STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

MGT3SMG

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

MGT3SMG provides students with a comprehensive understanding of techniques and models applied in organisations to ensure sustainable competitive advantage. This involves application of key theories to decisions and actions taken by an organisation's senior management team to devise a long-term plan with the intention of developing the organisation's core competencies and increasing the organisation's competitiveness. Key topics in this subject include; understanding the dynamics of the internal and external environments, Value Chain Analysis, the 5 Forces Model, corporate level strategy, business level strategy, modes of entry into domestic and international markets, propensity to innovate and level of competition and corporate governance. The focus will be on developing the ability of students to understand, evaluate and effectively apply strategic management knowledge to modern organisations.

Faculty: Faculty of Business, Economics and Law

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Hosein Gharavi

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: MGT1FOM OR BUS1BUF

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: Students undertaking a major in Management or HRM in the Bachelor of Business are strongly encouraged to undertake MGT1FOM.

Bendigo, 2014, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Bret Slade

Class requirements

TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
"Seminar based tutorial"

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
Contribution in Tutorial Discussion sessions20
Individual 2,000 word assignment40
One 2-hour final examination40

Dandenong, 2014, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Hosein Gharavi

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours lecture other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
Contribution in Tutorial Discussion sessions20
Individual 2,000 word assignment40
One 2-hour final examination40

Dandenong, 2014, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Hosein Gharavi

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours lecture other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
Contribution in Tutorial Discussion sessions20
Individual 2,000 word assignment40
One 2-hour final examination40

France, 2014, Week 12-22, Distance Education

Overview

Online enrolment: No

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Pashaar Halteh

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 12 - 22
One 2.0 hours lecture other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 12 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
Contribution in Tutorial Discussion sessions20
Individual 2,000 word assignment40
One 2-hour final examination40

Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Hosein Gharavi

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
"Seminar based tutorial"

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
Contribution in Tutorial Discussion sessions20
Individual 2,000 word assignment40
One 2-hour final examination40

Melbourne, 2014, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Hosein Gharavi

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
"Seminar based tutorial"

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
Contribution in Tutorial Discussion sessions20
Individual 2,000 word assignment40
One 2-hour final examination40

Other Site, 2014, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Pashaar Halteh

Class requirements

SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.0 hours seminar other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
Contribution in Tutorial Discussion sessions20
Individual 2,000 word assignment40
One 2-hour final examination40

Sydney, 2014, ACN Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: No

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Pashaar Halteh

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 11 - 22
One 3.0 hours lecture other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 11 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
Contribution in Tutorial Discussion sessions20
Individual 2,000 word assignment40
One 2-hour final examination40

Sydney, 2014, ACN Summer Semester, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: No

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Pashaar Halteh

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 45 - 05
Two 2.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 45 to week 05 and delivered via face-to-face.
"Students are to attend 2 * 2 hour lectures per week plus two hours of tutorials per week"

TutorialWeek: 45 - 05
Two 2.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 45 to week 05 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
Contribution in Tutorial Discussion sessions20
Individual 2,000 word assignment40
One 2-hour final examination40