MN3311 Dynamic Strategic Management

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

20

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 9

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Availability restrictions

Not automatically available to General Degree students

Planned timetable

To be confirmed

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Module coordinator

Dr C C Agar

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Module Staff

Dr Celal Agar

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Module description

The field of strategic management consists of many broad and often competing perspectives on whether organisations can actually determine their level of success through carefully mapped plans or whether strategy is better characterised by learning, experimenting, and some degree of serendipity. These perspectives are critical to better understanding the direction organisations take to survive, compete, and progress. This module will consider the history of strategy and its emergence within modern private and public entities. It illustrates how strategy is conceptualised in different ways, and critically examines those strategy frameworks used for environmental and internal analysis and the assumptions underpinning them. It focuses on the human actors such as top and middle managers who are involved in the strategy process. The module also discusses how cognitive, cultural, power, and identity issues play a key role in shaping strategy and its outcomes.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS MN2001 AND PASS MN2002

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

Written Examination = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

2 hr lecture (x 10 weeks) and 1 tutorial (x 5 weeks).

Scheduled learning hours

27

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

163

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • By the end of the module, it is anticipated that students will display the following learning outcomes: i. An understanding of the scope and defining features of strategic management in organisational settings
  • ii. A comprehensive and critical knowledge and interpretation of classical and contemporary ideas, theories, concepts and terminology in the field of strategy
  • iii. An ability to use a range of strategic management tools, techniques, analytical frameworks and perspectives;
  • iv. A critical awareness, evaluation and synthesis of the various discourses/practices in the field of strategy and an autonomous personal position vis-à-vis the social significance of the strategic management alongside the fundamental strategic analysis, strategic planning, strategy formulation & implementation skills.