Learning outcomes
Learning outcome: The student learns the basics of strategic thinking, decision-making, planning and management and learns to examine strategic management as both a process of forming and coordinating strategies and as the implementation of strategies.
Contents
Contents:
After completing this course the student will have knowledge on:
1 The different ways of approaching the question of strategy and strategic management
2 The content of strategic management as a process of both forming and coordinating strategies and as implementation of strategies
3 The importance of changes in strategic thinking for the different aspects of strategic management
4 The forming of strategies as strategic planning
5 The main problems of implemeting strategies
6 The tools of evaluating strategies
Teaching methods
| Teaching method | Contact | Online |
| Lectures | 25 h | 0 h |
Teaching language
FinnishModes of study
Book examination (4 ECTS credits). Can be completed by taking an exam on the following books and articles or by writing three essays in English (one essay, about 5-6 pages/book or articles).
Lectures 25 h (2 ECTS credits). Language of lectures: Finnish. Can be completed by writing an essay in English (about 6-7 pages).
Evaluation
Numeric 1-5.Recommended year of study
2. year autumnStudy materials
- Whittington, Richard: What is Strategy - and Does It Matter? London. International Thomson Business Press, 2. ed. repr. 2002
- Bryson, John M.: Strategic Planning for Public and Non-Profit Organizations. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 3. ed. 2004.
- A collection of articles to be announced later
Belongs to following study modules
2009–2010