Strategic Management
UndergraduateUAD-COM3501OUA2025
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Strategic Management
About this subject
On successful completion of this course students will be able to:
1. Critically analyse the internal and external environments in which businesses operate and assess their significance for future initiatives.
2. Apply an understanding of the theories, concepts, and tools that support strategic management in organizations.
3. Individually and collaboratively evaluate and synthesise information and existing knowledge from numerous sources and experiences.
4. Apply appropriate tools, theories, and concepts to analyse strategic issues in organizations and to develop potential implementation options.
5. Participate constructively in team situations to complete shared tasks and meet agreed deadlines.
- TBA
This course focuses on the analysis and synthesis underpinning sound strategic management. Strategic management is concerned with the long-term direction, scope, and performance of an organization. Whether the overall strategy of an organization emerges from the interplay of functional departments or is a grand plan devised by one group, its success is contingent on the fit that is made between the organization and the relevant environmental dynamics. The actions of the organization are simultaneously a result of these dynamics and a cause of them. Hence a continuous, accurate analysis and synthesis of environmental and organizational interactions is a critical component of a successful strategy.
- Individual Assignment (40%)
- Group Presentation (30%)
- Final Assignment (30%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - Headphones or speakers (required to listen to lectures and other media) Headset, including microphone (highly recommended) Webcam (may be required for participation in virtual classrooms and/or presentations).
- Software requirements - It is essential for students to have reliable internet access in order to participate in and complete your units. MyUni is the University of Adelaide's online learning environment. MyUni provides access to various features including announcements, course materials, discussion boards and assessments.
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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