Strategic Thinking and Management (5cr)

Objectives

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

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The answers to the learning tasks correspond to the assignment and show that the basic content of the course is mastered at a passable or satisfactory level.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The answers to the learning tasks correspond to the assignment and show that the basic content of the course is managed at a fairly good to good level and the practical examples requested in the learning tasks have been handled at a reasonable level.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The answers to the learning tasks correspond to the assignment and show that the content of the course is managed extensively and at an excellent level, and the requested practical examples have been handled in the learning tasks in a versatile and in-depth level.

Assessment criteria, pass/fail

Failed (0)
The student has not returned the learning tasks within the given deadline, and/or their content does not correspond to the description of the learning task, or is otherwise not at an acceptable level.