BA Management, Leadership and Leisure / Course details

Year of entry: 2022

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Course unit details:
Strategic Management

Course unit fact file
Unit code	EDUC30211
Credit rating	10
Unit level	Level 3
Teaching period(s)	Semester 1
Offered by	Education
Available as a free choice unit?	Yes

Overview

This course extends management processes dealt with in years one and two by focusing on strategic decision making in both the private and public sectors.

Areas include:-

Strategic Analysis: analysing the strategic environment
Strategic Analysis: mission, objectives and ethics
Business Strategy
Organisational structure, style and people
Corporate Strategy
Strategic Management of change
Strategic Leadership

Aims

To complement Financial Management, Human Resource Management, Business Economics, Marketing (Years 1 and 2) by studying the theories and practises that underpin strategic decision making in Leisure industries
To present case studies to improve the students' understanding of strategic decision making
To examine the relationship between strategic decision making and change
To assist the student in making choices about research projects and their career development

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding	The ability to critically examine how current knowledge and understanding of management theory and practise relates to the strategic management of organisations in Leisure Industries. The ability to analyse, evaluate and assess strategic decision making in leisure organisations The ability to identify, select and apply appropriate management strategy to improve organisational efficiency The ability to apply theories and practises to assess the performance of the individual and the organisation The ability to recognise and explain the relationship between strategic decision making and change in organisations
Intellectual skills	Apply theoretical and conceptual knowledge about strategic management to a practical leisure environment
Practical skills	Opportunity to discuss the application of conceptual and theoretical issues within the leisure services
Transferable skills and personal qualities	Research Conceptual and analytical Presentation Communication

Teaching and learning methods

up to 12 x 2 hour lectures/seminars supported by individual or group tutorials

Assessment methods

Assessment task	Word Length or Equivalent	Weighting within unit
Exam	2.5 hours	(100%)

Feedback methods

Online via Blackboard

Recommended reading

Lynch, R [2018] Strategic Management, 8th Edition, Pearson.	CORE
Gamble, J. (2018) Essentials of Strategic Management: The quest for competitive advantage. 6^th ed. McGraw-Hill.	ESSENTIAL
Spender, J.C. (2015) Business Strategy: Managing uncertainty, Opportunity and Enterprise. Oxford University Press.	ESSENTIAL
Williamson, Jenkins, Cooke and Moreton [2011] Strategic Management and Business Analysis. Elsevier.	ESSENTIAL
Johnson, G., Scholes, K., Wittington, R. (2017) Fundamentals of Strategy 4^th ed. Pearson.	ESSENTIAL
Griffin, R.W., and Pustay, M. (2014) International Business. Pearson.	WIDER READING
Kelly, P. (2009) International Business Management. Andover: Cengage Learning.	WIDER READING

Study hours

Scheduled activity hours
Lectures	24

Independent study hours
Independent study	76

Teaching staff

Staff member	Role
Martyn Edwards	Unit coordinator

Additional notes

Activity	Hours Allocated
Staff/Student Contact	24 hours
On-line Tutorials	To be negotiated between student and tutor
Private Study	To be negotiated between student and tutor
Directed Reading	To be negotiated between student and tutor
Assessment Preparation	To be negotiated between student and tutor
Total Hours	200

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