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Strategy and Change is a capstone unit in the Bachelor of Business. Organisational strategy and change is increasingly becoming important in a highly competitive business environment. In this capstone unit, you will explore the process used in strategy formulation and implementation and consider how decisions are made to effectively implement change. You will assess how internal and external pressures influence decision making and the subsequent formulation and implementation of strategy and change in a range of different types of organisations. The unit examines how organisations align resources in setting strategy and mechanisms deployed to review performance. You will also gain insights on the importance of risk management in strategy implementation and change process.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Completion of 48 credit points in first year of study
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Offerings For Term 1 - 2025
Attendance Requirements
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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from External university peer review of MGMT19128
The authentic assessments are well-designed and relate to real-life industry scenarios.
Maintain the strategic focus on industry challenges, supported by industry speakers where possible.
Feedback from External university peer review of MGMT19128
Both assessments offer students the opportunity to reflect on the interrelationships between the knowledge, theory and practice they have learned in the unit.
Conceptual frameworks support robust analysis of emerging strategic issues for industry.
Feedback from External university peer review of MGMT19128
The assessment instructions are clear and are complemented by a rubric which explicitly sets out the tasks required.
Clarity of assessment tasks is also complemented by weekly workshop discussions that apply relevant frameworks.
Feedback from External university peer review of MGMT19128
Effective curriculum delivery: The positive student feedback regarding the course coordinator/lecturer is pleasing to read and strongly evidences the high teaching quality.
Strategy and Change is a dynamic field of professional practice. Knowledge and skills acquired in the unit will be extremely useful for career development.
Feedback from External university peer review of MGMT19128
The strategic plan is a sophisticated assessment task providing students a real-world opportunity to analyse and interpret multi-concept issues as well as provide recommendations by drawing on relevant theories.
The complexity of strategic analysis is more easily understood through the application of validated frameworks and critical analysis. These strategic management skills are essential for companies to prosper in challenging conditions.