Overview

This unit focuses on deepening students’ knowledge and skills in strategic planning by providing a practical and critical approach to formulating and implementing corporate, business and functional strategies. Through application of theoretical frameworks to real-world information, students will learn how strategic approaches can be aligned and integrated with business planning. Learning from this unit enables and guides decision making in both the domestic and global environments. This unit will prepare students to respond to challenging environments, take advantage of emerging opportunities, and encourage strategic thinking to develop an effective and sustainable organisational strategy.

Requisites

Prerequisites
MGT30005 Strategic Planning

Rule

187.5 credit points

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Teaching Period 3
Location
Online
Start and end dates
04-November-2024
09-February-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-November-2024
Census date
29-November-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
27-December-2024
Results released date
04-March-2025
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Teaching Period 2
Location
Online
Start and end dates
07-July-2025
05-October-2025
Last self-enrolment date
20-July-2025
Census date
01-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
22-August-2025
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Undertake research and utilise relevant strategic management techniques to develop organisational strategies and evaluate their effectiveness
  • Analyse an organisation’s internal and external environment to understand the nature of competitive advantage
  • Develop a business case for a new initiative that displays clear alignment with organisational strategies
  • Communicate effectively and work collaboratively as a leader or member of a team
  • Effectively deliver content and strategic recommendations to a range of audiences within workplace, industry, and cultural contexts

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Class
2.00 12 weeks 24
Online
Lecture
1.00 12 weeks 12
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning
9.50 12 weeks 114
TOTAL150

Swinburne Online

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Online
Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning
12.50 12 weeks 150
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
AnalysisGroup 30 - 40% 1,2,3,4,5 
AnalysisIndividual 20 - 30% 1,2,3 
Major AssignmentIndividual 30 - 50% 1,2 

Content

  • Strategic competitive analysis
  • Strategy formulation
  • Strategy evaluation and control
  • Developing strategic capability
  • Corporate strategy and innovation
  • Strategic management, technology and innovation
  • Game theory and business strategy
  • Strategy in international context
  • Emerging issues in strategic management
  • Linking corporate and business strategies, such as workforce strategy

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.