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BMA799 Strategic Management

Semester 2, 2013

THIS UNIT IS OFFERED IN: Hobart & by distance

Teaching Team: Dr Dallas Hanson

CRICOS Provider Code: 00586B

Contact Details

Unit Coordinator: Campus: Room Number: Email: Phone: Fax: Consultation Time:

Dallas Hanson Hobart 305 Dallas.Hanson@utas.edu.au +61 3 6226 1877 +61 6226 2170 TBC

Flexible Education Office Coordinator: Email: Phone: Room Number: Campus: Ms Latha Jeyaraj Flexible.Education@business.utas.edu.au 1800 449 902 (toll free) or 61 3 6324 3186 Building D, Room D126 Launceston

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Contact Details ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Page 2 Unit Description ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Page 4 Intended Learning Outcomes and Generic Graduate Attributes.…………………………………………… Page 5 Learning Expectations and Teaching Strategies Approach …………………….………………………………. Page 6 Learning Resources ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Page 6 Details of Teaching Arrangements ………………………………………………………………………………………… Page 8 Assessment …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Page 9 Submission of Coursework …………………………………………………………………………………………………. Page 13 Academic Misconduct and Plagiarism ………………………………………………………………………………….. Page 15 Study Schedule …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Page 16

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Unit Description
Strategic Management answers interesting questions. Among them: Does the industry or the firm matter most? What is the shape of capitalism now? Does it benefit small firms more than large firms? Why are franchises so successful? Does leadership matter? Strategy is a theory driven yet practical subject. It emphasises a global perspective and engages you in reading about the shape of advanced capitalism. You will learn how to analyse organisations and the world in which they operate. The essays you have to research and write mean that you also learn how to analyse and integrate intensive and wide ranging strategy research. It is a great learning

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