
Written examination
- a seminar paper in English.
Exam registration requirements

Attendance in all activities at the seminar as stated in the formal requrements in the Curriculum and at the KUnet for seminars (UK) and Kunet for seminars (DK).

Aid
All aids allowed
Marking scale
7-point grading scale
Censorship form
External censorship
- up to 20 %
Exam period

Spring 2017:

Deadline commitmentpaper: February 27, 2017 at 10.00.

Presentations days: April 20 and 27, 2017 9.00-16.00

Deadline for submitting the seminar paper: May 15, 2017 at 10.00.

Autumn 2016:

Deadline commitmentpaper: September 19, 2016

Presentation days: November 11, 2016 9-16

Deadline for submitting the seminar paper: December 5, 2016

 

For enrolled students more information about examination, exam/re-sit, rules etc. is available at the student intranet for Examination (English) and student intranet for Examination (KA-Danish).

Re-exam

A written paper as stated in the  Curriculum and at the KUnet for seminars (UK) and Kunet for seminars (DK). 

Criteria for exam assesment

The student must in a satisfactory way demonstrate that he/she has mastered the learning outcome of the course and the objectives stated in the Curriculum.