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MMS736 - Strategic Management

Year:

2022 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Campbell Jamieson
Prerequisite:

Must pass 6 credit points from MMS702, MMS703, MMS704, MMS711, MMS712, MMS714, MLC710, MPA702, MPE781.

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with:

Nil

Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 1.5 hour class, 1 x 1.5 hour seminar per week

Scheduled learning activities - cloud:

Online independent and collaborative learning including 1 x 1.5 hour class, 1 x 1.5 hour seminar per week (recordings provided)

Content

This unit provides students with the skills and knowledge applicable to the process of planning for an organisation's future. Key elements of strategic management will be considered including planning, environmental analysis, strategy formulation, strategy implementation and control. The unit will assess the strategic management cycle and decision-making processes utilised in considering alternatives, choice and the evaluation of strategy as it applies to sporting organisations.  It will also include case study analysis of national and international sport and non-sport organisations. Links between decision-making, leadership, culture and ethical behaviour in relation to strategy formulation will also be examined.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Reflect upon and synthesise learnings and relate them to the contemporary strategic management of sport organizations

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO2

Evaluate the use of strategic management concepts and theories to develop considered solutions to problems faced by modern sport organisations

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO3

Identify and analyse the interdependencies between leadership, decision making, culture, and ethical behaviour in relation to strategy formulation and implementation

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO4

Apply teamwork and collaborative decision-making strategies to develop and justify solutions

GLO7: Teamwork

ULO5

Utilise integrated strategic analysis to problem-solve and critically analyse sport and non-sport organisations

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving

These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year

Assessment

Trimester 1:
Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week

Assessment 1: Project (Online simulation)
Part A: (Group of 5) Performance in Business Strategy game simulation
Part B: (Individual) Quiz (x10)

Part A: Equivalent to 3000 words
Part B: each Multiple choice quiz is 10 questions

Part A: 30%
Part B: 20%
Weeks 2-10

Assessment 2: (Individual) Report (research)

5000 words 50% Week 11
Trimester 2:
Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week

Assessment 1: Project

Part A: (Group of 4) Report (Business)

Part B: (Individual) Reflection (Self)

Part A: 4000 words

Part B: 500 words

Part A: 40% 

Part B: 10% 

Weeks 2-10

Assessment 2: (Individual) Report (research)

4500 words

50% Week 11

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MMS736 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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