CourseLSC501

Week8 of 16

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This week’s topics

Midterm evaluation

Midterm assessment of the criteria taught so far
Individual feedback and targets

What you will be able to do

1.1 Explain what is meant by the term ‘business strategy.’
1.2 Compare different levels of business strategy.
1.3 Compare elements of a strategic framework.
1.4 Explain strategy development processes.
2.1 Differentiate between different types of business strategies.
2.2 Compare the elements of a strategic management process.
2.3 Discuss key organisational theories which impact business strategy.

Activity

Midterm assessment task and individual feedback.

Study materials

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Course plan

Week 1: Foundations and Levels of Strategy
Week 2: Strategic Frameworks and Formulation
Week 3: The Strategic Management Process and Strategy Types
Week 4: Organisational Theories in Strategic Management
Week 5: Macro-Environmental Analysis Techniques
Week 6: Applying Macro-Environmental Analysis
Week 7: Micro-Environmental Analysis Techniques
Midterm: Midterm evaluation
Week 9: Applying Micro-Environmental Analysis
Week 10: Strategic Options and Market Growth
Week 11: Strategic Evaluation and Recommendation
Week 12: Applying Principles and Concepts of Strategy in practice: c…
Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
Week 15: Review and coursework completion
Final: Final assessment and submission

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