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Strategic Management (MGMT90146)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville) and Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Summer Term
Mr Eugene Skewes eugene.skewes@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 1
Dr Erica Coslor erica.coslor@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2
Dr Saba Nasir saba.nasir@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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This subject provides an integrative learning experience and affords students the opportunity to apply the skills and knowledge acquired in previous subjects in a coherent way to solve business problems. In a business strategy simulation students are required to make decisions, assess outcomes, and compete with other management teams for resources, opportunities and markets. Each team develops a strategy for its firm and applies the subject’s concepts and frameworks, as well as the concepts and frameworks acquired in other subjects. In the process, students will discover the interaction of a firm’s production, marketing, research and development, human resources, and financial operations and observe the impact of key decisions on business performance within a competitive market.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Explain the dynamic nature of business and the role of strategy in generating and sustaining a competitive advantage;
- Analyse relevant information and evaluate the competitive environment faced by organisations;
- Identify and evaluate business strategies and explain why and how a particular course of action will provide a competitive advantage; and
- Analyse the capacity for strategy implementation within an organisation given an understanding of structure, culture, systems, governance mechanisms and stakeholder relationships.
Generic skills
On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic skills:
- Problem solving skills and critical thinking, which should be fostered in the seminar program where students will apply theoretical material to actual case studies;
- Collaborative learning and teamwork, which should be enhanced through exercises, role- plays, and simulations that are incorporated into the seminar program;
- Evaluation, interpretation and analysis of data;
- Accessing data and other research information from a range of sources, which should be facilitated through the assignments and preparation for the exam; and
- Developing oral and written communication skills.
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Students must meet one of the following prerequisite options:
Option 1
Admission into the 150pt Program course entry point in the MC-MGMT Master of Management
AND
Completion of a minimum of 62.5 credit points of study
Option 2
Admission into the MC-MGMT Master of Management
AND
Admission into the 200 point program
AND
Completion of a minimum of 112.5 credit points of study
Option 3
Admission into or selection of one of the following:
- MC-IB Master of International Business
- MC-MGMTMKT Master of Management (Marketing)
- MC-FINANCE Master of Finance
- MC-FINENH Master of Finance (Enhanced)
- 761EM Master of Engineering Management
- MC-MGMTAFN Master of Management (Accounting and Finance)
AND
Completion of a minimum of 50 credit points of study
Students are encouraged to take the subject in their final semester of study where practical.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
This subject assumes a basic ability to read and interpret financial statements.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Capstone Simulation Preparation Test
| First half of the teaching period | 5% |
Capstone Simulation (groups of 4-5), approximately 5 hours work per week across semester
| Second half of the teaching period | 5% |
Capstone Strategy Statement (groups of 4-5)
| Mid semester | 5% |
Capstone Board Report (groups of 4-5)
| End of semester | 35% |
End of semester Exam
| During the examination period | 50% |
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- Summer Term - Dual-Delivery
Coordinator Eugene Skewes Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours (two 1.5-hour lectures and two 1.5hr workshops per week for 6 weeks) Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 3 January 2023 to 13 February 2023 Last self-enrol date 7 January 2023 Census date 13 January 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 February 2023 Assessment period ends 20 February 2023 Summer Term contact information
Mr Eugene Skewes eugene.skewes@unimelb.edu.au
- Semester 1 - On Campus
Principal coordinator Erica Coslor Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36hrs (one 3-hour seminar per week) Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 27 February 2023 to 28 May 2023 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2023 Census date 31 March 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2023 Assessment period ends 23 June 2023 Semester 1 contact information
Dr Erica Coslor erica.coslor@unimelb.edu.au
- Semester 2 - On Campus
Coordinator Saba Nasir Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36hrs (one 3-hour seminar per week) Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 July 2023 to 22 October 2023 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2023 Census date 31 August 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2023 Assessment period ends 17 November 2023 Semester 2 contact information
Dr Saba Nasir saba.nasir@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
Estimated total time commitment of 170 hours per semester
What do these dates mean
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Additional delivery details
The Summer Term availability of this subject has a quota of 60 students.
Places in the Summer Term availability are offered to the first 60 students enrolling during the self enrolment period. Once the quota is reached, places will only become available if enrolled students withdraw. Students seeking a place in this subject should check their enrolment regularly for availability.
Students for whom MGMT90146 Strategic Management is a program requirement and for whom Summer Term is their final semester of study will be given priority enrolment. Any such students not able to self enrol should contact teaching-mgmt-mktg@unimelb.edu.au for assistance.
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Engineering Management Course Master of International Business Course Master of Finance Course Master of Management - Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 9 April 2024