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MBR701 - Strategy and Innovation Management: Managing Value and Risk (Residential)

Year

2025 unit information

Enrolment modes:

Residential Intensive period 07: Waurn Ponds (Geelong)

Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Rakesh Pati
Cohort rule:

This unit is only available to students enrolled in M701, M501, M543, M601, M703 and M743

Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: MBA701, MBA731, MBR731, MPM703, MPM706, MPR706
In-person attendance requirements:

This unit requires students to attend six days of intensive study at Waurn Ponds Estate, Geelong.

2025 dates: 

Residential intensive period 07:  13 July- 18 July 2025

Typical study commitment:

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

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Note:

Conference fees for residential intensive units are in addition to the tuition fee and vary depending on the type of accommodation chosen. For further information please visit the Intensive Units webpage.

Content

This unit introduces the principles of strategic management and the logics of value creation. It provides the opportunity to understand and apply the tools of strategy to identify priorities for management decision-making and develop coherent and aligned operational and implementation plans that contribute to organisational goals in a dynamic and culturally diverse business environment.

Learning outcomes

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

Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs)

ULO1

Critically apply strategic management concepts, theories and tools to support strategic management activities in a variety of organisational contexts.

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

ULO2

Diagnose organisational issues and propose evidence-based recommendations using organisational and strategy frameworks.

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

ULO3

Articulate complex business situations and challenges and communicate to a professional audience, insights and recommendations for addressing them.

GLO2: Communication

ULO4

Analyse economic, social, environmental and governance factors that influence strategy formulation in organisations.

GLO8: Global Citizenship

Assessment

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

Assessment 1 (Group of 5):

Part A: Oral Presentation
Part B: Written Report

Part A: 20 minutes
Part B: 3000 words

Part A: 20%
Part B: 30%

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Assessment 2: (Individual) Written Submission

3000 words

50%

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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 MBR701 can be found via the University Library.

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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