In addition to the usual class-room requirements, the students will need to be able to access the labs on a regular basis and engage in e-learning activities.
Contemporary journals are essential to this development such as:
Journal of Organizational Change Management
Journal of Change Management
Harvard Business Review
Academy of Management Review
Journal of Decision Making

Brealey, R, Myers S and Allen F, Principles of Corporate Finance, 9th Edition, McGraw Hill International 2010
Burnes B. Managing Change 5th Edition, FT Prentice Hall 2009
Johnson, G. Whittington, R and Scholes, K. Exploring Strategy. FT Prentice Hall 2010
Senior B. and Swailes. Organizational Change 4th Edition FT Prentice Hall 2010

1. Individual 3 hour case-study-based examination on change, risk and decision-making,
Or
A choice of on-line assessed mini learning portfolios, including a reflective portfolio.

Weighted at 50% (Tests all learning outcomes).

2. An Individual 3000 word equivalent Assignment on Strategic Management including a reflective review.
Weighted at 50% (test all learning outcomes)

Students will engage in a variety of learning forums including:
tutor-led formal presentations, guest lectures, workshops and group based tutorials. There will also be a developmental series of group based simulation workshops and a supporting VLE for learner-managed development

Environmental analysis and contemporary decision imperatives for strategic management
Approaches, models and competing debates of organisational change
Political, influencing and negotiating skills in group and team decision-making situations
Contemporary approaches to strategic management
Strategic management models for strategy analysis, evaluation and implementation
Power, politics and debates on strategic leadership
Approaches to risk management and assessment
Competing paradigms affecting decision choice and assessment
Global and international factors affecting strategic development