Study Guide

Objective

The aim with this course is to provide the students with perspectives on strategic management thinking through current developments both theoretically and practically.
After completing this course the student
- knows the key theories on strategic thinking, strategy formulation, strategic and change management
- is able to create and develop a strategy taking into account the roles and impact of the internal and external environment
- is able to use the techniques for making strategic decisions which are in line with the organization's vision and mission

Content

Core content:
- the discipline of strategic thinking
- the key theories and perspectives on strategic management
- central elements of strategy, process of strategic management, dynamics of strategy process and the tools and models of strategy work

Materials

All in Optima, but "reference books" must either be lended from libraries or bought some where. The role of books are just like references or handbooks and students does not need to read them through, but they can help students to complete the given home assignments.

Teaching methods

Multi-learning method (Innopeda): Contact teaching days + home assignments in groups + reverse-learning from cases

Exam schedules

No tests.

International connections

Multi-learning method (Innopeda): Contact teaching days + home assignments in groups + reverse-learning from cases

Completion alternatives

No optional ways to complete the course.

Student workload

1) Background survey, which all students must fill and submit as a file into the Optima system by 30.9.2020.
2) Individual STQ-test in internet. Instructions in Optima. Its report must be ´submitted as a file into Optima by 7.10.2020.
3) 2-3 large home assignments in 4-6 member groups: the results of these groupworks must be submitted as files into Optima system according to the time table later mentioned in Optima.

Content scheduling

This course is mainly for YPSMAS19 students (MBA, Professional Sales Management)

The course consists of STQ-test, two (2) contact teaching days and home assignments which will be submitted into the Optima System According to the given time table in Optima. There are 2-3 home assignments, which will be done in 3-5 persons groups. These groups will be selected randomly during the first contact teaching day.
Contact teaching days are:
1. Thursday 8.10.2020, between 9-16 o´clock, on ZOOM -Onlinen teaching. The link to the meeting is here:

2. Thursday 5.11.2020, between 9-16 o´clock on TUAS in Turku, in the classroom: LEM_B166

Please check the classrooms later from time table (lukujärjestys=Lukkari)!

Learning purposes and outcomes:
After successful execution this course students will have good basic and general knowledge and overview on/of
- strategic planning process and tools + how to choose and use these tools in each situation
(strategies and the use of strategy tools depend on external and internal environment of any
organization)
- what is strategic thinking and where/how it is needed
- what kind of challenges the execution of the chosen strategy includes and how organizations/managers/leaders can
try to overcome these challenges and obstacles and guarantee successful execution of a strategy

The execution of the course will be opened in Optima 1-2 weeks before the first contact teaching day.
All home assignments and course materials will be found from Optima then.

Further information

keijo.varis@turkuamk.fi

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The grading scale is 1-5 and all members of each groups will get the same grade. The grading itself is done by teacher and is based on the correctness and content of home assignments.
The final grade is the mean of the grades of all home assignments.