Strategic ManagementLaajuus (5 cr)
Code: R301DL72OJ
Credits
5 op
Teaching language
- English
Responsible person
- Tarja Tammia
Objective
The students understand the holistic approach to company’s strategic management.
He/she understands strategic planning as an organisational management activity that is used to set priorities, goals and vision for the company.
The student is able to apply them in practice. He/she knows how to plan the strategy and is able to apply various tools for strategic planning.
The student is able to perform internal and external environmental scanning for creating a strategy plan.
Competences: Economics and Financial Management Competence, Marketing and Sales Competence, Law and Risk Management Competence, Sustainable Development Competence
Content
- basic goals, different roles and phases and tools of strategic planning processes as part of strategic management business process
- the role of foresight, total quality management and corporate social responsibility in the strategic planning and related development and assessment tools
- Business Model Canvas (BMC) and Balanced Score Card (BSC) as strategic tools
- strategic planning, its goals and functions
- implementation
Qualifications
NULL
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Level 1
Organisation’s strategic management:
The student knows strategic planning as an organisational management activity and has a holistic approach to it.
He/she knows how to plan the strategy and is able to apply tools for strategic planning.
The student is able to make an analysis of organisation’s internal and external environment for creating a strategy plan according to given instructions.
He/she understands the meaning of organisation’s environmental analysis in strategy planning.
Level 2
Organisation’s strategic management:
The student knows and is able to describe strategic planning as an organisational management activity.
He/she knows how to plan the strategy and is able to apply various tools for strategic planning.
The student is able to make an analysis of organisation’s internal and external environment for creating a strategy plan and make conclusions of the analysis.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Level 3
Organisation’s strategic management:
The student has an understanding of strategic planning as an organisational management activity.
He/she has an understanding of how to plan the strategy and is able to apply suitable tools for strategic planning.
The student is able to make an analysis of organisation’s internal and external environment for creating a strategy plan and take into account the results of the analysis.
Level 4
Organisation’s strategic management:
The student is able to use strategic management theories to provide advanced explanation of the strategic planning as an organisational management activity.
He/she has a good understanding of the strategy planning and is able to justify the use of chosen tools for strategic planning.
The student is able to make an analysis of organisation’s internal and external environment for strategy planning and utilise the results.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
Level 5
Organisation’s strategic management:
The student has an understanding of the meaning of strategic planning in an organisation.
He/she has a command of strategy planning and is able to evaluate the result of the strategic planning.
The student is able to make an analysis of organisation’s internal and external environment for strategy planning and analyse the results.
Further information
The course is mainly implemented as day studies on campus in Rovaniemi (not online).
Enrollment
01.10.2024 - 12.01.2025
Timing
13.01.2025 - 31.03.2025
Credits
5 op
RD proportion (cr)
1 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Economics R
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
0 - 35
Degree programmes
- International Business
Teachers
- Esa Posio
Responsible person
Esa Posio
Student groups
-
R31D24KInternational Business (full time day studies) Rovaniemi spring 2023
-
R31D23SInternational Business (full time day studies) Rovaniemi autumn 2023
Objective
The students understand the holistic approach to company’s strategic management.
He/she understands strategic planning as an organisational management activity that is used to set priorities, goals and vision for the company.
The student is able to apply them in practice. He/she knows how to plan the strategy and is able to apply various tools for strategic planning.
The student is able to perform internal and external environmental scanning for creating a strategy plan.
Competences: Economics and Financial Management Competence, Marketing and Sales Competence, Law and Risk Management Competence, Sustainable Development Competence
Content
- basic goals, different roles and phases and tools of strategic planning processes as part of strategic management business process
- the role of foresight, total quality management and corporate social responsibility in the strategic planning and related development and assessment tools
- Business Model Canvas (BMC) and Balanced Score Card (BSC) as strategic tools
- strategic planning, its goals and functions
- implementation
Teaching methods
The utilized pedagogical approach includes various pedagogical methods, such as lectures, visiting lecturers, visits to destinations and/or to organizations, practical projects and learning assignments such as presentations and/or narratives.
The specified timetable of the learning process of approximately ten weeks is planned together with the working life and given at the beginning of the study unit.
Tutoring and stakeholder assessment of the learning process take places throughout the study unit according to the assessment criteria.
Depending on the cooperation partners there will be a development task and/or problem implemented in the course
Employer connections
Depending on the cooperation partners there will be a development task and/or problem implemented in the course.
Exam schedules
No exams. Essays and work life development task
Completion alternatives
Active participation in the lectures and in the case study process resulting in a problem based task planning
Evaluation scale
H-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Level 1
Organisation’s strategic management:
The student knows strategic planning as an organisational management activity and has a holistic approach to it.
He/she knows how to plan the strategy and is able to apply tools for strategic planning.
The student is able to make an analysis of organisation’s internal and external environment for creating a strategy plan according to given instructions.
He/she understands the meaning of organisation’s environmental analysis in strategy planning.
Level 2
Organisation’s strategic management:
The student knows and is able to describe strategic planning as an organisational management activity.
