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Strategic Thinking and Management (5 cr)

Code: MS00BP50-3005

General information


Enrollment

15.10.2021 - 31.12.2021

Timing

01.01.2022 - 31.07.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Engineering and Business

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

0 - 35

Degree programmes

  • Master of Business Administration, Business Management

Teachers

  • Keijo Varis

Scheduling groups

  • Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 3. Open UAS: 3.)

Groups

  • YTEJOTS21

Small groups

  • Pienryhmä 1

Objective

After completing the course, the student
-understands what is a strategy and can plan strategies for his/her organizations
-understands what is strategic thinking, where it is needed and has improved his/her own strategic thinking skills
-can guide strategic planning processes at different organizational levels
-is able to select the most appropriate strategic planning tools for different contexts and can use them in an appropriate way
-is able to identify the most significant obstacles to strategy implementation and create a workable plan to eliminate them and execute wisely and effectively the chosen strategy

Content

-What is strategic management
-What is strategic thinking
-Strategic management processes and planning tools
-How to select wisely a strategy which leads to success
-How to execute the selected strategy wisely and effectively

Evaluation scale

H-5