Course Details
Course Code: MGMT615 Course ID: 2674 Credit Hours: 3 Level: Graduate
Being a strategic or visionary leader has been identified as one of the top five skills needed to be successful in the global economy. This course outlines successful Strategic Management and Planning techniques, and it addresses the fundamentals of the strategic alignment of people, resources and processes to the business vision, mission, and purpose of the organization.
Course Schedule
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/26/20 - 04/02/21 | 04/05/21 - 05/30/21 | Spring 2021 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 11/30/20 - 04/30/21 | 05/03/21 - 06/27/21 | Spring 2021 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 12/28/20 - 06/04/21 | 06/07/21 - 08/01/21 | Spring 2021 Session D | 8 Week session |
| 01/25/21 - 07/02/21 | 07/05/21 - 08/29/21 | Summer 2021 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 02/22/21 - 07/30/21 | 08/02/21 - 09/26/21 | Summer 2021 Session I | 8 Week session |
Current Syllabi
After successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- LO1: Differentiate the essential strategic elements that contribute to achieving and sustaining a competitive advantage in both a domestic setting, as well as globally.
- LO2: Design a strategic plan in the context of organizational management.
- LO3: Evaluate key ethical concerns and responsibilities inherent in strategic planning
- LO4: Construct appropriate elements of the theoretical/conceptual framework, crafting processes, and execution procedures of a strategy implementation
Grading for the course will be based on the following:
- Eight Forum Assignments
- Four Assignments
- Final Project
| Name | Grade % |
|---|---|
| Discussion Forums | 40.00 % |
| Week 1 Forum | 5.00 % |
| Week 2 Forum | 5.00 % |
| Week 3 Forum | 5.00 % |
| Week 4 Forum | 5.00 % |
| Week 5 Forum | 5.00 % |
| Week 6 Forum | 5.00 % |
| Week 7 Forum | 5.00 % |
| Week 8 Forum | 5.00 % |
| Assignments | 40.00 % |
| Week 2: MVV-Mission, Vision, and Values | 10.00 % |
| Week 4: Conceptual Learning Summary | 10.00 % |
| Week 5: Websites Review | 10.00 % |
| Week 6: Ethical News Story Video | 10.00 % |
| Final Paper | 20.00 % |
| Week 8: Final Project | 20.00 % |
This is an open access course. There are no required textbooks.
Optional Textbook for APA:
American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. ISBN --- 10: 1---4338---0561---8
Required Readings:
See Course Outline schedule.
Additional Resources:
See the Course Materials folder additional course articles and resources may be added along with APA handouts.
Websites
In addition to the resources in the Library Guides the following public domain Websites are useful. Please abide by the university’s academic honesty policy when using Internet sources as well (web site addresses may change).
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Website URL/Address |
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The OWL at Purdue |
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American Management Association |
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Society for Human Resource Management |
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APA Style Homepage |
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Academy of Management |
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Business Net |
| Book Title: | Various resources from the APUS Library & the Open Web are used. Please visit http://apus.libguides.com/er.php to locate the course eReserve.* |
| ISBN: | ERESERVE NOTE |