He/she knows how to plan the strategy and is able to apply various tools for strategic planning.
The student is able to make an analysis of organisation’s internal and external environment for creating a strategy plan and make conclusions of the analysis.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Level 3
Organisation’s strategic management:
The student has an understanding of strategic planning as an organisational management activity.
He/she has an understanding of how to plan the strategy and is able to apply suitable tools for strategic planning.
The student is able to make an analysis of organisation’s internal and external environment for creating a strategy plan and take into account the results of the analysis.
Level 4
Organisation’s strategic management:
The student is able to use strategic management theories to provide advanced explanation of the strategic planning as an organisational management activity.
He/she has a good understanding of the strategy planning and is able to justify the use of chosen tools for strategic planning.
The student is able to make an analysis of organisation’s internal and external environment for strategy planning and utilise the results.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
Level 5
Organisation’s strategic management:
The student has an understanding of the meaning of strategic planning in an organisation.
He/she has a command of strategy planning and is able to evaluate the result of the strategic planning.
The student is able to make an analysis of organisation’s internal and external environment for strategy planning and analyse the results.
Qualifications
NULL
Further information
The course is mainly implemented as day studies on campus in Rovaniemi (not online).
Enrollment
02.10.2023 - 21.01.2024
Timing
22.01.2024 - 03.03.2024
Credits
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Economics R
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
0 - 40
Degree programmes
- International Business
Teachers
- Kristian Sievers
Responsible person
Kristian Sievers
Student groups
-
R31D22SInternational Business (full time day studies) Rovaniemi autumn 2022
Objective
The students understand the holistic approach to company’s strategic management.
He/she understands strategic planning as an organisational management activity that is used to set priorities, goals and vision for the company.
The student is able to apply them in practice. He/she knows how to plan the strategy and is able to apply various tools for strategic planning.
The student is able to perform internal and external environmental scanning for creating a strategy plan.
Competences: Economics and Financial Management Competence, Marketing and Sales Competence, Law and Risk Management Competence, Sustainable Development Competence
Content
- basic goals, different roles and phases and tools of strategic planning processes as part of strategic management business process
- the role of foresight, total quality management and corporate social responsibility in the strategic planning and related development and assessment tools
- Business Model Canvas (BMC) and Balanced Score Card (BSC) as strategic tools
- strategic planning, its goals and functions
- implementation
Evaluation scale
H-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Level 1
Organisation’s strategic management:
The student knows strategic planning as an organisational management activity and has a holistic approach to it.
He/she knows how to plan the strategy and is able to apply tools for strategic planning.
The student is able to make an analysis of organisation’s internal and external environment for creating a strategy plan according to given instructions.
He/she understands the meaning of organisation’s environmental analysis in strategy planning.
Level 2
Organisation’s strategic management:
The student knows and is able to describe strategic planning as an organisational management activity.
He/she knows how to plan the strategy and is able to apply various tools for strategic planning.
The student is able to make an analysis of organisation’s internal and external environment for creating a strategy plan and make conclusions of the analysis.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Level 3
Organisation’s strategic management:
The student has an understanding of strategic planning as an organisational management activity.
He/she has an understanding of how to plan the strategy and is able to apply suitable tools for strategic planning.
The student is able to make an analysis of organisation’s internal and external environment for creating a strategy plan and take into account the results of the analysis.
Level 4
Organisation’s strategic management:
The student is able to use strategic management theories to provide advanced explanation of the strategic planning as an organisational management activity.
He/she has a good understanding of the strategy planning and is able to justify the use of chosen tools for strategic planning.
The student is able to make an analysis of organisation’s internal and external environment for strategy planning and utilise the results.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
Level 5
Organisation’s strategic management:
The student has an understanding of the meaning of strategic planning in an organisation.
He/she has a command of strategy planning and is able to evaluate the result of the strategic planning.
The student is able to make an analysis of organisation’s internal and external environment for strategy planning and analyse the results.
Qualifications
NULL
Further information
The course is mainly implemented as day studies on campus in Rovaniemi (not online).
Enrollment
01.10.2022 - 15.01.2023
Timing
16.01.2023 - 12.03.2023
Credits
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Economics R
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
0 - 50
Degree programmes
- International Business
Teachers
- Anne Tolvanen
Responsible person
Anne Tolvanen
Student groups
-
R31D21SInternational Business (full time day studies) Rovaniemi autumn 2021
Objective
The students understand the holistic approach to company’s strategic management.
He/she understands strategic planning as an organisational management activity that is used to set priorities, goals and vision for the company.
The student is able to apply them in practice. He/she knows how to plan the strategy and is able to apply various tools for strategic planning.
The student is able to perform internal and external environmental scanning for creating a strategy plan.
Competences: Economics and Financial Management Competence, Marketing and Sales Competence, Law and Risk Management Competence, Sustainable Development Competence
Content
- basic goals, different roles and phases and tools of strategic planning processes as part of strategic management business process
- the role of foresight, total quality management and corporate social responsibility in the strategic planning and related development and assessment tools
- Business Model Canvas (BMC) and Balanced Score Card (BSC) as strategic tools
- strategic planning, its goals and functions
- implementation
Evaluation scale
H-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Level 1
Organisation’s strategic management:
The student knows strategic planning as an organisational management activity and has a holistic approach to it.
