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Course/Unit Information |
Course | EXECUTIVE MBA |
Unit No. | 204 |
Unit Name | Strategic Management & Leadership |
Unit Code | UCAM/CIQ/204 |
Schedule Code | E/SMLONLSE2212A |
Instructor Information |
Name | Dr. Abhijit Ganguly |
Assignment Information |
Full/ Part Assignment | Full Assignment |
Date Assignment Issued | 12/17/2022 |
Date Assignment Due | 1/13/2023 |
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LEARNING OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT FEEDBACK Name of the Assessor | | | | | Module Code & Title | UCAM/CIQ/204 | Strategic Management & Leadership | | Module Learning Outcomes | LO1 | Analyse the concepts and theories of strategic management and critically evaluate the relationship between strategy, stakeholder expectations and organizational performance. | LO2 | Evaluate the impact of current and emerging Economic, Political and Cultural factors on strategic management in an International context. | LO3 | Formulate business strategies under challenging circumstances of Innovation and Change and evaluate those that contribute to the success of a particular organization | LO4 | Develop plans for the implementation of business strategies and enhance Stakeholder Expectations. | Assessment Types | Marks | Marks Achieved | Assignment Task 1: | Strategic Report | 60 | | Assignment Task 2: | Organizational Redesign | 10 | | Assignment Task 3: | Activity 1 | 10 | | Assignment Task 4: | Activity 2 | 10 | | Assignment Task 5: | Quiz | 10 | | Overall Score | 100 | | Overall Grade | | Click or tap to enter a date.. | | | | | | | | | |
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The following grading criteria will be applicable for the course, CIQ Level 7 Postgraduate Advanced Diploma:
Marks | Grade |
70 to 100 | A - Distinction |
60 to 69 | B - Merit |
50 to 59 | Pass |
40 to 49 | Fail with Resubmit |
0 to 39 | Fail with Retake |
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| Assignment title | Strategic Management & Leadership | |
| Read the following Scenario and prepare a Report with the guidelines provided. | |
| Assignment Task 1 | Strategic Report [60 Marks] | |
| Scenario: Your first assignment is to help save a company that is encountering serious threats from the external environment and struggling with decreasing market share. You will write a formal report and you may use graphics and charts in the report that will be sent ahead of the Board meeting to each member of the Board. The report should include full citations for all references (using the Harvard Referencing System format), to support your claims and approach. The body of the report should be clear, concise, and compelling. | |
Your report should include the following aspects: - Executive Summary and Introduction. [5 Marks]
- Focus on the relationships between strategy, stakeholder expectations, and organizational performance, choosing a theory of strategic management to explain those relationships and expectations. Justify to the Board why you settled on this approach rather than some other one. [10 Marks]
- Identify the major external factors affecting the organization and discuss their impact in international context. Use Passport and add in relevant data and figures to validate your conclusions. [10 Marks]
- Based on the analysis of the environments (internal and external) use relevant tools and formulate a new strategy to face the challenges and meet organizational objectives. Critically evaluate the strategy and justify why this is the best way forward. [10 Marks]
- Explain how your business strategy encourages and supports innovation and change and evaluate your strategy against competing strategies based on its contribution to the success of your organization. [10 Marks]
- Develop an implementation plan for the strategy you have developed and document how your plan will fulfill major stakeholder expectations. [10 Marks]
- Recommendations and Conclusion [5 Marks]
The report shall not exceed 4,000 words and should include relevant examples and illustrations. | |
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