Course Description
Course Name
Strategic Management
Session: VSRS3122
Hours & Credits
20 SCQF Credits
Prerequisites & Language Level
MGTU9S3 Fundamentals of Business & Management
Taught In English
- There is no language prerequisite for courses at this language level.
Overview
?Strategy? is concerned with setting the direction of an organization, and determining how to pursue it. It is an art
in which many scientific techniques may be employed. This course teaches you, and gives you practice in, that
art. The battle for survival and growth for most organisations - businesses, public services and charities - is
intensifying. The determination and pursuit of an appropriate strategy is one prerequisite for success.
Decentralisation means that strategic decisions are made at lower levels in organisations. Specialist advice is only
acceptable if seen to help the organisation's overall competitive battle. You will learn, and become practised in
applying a range of approaches commonly used in successful organisations. You will employ others learned from
previous courses. You will see why organisations are making the decisions they are, and be able to criticize them
effectively. This will help you to participate sooner in the management process in your future career.
*Course content subject to change