He/she knows how to plan the strategy and is able to apply tools for strategic planning.
The student is able to make an analysis of organisation’s internal and external environment for creating a strategy plan according to given instructions.
He/she understands the meaning of organisation’s environmental analysis in strategy planning.
Level 2
Organisation’s strategic management:
The student knows and is able to describe strategic planning as an organisational management activity.
He/she knows how to plan the strategy and is able to apply various tools for strategic planning.
The student is able to make an analysis of organisation’s internal and external environment for creating a strategy plan and make conclusions of the analysis.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Level 3
Organisation’s strategic management:
The student has an understanding of strategic planning as an organisational management activity.
He/she has an understanding of how to plan the strategy and is able to apply suitable tools for strategic planning.
The student is able to make an analysis of organisation’s internal and external environment for creating a strategy plan and take into account the results of the analysis.
Level 4
Organisation’s strategic management:
The student is able to use strategic management theories to provide advanced explanation of the strategic planning as an organisational management activity.
He/she has a good understanding of the strategy planning and is able to justify the use of chosen tools for strategic planning.
The student is able to make an analysis of organisation’s internal and external environment for strategy planning and utilise the results.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
Level 5
Organisation’s strategic management:
The student has an understanding of the meaning of strategic planning in an organisation.
He/she has a command of strategy planning and is able to evaluate the result of the strategic planning.
The student is able to make an analysis of organisation’s internal and external environment for strategy planning and analyse the results.
Qualifications
NULL
Further information
The course is mainly implemented as day studies on campus in Rovaniemi (not online).
Enrollment
01.10.2021 - 05.01.2022
Timing
16.02.2022 - 30.04.2022
Credits
5 op
Virtual proportion (cr)
5 op
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Unit
Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Economics R
Office
Rantavitikka, Jokiväylä 11, Rovaniemi
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
0 - 50
Degree programmes
- International Business
Teachers
- Minna Kangasvieri
- Hanna-Maija Kiviranta
Responsible person
Minna Kangasvieri
Student groups
-
R31D20S
Objective
The students understand the holistic approach to company’s strategic management.
He/she understands strategic planning as an organisational management activity that is used to set priorities, goals and vision for the company.
The student is able to apply them in practice. He/she knows how to plan the strategy and is able to apply various tools for strategic planning.
The student is able to perform internal and external environmental scanning for creating a strategy plan.
Competences: Economics and Financial Management Competence, Marketing and Sales Competence, Law and Risk Management Competence, Sustainable Development Competence
Content
- basic goals, different roles and phases and tools of strategic planning processes as part of strategic management business process
- the role of foresight, total quality management and corporate social responsibility in the strategic planning and related development and assessment tools
- Business Model Canvas (BMC) and Balanced Score Card (BSC) as strategic tools
- strategic planning, its goals and functions
- implementation
Location and time
Starting in February 2022
Further information
Microsoft Teams webinar connection, Moodle learning platform, Microphone and webcamera.
Evaluation scale
H-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Level 1
Organisation’s strategic management:
The student knows strategic planning as an organisational management activity and has a holistic approach to it.
He/she knows how to plan the strategy and is able to apply tools for strategic planning.
The student is able to make an analysis of organisation’s internal and external environment for creating a strategy plan according to given instructions.
He/she understands the meaning of organisation’s environmental analysis in strategy planning.
Level 2
Organisation’s strategic management:
The student knows and is able to describe strategic planning as an organisational management activity.
He/she knows how to plan the strategy and is able to apply various tools for strategic planning.
The student is able to make an analysis of organisation’s internal and external environment for creating a strategy plan and make conclusions of the analysis.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Level 3
Organisation’s strategic management:
The student has an understanding of strategic planning as an organisational management activity.
He/she has an understanding of how to plan the strategy and is able to apply suitable tools for strategic planning.
The student is able to make an analysis of organisation’s internal and external environment for creating a strategy plan and take into account the results of the analysis.
Level 4
Organisation’s strategic management:
The student is able to use strategic management theories to provide advanced explanation of the strategic planning as an organisational management activity.
He/she has a good understanding of the strategy planning and is able to justify the use of chosen tools for strategic planning.
The student is able to make an analysis of organisation’s internal and external environment for strategy planning and utilise the results.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
Level 5
Organisation’s strategic management:
The student has an understanding of the meaning of strategic planning in an organisation.
He/she has a command of strategy planning and is able to evaluate the result of the strategic planning.
The student is able to make an analysis of organisation’s internal and external environment for strategy planning and analyse the results.
Assessment methods and criteria
30% teamwork
70% individual assignments
Assessment criteria, fail (0)
The student does not complete the assignments/ requirements according to instructions or does not attend the learning situations at all. He/she does not pass the assignments and/or the exam as required.
Qualifications
NULL
Further information
The course is mainly implemented as day studies on campus in Rovaniemi (not online).