Strategy and Management Research

Course Level Postgraduate

Year

Area/Catalogue
BUSS 5424

Course Level
Postgraduate

Offered Externally
Yes

Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Course ID
159961

Unit Value
4.5

University-wide elective course
No

Course owner
School of Management

Future Student Enquiry Current UniSA Student Enquiry

Course aim

This course provides students with theoretical and practical knowledge of:

Strategic thinking, strategic management and their impact on business processes and leadership;
Principles and methods of management research and decision making.

Course content

Topics covered in this course include:

Strategic management models and concepts
Strategic analysis
Competitive advantage
Putting strategy into action
Strategy in diversified firms, the government sector, and not-for-profits
Strategic entrepreneurship and innovation
Management research, including quantitative and qualitative research methods
Business Intelligence

Textbook(s)

Rothaermel, FT 2017, Strategic management (customized eBook), 3rd edn, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Seminar	3 hours x 10 weeks
Workshop	4 hours x N/A
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External (Asynchronous and Synchronous Online Discussion)	34 hours equiv. x N/A
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE)
Seminar	34 hours equiv. x N/A
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External	34 hours equiv. x N/A
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HONG KONG MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
Seminars 15 hours AND online 19 hours equiv.	34 hours equiv. x N/A
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, DISTANCE EDUCATION (INTENSIVE)
External	34 hours equiv. x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Group project, Management Research Report, Online Discussion, Strategic Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.