It is recommended to have passed previous subjects lectured by the Business Administration Department related to functional strategies in the firm (marketing, operations, human resource management, etc).
Strategic Management is a mandatory course needed to obtain the Grade in Business Management and Administration. In this course, students will get a global perspective of companies management using a general model of strategic management that is established in three main blocks of actions: strategic analysis, strategy formulation, and strategy implementation. The understanding of these three phases of strategic management will be useful for students to analyse a firm's competitive environment and its internal resources and capabilities, in order to take decisions that allow a company to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage.
Course competences | |
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Code | Description |
E01 | Develop the ability to manage and run a company or organization, understand their competitive and institutional position, and identify their strengths and weaknesses. |
E02 | Develop and enhance entrepreneurship, adaptability to change and creativity in any functional area of ¿¿a company or organization. |
E04 | Incorporate the ability to integrate into any functional area of ¿¿a business or organization to perform and be able to lead any given task. |
E05 | Develop the ability to analyze any information on the situation and possible development of a company and transform it into a business opportunity. |
E06 | Develop and enhance the ability for general management, technical management and the management of research, development and innovation projects in any company or organization. |
E10 | Understand how people behave within organizations to manage individuals and workgroups from a human resources perspective. |
G01 | Possession of the skills needed for continuous, self-led, independent learning, which will allow students to develop the learning abilities needed to undertake further study with a high degree of independence. |
G03 | Develop oral and written communication skills in order to prepare reports, research projects and business projects and defend them before any commission or group of professionals (specialised or non-specialised) in more than one language, by collecting relevant evidence and interpreting it appropriately so as to reach conclusions. |
G05 | Capacity for teamwork, to lead, direct, plan and supervise multidisciplinary and multicultural teams in both national and international environments so as to create synergies which benefit organisations. |
Course learning outcomes | |
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Description | |
Work out problems in creative and innovative ways. | |
Search for information in order to analyze it, interpret is meaning, synthesize it and communicate it to others. | |
Know the theories and organizational models of companies from structural and behavioral perspectives to ensure their effective and efficient functioning, paying special attention to human aspects in organizations. | |
Additional outcomes | |
Description | |
Training Activity | Methodology | Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021) | ECTS | Hours | As | Com | Description | |
Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] | Lectures | E01 E02 E04 E05 E06 E10 | 1.2 | 30 | N | N | ||
Class Attendance (practical) [ON-SITE] | Practical or hands-on activities | E01 E02 E04 E06 G01 G03 | 0.6 | 15 | N | N | ||
Writing of reports or projects [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | E01 E02 E04 E06 G01 | 1.4 | 35 | Y | Y | ||
Writing of reports or projects [OFF-SITE] | Group Work | E01 E02 E04 E05 E06 E10 G01 G05 | 0.4 | 10 | Y | Y | ||
Individual tutoring sessions [ON-SITE] | Other Methodologies | G01 G05 | 0.5 | 12.5 | N | N | ||
Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | E01 E02 E04 E06 G01 G03 G05 | 1.8 | 45 | N | N | ||
Final test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | E01 E02 E04 E05 E06 E10 G01 G03 G05 | 0.1 | 2.5 | Y | Y | ||
Total: | 6 | 150 | ||||||
Total credits of in-class work: 2.4 | Total class time hours: 60 | |||||||
Total credits of out of class work: 3.6 | Total hours of out of class work: 90 |
As: Assessable training activity Com: Training activity of compulsory overcoming (It will be essential to overcome both continuous and non-continuous assessment).
Evaluation System | Continuous assessment | Non-continuous evaluation * | Description |
Final test | 70.00% | 70.00% | The final test will include multiple choice questions, a business case and/or theory questions |
Other methods of assessment | 30.00% | 30.00% | In-class participation, group work, and other in-class activities |
Total: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Not related to the syllabus/contents | |
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Hours | hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 30 |
Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Practical or hands-on activities] | 15 |
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 35 |
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Group Work] | 10 |
Individual tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Other Methodologies] | 12.5 |
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 45 |
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | 2.5 |
Global activity | |
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Activities | hours |
General comments about the planning: | Activities planning will be adjusted to the Academic schedule set up by the UCLM |