Master in Management
- Course Syllabi:
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MM 512
Budget and Finance -
MM 513
Strategic Management -
MM 514
Practical Research, Analysis & Decision Making -
MM 515
Management Information Systems -
MM 516
Organizational Leadership & Communication -
MM 517
Human Resource Environment -
MM 518
Marketing for Private & Nonprofit Organizations -
MM 519
Legal Issues in Management -
MM 520
Orientation to Graduate Study for the Management Professional -
MM 521
Business, Government & Society -
MM 598
Capstone Project - Electives
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Course Syllabus
Strategic Management
MM 513
Fall 2007
Steve Schein
552-6708
scheinst@sou.edu
Course Description
An advanced course covering the development and use of strategic management concepts in successful organizations within dynamic and diverse environments.
Course Format
The course format is based on student-centered discussion groups/teams and will depend on open and enthusiastic participation. The course is taught experientially in a workshop format: short lectures followed by small group exercises and class discussions related to the readings and to real world cases. Class discussions will be based on assigned readings --- it is essential, therefore, that these readings be completed before the class period where they will be discussed.
Class sessions will be used to review and discuss the assigned readings, present new information, focus on strategic management issues, discuss assigned questions, and analyze assigned cases; in short, class time will be used to develop a foundation and awareness of strategic management concepts as reflected in organizations and then apply them to a series of case studies. Collaborative work is encouraged and expected --- work together to understand the materials presented and solve the problems encountered!
Text Book
Strategic Management, Concepts and Cases (15th Edition) by Arthur A. Thompson, Jr. and A. J. Strickland III. McGraw-Hill Irwin, New York
Learned Skills/Competencies
Students will learn the following strategic management skills:
- Linking theory and practice; develop an understanding of how to use strategic management tools to initiate and implement problem-solving processes.
- Identifying management strategies which are appropriate to various scenarios and evaluate alternatives in terms of available relevant criteria.
- Strategic research --- research, identify, gather, and verify relevant data.
- Evaluating and analyzing facts to identify opportunities and threats in the external environment and strengths and weaknesses within the organization (i.e., perform a situation/SWOT analysis).
- Recommending specific, detailed courses of action relative to stated facts --- exhibit strategic management knowledge and judgment.
- Identifying strategic assumptions and developing related financial projections.
- Understanding the importance of ethical principles and organizational values (i.e., organizational culture) within the context of making socially responsible management choices.
Demonstrated Outcomes
Students, individually as well as collaboratively, will demonstrate their expertise in using strategic management techniques and policy concepts through case study analysis, oral presentations, classroom discussions and examination. The overall outcomes of this course will be to learn to:
- Formulate organizational vision, mission, goals, and values.
- Analyze, develop, and establish organizational priorities.
- Utilize ethical decision-making processes to help with formulation of organizational vision, mission, and goals.
- Recognize and understand the importance of making and implementing socially responsible decisions.
- Develop strategies and action plans to achieve an organization's vision, mission, and goals.
- Analyze, develop, and establish organizational priorities.
- Recognize and understand the importance of utilizing cultural diversity in strategic management processes.
- Identify the relationship between assumptions, action plans, and financial projections.
- Prepare one written applied project and present (as a team) at least one case analysis to the class.
Class Attendance
Much of our work in this course will be done in class, in small groups, where other students will be depending on your participation. Groups/teams will be working together through the online Blackboard virtual environment as well as be expected to meet outside of class as necessary to complete the team case project. Therefore, interacting online with teammates as well as attending scheduled out-of-class group/team meetings should be viewed as required course work, as is attending all scheduled classes.
Grading Policy
|
% |
Pts. | |
| Classroom Participation |
50% |
50 |
| Applied Project* |
25% |
25 |
| Team Case Presentation* |
25% |
25 |
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Total |
100 |
*Each student will complete a written Applied Project using the organization of their choice, ideally their current organization. Maximum length will be five pages double-spaced. In addition, each student will be part of a team case study presentation. Further guidelines will be discussed in class for the Applied Project and the Team Case Presentation.
Course Schedule
Each session will utilize critical thinking and class participation as pedagogical techniques. "Real world" case studies will be used as team participation projects.
In addition to the Thompson/Strickland text, videos, library research, Internet research, and class handouts will be utilized where appropriate to enhance overall learning. "Listserve", e-mail, and/or Blackboard will be used so that students can access course materials, share information, and (where appropriate) respond to assignments in a timely and convenient medium.
See companion document for the specific schedule we will be following.
If you are in need of academic support because of a documented disability (whether it be psychiatric, learning, mobility, health-related, or sensory) you may be eligible for academic accommodations through disability services for students. Contact Theresa Lowrie, Director, DSS, at 552-6213, or schedule an appointment in person at the Access Center (lower level of the Stevenson Union).
