BE485-7-SU-CO:
Management and Strategy
2024/25
Essex Business School
Colchester Campus
Summer
Postgraduate: Level 7
Current
Tuesday 22 April 2025
Friday 27 June 2025
20
01 March 2024
Requisites for this module
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BE489
This module is designed to encourage students to reflect on a variety of issues relating to management and business strategy. It will introduce students to the basics of management such as dealing with teams, culture and organisational management structures together with managing strategically, covering topics that involve the analysis of the external and internal environments of the business as well as avenues for implementation.
Consequently, the module offers an insight into a range of current business issues, management dilemmas, ethical considerations, and general governance issues relating to the strategic direction of organizations. Overall, the module provides an introduction to management and strategy and a critical examination of its application in practice.
The main aim of the module is to enable students to understand the nature of management and business strategy and to evaluate its meaning and implications in practice.
On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
1. Recognise and understand the many varied principles, practices and perspectives involved in management and business strategy making;
2. Demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding in relation to issues underlying mainstream interpretations of management and strategic processes;
3. Understand the importance of ideological positions and ethical principles in relation to strategic aspirations and to demonstrate an understanding of the complicated governance issues involved in management and strategic decision making;
4. Critically evaluate the different tools and techniques used in strategy making as well as management practice.
Skills for Your Professional Life (Transferable Skills)
As part of this module you will be able to gain the following transferable skills:
1. Enhance your written communication skills through a written assignment
2. Improve your oral communication through a formal presentation as part of group work and further informal in-class discussions
3. Develop your research and critical thinking skills by researching a current business
case and applying strategy models and management concepts to make recommendations to a company. This will also greatly develop your commercial awareness
4. Enhance your teamwork and collaboration experience through extensive group work
The module will be delivered via:
- 10 x 3-hour lecture-seminars weekly
These will include a variety of teaching methods including formal teaching, case discussion, discussion of academic work and group work. The module Moodle page is your launching point for learning each week.
The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course.
The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students.
Further reading can be obtained from this module's
reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Additional coursework information
- Assignment 1: Moodle Quiz (20%)
Assignment 2: Max. 3000-word written assignment focusing key specific issues in management and strategy. (80%)
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Pasi Ahonen, email: pasi.ahonen@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Pasi Ahonen, Dr Simon Carmel, Dr Malte Jaunch & Dr Jaakko Nevasto
ebspgtad@essex.ac.uk
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Dr Claire Paterson-Young
University of Northampton
Research Leader
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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