MGMT19128 - Strategy and Change

General Information

Unit Synopsis

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

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Completion of 48 credit points in first year of study

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2024

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Melbourne
Online
Sydney
Term 1 - 2025 Profile
Brisbane
Melbourne
Online
Rockhampton
Sydney
Term 2 - 2025 Profile
Brisbane
Melbourne
Online
Rockhampton
Sydney

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Case Study 40%
2. Presentation and Written Assessment 60%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 21.05% response rate.

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.

Source: Student evaluations
Feedback
The recorded lectures from Malcolm Johnson were effective / fantastic
Recommendation
Maintain currency of material by incorporating discussion of emerging strategic issues faced by companies in Australia
Action Taken
Australian companies, and representative offices of international companies, continue to be used as cases for applying conceptual frameworks and strategy tools.
Source: Student evaluations
Feedback
This unit truly teaches business strategy and strategic thinking. Further, many other business concepts are thoroughly covered.
Recommendation
Continued alignment of weekly topics with supporting discussion of business media coverage adds value and relevance.
Action Taken
Coverage of business by Australian media provides a continuous flow of issues that cause concern for investment markets, Government, and community. Cases are selected to align with the weekly schedule of topics. International students are also encouraged to raise business issues arising in their home countries.
Source: Student evaluations
Feedback
The lecturer was very good at explaining what is expected and easy to approach with any queries. Weekly workshops were very helpful as well - very relevant and current.
Recommendation
Engaged participation in workshops is a valuable way to extract the most out of a unit. Raising questions for discussion adds value and interest.
Action Taken
Relevance of conceptual frameworks continues to be explored in workshop discussions.
Source: Student evaluations
Feedback
The unit coordinator made attending this subject very rewarding in terms of skills and knowledge learnt from the unit. Every week he facilitated interesting and engaging workshop discussions that helped us to understand the content.
Recommendation
The unit lends itself to applied discussion and critical analysis of real-world strategic issues. Everyone's contribution is respected and encouraged.
Action Taken
Interviews of industry speakers and examination of corporate announcements/videos enables a a range of strategy issues and undercurrents to be explored.
Source: Student evaluations
Feedback
Moodle was easy to follow in regards to what was needed each week.
Recommendation
The new Tile structure to suit access from multiple digital devices has been beneficial.
Action Taken
Tile structures assist. Further improvements to simplify assignment tasks and communication are also being undertaken.
Source: Lecturer perspective
Feedback
The strategic concepts are best understood through discussion of real companies examined in the business media.
Recommendation
Strategic decisions reflect market conditions and competitive dynamics. It is essential that anyone taking this unit read and critically consider the business media reports throughout the Term. Workshop discussions follow the emerging issues that provide real-world relevance to strategic concepts.
Action Taken
Reports from Senate Inquiries and peak bodies in industry provide rigorous comment to balance business media perspectives. This encourages the development of critical thinking skills and supports CQU graduate attributes.
Source: SUTE Teacher Evaluations
Feedback
Great course, extremely well organised and thorough.
Recommendation
The new Moodle 'tile' structure certainly helps navigate to where information is readily accessible.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE Teacher Evaluations
Feedback
I really enjoyed this subject and gained a lot of practical knowledge from it.
Recommendation
Discussing current and emerging strategic issues for organisations highlights how relevant the conceptual frameworks can be to understanding the dynamics at play.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE Teacher Evaluations
Feedback
My main feedback would be to reduce the group numbers in Assignment #2 to no more than three (3). [This] would ensure the content flows better and provides a more cohesive report. [In larger groups] some tend to rely on others to do the heavy lifting.
Recommendation
Group work can be very challenging when some members don't contribute equally. This can also happen in workplaces, but mechanisms generally exist to deal with that. For the final assignment, I will endeavor to restrict group size between 3 to 4 students; splitting larger groups into smaller ones to facilitate equitable contribution.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE Teacher Evaluations
Feedback
Malcolm is a wonderful orator and conversationalist. Not that I was able to attend any of the workshops live (due to work commitments). I watched all of the recorded workshops and lectures and very much enjoyed the conversations he and other students would have around real-time events happening in the business world and how these situations could directly relate to the topic of the week.
Recommendation
This is very generous feedback, thank you. I am very pleased that my enthusiasm for the subject area and student interest in workshop discussions are well received. It's also great to hear that the recordings support asynchronous 'participation' and revisiting of material as needed.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE Teacher Evaluations
Feedback
Thoroughly enjoyed the classes and unit materials. Well organised and examples used in discussions were always the latest content on the subject. Fantastic term, thank you.
Recommendation
The business media provide interesting commentary but might limit a full understanding of a situation. The real value of this is to affirm the importance of critical thinking skills that look more deeply at the strategic issues and to consider the likely outcomes from decisions taken.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Analyse strategy, planning and decision making processes in organisations
  2. Evaluate and identify internal and external pressures that inform strategy and change to the business model
  3. Undertake scenario analysis, assess risks, and align resources to achieve key priorities
  4. Assess how organisations use strategy in change management process
  5. Analyse how performance targets and key measures are set, monitored and improved at organisational, functional and individual level.


Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
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