Strategic Management

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Describe the tools of strategic and competitive analysis in different industry contexts.
• Demonstrate how to integrate strategic analysis, strategy formulation and strategy implementation in an organization.
• Discriminate relevant information from irrelevant information in company and industry case studies and assess the activities of top managers that allow them to create sustainable competitive advantage for their companies.
• Apply the tools of strategic and competitive analysis in the global environment by analyzing a firm’s industry and strategy and developing strategic recommendations.
• Analyze the managerial task associated with crafting, implementing, and executing company strategies and the actions managers can take to promote competent strategy implementation.
• Synthesize the knowledge gained in a variety of different business and related courses, and the case discussions to craft and implement future business strategies for competitive advantage.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Quizzes	10%
Discussion boards	30%
Strategy simulation	30%
Exam	30%

Grading Scale:

Percentage	Letter Grade
94% and above	A
90-93.99%	A-
87-89.99%	B+
83-86.99%	B
80-82.99%	B-
NA	C+
70-79.99%	C
NA	C-
NA	D+
NA	D
NA	D-
As needed for lack of mastery	F

Attendance/Participation:

This is an online course, with no required attendance or participation beyond assigned coursework.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

• Course Packet: available for purchase at the following link https://hbsp.harvard.edu/import/1417651
• Business Strategy Game Simulation: Thompson, A.J., Stappenbeck, G.J., Reidenback, M.A., Thrash, I.F., & Harms, C.C. The Business Strategy Game: Competing in a Global Marketplace. McGraw Hill-Irwin: New York, NY.