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BMPA5052

Strategic Management

This course is no longer taught and is only available for examination.

Credits 7.5
Level Second degree level
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Assignment

About

About the course

Course content

The course aims to develop an understanding of strategic management and financial management in the public sector. The student should be able to identify, analyze, design and execute strategic decisions.

  • Strategic challenges and requirements for strategic management and management
  • Analysis of strategic position and strategic management opportunities
  • Strategy development, sustainable development,innovation and change
  • Strategy implementation - from ideas to strategic action

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

Has in-depth research and experience-based knowledge of the strategic challenges the public sector in Norway faces with renewed requirements for public governance, and insight into and understanding of how such challenges can be met. Knowledge of the purpose and content of strategy and strategy processes, has knowledge of financial management in a strategic perspective, knowledge of the content and need for key analyzes, has knowledge of the value of strategy processes and strategy documents as management tools.

Skills:

Should be able to see and reflect on different perspectives in the understanding of strategy, be able to explain relationships between different parts of the strategy process, and be able to develop and lead a strategy process, to be able to implement strategy, contribute to sustainable development, innovation and lead change

General knowledge:

Can apply their theoretical, methodological and experience-based knowledge and develop an analytical and reflected approach in the exercise of public governance in their own business, can contribute in the management and development of public sector enterprises by developing and directing strategic processes

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, case discussions, group work and exercises

Compulsory assignments

  • Innlevering av prosjektskisse

Further on evaluation

Examination: 70% attendance is required in the course. Project assignment individually or in groups of 2 people. The project assignment should be an independent work of a topic that is included in the subject, and should have a scope of approx. 10 pages. The project assignment counts 100% of the grade in the course.

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Public Administration (ØAMPA3)

Required previous knowledge

The course is only available to students who have study rights at the Master of Public Administration program at NTNU

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
BMPA5051 7.5 sp Spring 2018
MPA751 7.5 sp Spring 2018
This course has academic overlap with the courses in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Economics and Administration

Contact information

Course coordinator

Department with academic responsibility

NTNU Business School

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Assignment
Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2024

Assignment
Weighting 100/100 Date Release 2024-11-18
Submission 2024-11-29 Time Release 08:00
Submission 12:00 Exam system Inspera Assessment

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