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BMGT4046H

Academic Year 2023/2024

Global Strategic Management (BMGT4046H)

Subject:
Business Management
College:
Business
School:
Business
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Dr Orna O'Brien
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
Blended
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

Among the topics covered in this course include: Concept of strategic management; formulating strategy; industry analysis; competitive advantage; strategic choice; strategies in multi-business companies; the planning process and resource allocation; administrative components; people and systems.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

At this end of this module, you should:
Have acquired thorough familiarity with the principal concepts, frameworks and techniques of strategic management.
Gained expertise in applying these concepts, frameworks and techniques in order to: understand the reasons for good or bad performance by a firm; generate strategy options for a firm; assess available options under conditions of imperfect knowledge; select the most appropriate strategy; recommend the best means of implementing the chosen strategy.
Recognise ethical and social responsibility issues in the business environment and examinme ehthical and legal implications of managerial decisions and their effect on organisational stakeholders.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Specified Learning Activities

80
Autonomous Student Learning

84
Total

188

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Students will attend classes for this module and have the opportunity to engage in active learning during these sessions. There will be in-class discussion and group work to analyse module concepts. Where appropriate, the module will incorporate case based learning.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Equivalents:
Business Policy (BMGT4025H)


 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment: Main Assignment Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded No
40
 No
Examination: Examination 2 hour End of Trimester Exam No Graded No
60
 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

General feedback is provided to students on all their submitted assessment components.

Name Role
Assoc Professor Dorota Piaskowska Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Christina Burke Tutor
Ms Michele Connolly Doran Tutor
Dr Alessio Cozzolino Tutor
Miss Clare Griffin Tutor
John Hulpke Tutor
Ms Eva Lock Tutor
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