MB-302 · Semester three
Strategic Management
It is the capstone the earlier subjects feed into — the paper where finance, marketing and operations are meant to become one argument.
- Code
- MB-302
- Semester
- 3 of 4
- Credits
- 4
- Assessment
- Written exam
4credits
4 of the 51 credits — 8% of the degreeSat in semester 3, alongside 1 other paper, in a semester worth 7 credits. At roughly 30 hours a credit that is about 120 hours of work.
What it covers
Industry analysisCompetitive advantageCorporate strategyDiversificationStrategy execution
Studying it by distance
Reads well alone but loses the most from having no cohort. Strategy taught without discussion becomes a list of frameworks.
How it is assessed
Written examination, usually case-based.
Our view. The subject most improved by a good cohort and most hollowed out by a bad one.