Course

Strategy and Management (IND630)

Facts

Course code IND630

Credits (ECTS) 10

Semester tuition start Autumn

Language of instruction Norwegian

Number of semesters 1

Exam semester Autumn

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Introduction

Strategic management is about how an organization identifies and makes action choices that enable it to deliver unique value to customers and stakeholders. These choices arise by considering factors related to the external environment, the competitive situation, and the organization’s resources and capabilities. Leadership plays a central role at all levels in these processes regarding the design, communication, and execution of the strategy.

Content

NB! This is an elective course and may be cancelled if fewer than 10 students are enrolled by August 20th for the autumn semester.

This course aims to increase the student's understanding of different factors that can affect the organizations' conditions to succeed. This demands a comprehensive approach to the organization, the competitive environment, and leadership. These factors will influence the management's strategy process.

This will represent a holistic approach to the different topics and disciplines integrated into strategic Leadership. The intention is to move toward integrating different theoretical approaches with contributions from management literature, economics, organizational theory, and psychology. The complexity of the subject shall stimulate critical and analytical thinking and the ability to be a competent partner in a concrete organizational setting.

Learning outcome

Knowledge

  • The student should have extensive knowledge of leadership theories relevant to knowledge-, learning, and innovation-intensive organizations
  • The student should have knowledge about how complexity requires collaboration, collective intelligence, and psychological safety
  • The student should have extensive knowledge of different strategy models to evaluate external and internal conditions
  • The student should know strategic analysis, methods, and analytical tools

Skills

  • The student should be able to employ leadership for promoting goal-oriented collaboration in groups
  • The student should be able to employ leadership for increasing creativity, learning, knowledge sharing, and action in groups
  • The student should be able to undertake strategic analysis
  • The student should be able to implement strategy through measurement, change, and innovation processes

General competencies

  • The student should be able to demonstrate abilities to collaborate
  • The student should be able to communicate in a clear and easy-to-understand manner
  • The student should be able to critically reflect on how strategy and leadership are tools for choices and action
  • The student should be able to critically reflect on the roles of purpose, sustainability, and social responsibility for both leadership and strategy

Required prerequisite knowledge

None

Recommended prerequisites

Economics and Markets (IND200), Technology management (ING200)

Exam

Portfolio assessment

Weight 1/1

Marks Letter grades

Aid All

Exam system Canvas

The portofolio consists of several reports that are done in groups and that are delivered during the semester, and where these are then assessed together and given a joint grade.

The portfolio consists of: 4 individual quizzes (20%), video presentation of a sketch (15%), group submission of strategy report (50%), video presentation of the report (15%).

Reports can be written in Norwegian or English.

A grade is not given until all the work/assignments have been submitted and the folder as a whole is evaluated by a sensor. There are no continuation options on the folder, students who want to improve their grade can do this the next time the course has regular teaching. Work results and reports submitted in one semester may not be reused in subsequent retakes.

A self-declaration form on the use of AI tools is to be used.

Coursework requirements

No mandatory activities

Method of work

Lectures, team-work and team presentations.

Overlapping courses

Course Reduction (SP)
Strategy (BØK235_1) , Strategy and Management (IND630_1) 5

Open for

Master students at Faculty of Sciences and Technology

Master students of Change Management - Master's Degree Programme

Admission requirements

Completed bachelor's degree

Course assessment

The faculty decides whether early dialogue will be held in all courses or in selected groups of courses. The aim is to collect student feedback for improvements during the semester. In addition, a digital course evaluation must be conducted at least every three years to gather students’ experiences.

Contact

Head of Department:
Tore Markeset
Course coordinator:
Sigbjørn Landazuri Tveteraas
Course teacher:
Kristin Engh

Offered by

Faculty of Science and Technology

Department of Safety, Economics and Planning

The course description is retrieved from FS (Felles studentsystem). Version 1