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Corporate Strategy (P00441)

? Credit Points : 10  ? SCQF Level : 11  ? Acronym : MSE-P-P00441

Corporate Strategy develops the material on Strategic Management and focuses mainly on strategic decisions such as acquisitions and joint ventures

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : PGs only

? Costs : None

Subject Areas

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Block 5 only

? Contact Teaching Time : 30 hour(s) per week for 1 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

- At the corporate level they will have particular knowledge of diversification, acquisitions, and the management of a group handling a variety of business units.
- They will be familiar with many examples of successful and less successful strategies.
- They will have extensive knowledge of industry cases, and major types of strategic decisions.
- From visiting speakers, they will get first hand accounts of contemporary strategic management practice.

Assessment Information

Strategy Group: Oral Presentation (35%)
Senior Management Board: Participation & Preparation Paper (20%)
Individual Case Analysis and Text Assignment 35%
Individual Class Attendance & Participation 10%

Contact and Further Information

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mrs Freda Paterson
Tel : (0131 6)50 8065
Email : f.paterson@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Inger Seiferheld
Tel : (0131 6)50 3801
Email : Inger.Seiferheld@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.man.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/

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