MBA5241 Strategic management
Faculty of Business and Economics
MBA5241 Strategic management is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics. It isn't offered in 2024. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2024
- Other periods
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
- Workload
- 153 hours
- per semester
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before MBA5241
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After MBA5241
No unit lists MBA5241 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in course B6017 or B6054 to undertake this unit.
Overview
In this unit, you will develop, evaluate and apply the foundations of strategic management to assist organisations in creating successful and sustainable long-term futures. You will learn to identify strategic issues, evaluate options and recommend optimal strategies with due regard to challenges and opportunities in the organisational environment. Contemporary strategic challenges and opportunities for executives and senior and middle managers such as ESG (environmental, social and governance) risk, governance and sustainability will be addressed.
Offerings in 2024
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| MBA teaching period 2 | Caulfield | On campus, block |
Assessment
- Within semester assessment100%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
analyse and evaluate the internal and external environments of an organisation to identify and understand strategic issues in context
- 2
critically analyse and apply strategic management theories, concepts and tools, and generate the insights necessary for strategic decision-making
- 3
select and apply appropriate theoretical and practical knowledge as the basis for evaluating and recommending well-reasoned strategic options to help organisations achieve sustainable competitive advantage
- 4
evaluate and apply frameworks that address environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks in strategic and operational decision-making and strengthen corporate governance.
Workload and teaching
- Seminars45 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 153 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. You are expected to complete all pre-class activities prior to your scheduled class, and post-class activities should be completed after your scheduled class. Learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed, peer directed and online engagement activities.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Edward Buckingham
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MBA5241?
MBA5241 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MBA5241 offered?
MBA5241 has no offerings listed in the 2024 handbook.
How much work is MBA5241?
The handbook expects about 153 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does MBA5241 have an exam?
No. MBA5241 has 1 assessment task and no exam.