Jamhuriya University of Science & Technology (JUST)
Faculty of Economics & Management ECOM
Department: All Departments
Course Outline
Academic Year: 2019/2019 Semester: VII
Class: FT: AC201, BA201& BF201
Course Information
Course Name Strategic Management
Course Code B1171
Credit Hours 3 Hrs. per Week
Instructor(s) Mahdi Mohamed Omar
Prerequisites None
Text Book Strategic Management concepts and cases
Evacuation Policy
Assessment Type Expected Due Date Weight
Midterm Exam TBD* 30%
Final Exam TBD 50%
Home Assignments Weekly 20%
Total 100
Course Description
This course serves as a cohesive map for strategic management. It is designed to integrate the
accepted theories in the area with real world applications to provide students with the basic knowledge
and skills needed for strategic management.
Lecture and class assignments given in the course are intended to help students understand the needs
of modern public and private organizations, including emerging national and international trends.
Course Objectives
Students will learn about the Strategic Management Model as an umbrella model throughout the
course. Then they will learn about the Corporate Governance in terms of the roles, responsibilities,
and interactions of the top management with the board of governors.
They will also get the flavor of Social Responsibility and Managerial Ethics in terms of their effects
on strategic decision making. After learning about the Environmental Scanning, students, they will
know about the Strategy Formulation, Strategy Implementation and then finally Evaluation and
Control linked with the overall strategy through a feedback and input mechanism.
Course Resources
• Books Strategic Management concepts and cases
• Slides
Teaching & Learning Methods
• Class Lectures are designed to achieve the course objectives
• You should prepare home assignments at the end each week.
Course Content
Week Topics Chapter
Part 1 Overview of Strategic Management Chapter 1
1
The Nature of Strategic Management
Part 2 Strategy Formulation Chapter 2
2
The Business Vision and Mission
3 The External Assessment Chapter 3
4 The Internal Assessment Chapter 4
5 Strategies in Action Chapter 5
6 Strategy Analysis and Choice Chapter 6
Part 3 Strategy Implementation Chapter 7
7 Implementing Strategies: Management, Operations,
and Human Resource Issues
Implementing Strategies: Marketing, Chapter 8
8
Finance/Accounting, R&D, and MIS Issues
Part 4 Strategy Evaluation Chapter 9
9
Strategy Review, Evaluation, and Control
Part 5 Key Strategic-Management topics Chapter 10
10 Business Ethics, Social Responsibility, and
Environmental Sustainability
11 Global and International Issues Chapter 11
Part 6 Strategic-Management Case analysis
12
How to Prepare and Present a Case Analysis
Norms, rules and regulations
• Students should be punctual, come and leave the class on time.
• Mobile phones should be switched off or switched into silent mode during the class.
• Student will not be allowed to attend the final exam of the course if he/she is absent
more than 25%.
• Every Student Must have Book in the class.
