Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

During the course, student hones business judgment, team work, and presentations skills. More specifically, student learns to

(1) structure complex problems analytically and evaluate the appropriateness of the structure chosen

(2) generate strategic options as potential solutions for strategic situations; quantify the aspects of strategic challenge and the generated options; choose the appropriate options by evaluating the feasibility, quality and potential of the options using several criteria; and evaluate the quality of the options, plausibility of the quantitative analysis, and reflect on the relevance of used evaluation criteria;

(3) explicate the assumptions; identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks associated with strategic plans; identifying critical indicators to be monitored during the implementation of a chosen strategic option;

(4) present a strategic analysis and recommendation in a coherent narrative form and evaluate the persuasiveness of the narrative

Credits: 3

Schedule: 06.09.2023 - 19.10.2023

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Kaarlo Väisänen

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Students solve Harvard-type of business cases during the course and present their recommendation to a jury. In addition, the students analyse their own case solving process and present their lessons learned to a jury. All Analyses are conducted both individually and in groups of 3 to 5 students. The course focus on strategy formulation in established organizations. Students act in a role that most resembles the role of a consultant.

Assessment Methods and Criteria
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Mandatory attendance in seminar sessions and presentations of case solutions prepared in student teams. Individual work related to case solving

Workload
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Mandatory seminar sessions, groupwork and individual work

DETAILS

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language : English

    Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn I
    2023-2024 Autumn I

    Enrollment :

    Due to limited size of the course, the priority is given to (in order) 1) students of the Master's Programme in Industrial Engineering and Management, 2) students of the Strategy and Corporate Renewal minor.