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Unit Synopsis
Strategy and Change is a capstone unit in the Bachelor of Business. Organisational strategy and change is increasingly becoming important in a highly competitive business environment. In this capstone unit, you will explore the process used in strategy formulation and implementation and consider how decisions are made to effectively implement change. You will assess how internal and external pressures influence decision making and the subsequent formulation and implementation of strategy and change in a range of different types of organisations. The unit examines how organisations align resources in setting strategy and mechanisms deployed to review performance. You will also gain insights on the importance of risk management in strategy implementation and change process.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 3 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 4 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Completion of 48 credit points in first year of study Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2024
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Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Case Study | 40% |
| 2. Presentation and Written Assessment | 60% |
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).
Past Exams
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Term 2 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 75.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 7.02% response rate.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Source: External university peer review of MGMT19128
The authentic assessments are well-designed and relate to real-life industry scenarios.
Maintain the strategic focus on industry challenges, supported by industry speakers where possible.
Focus maintained with real-world case studies embedded in the discussion and practical application of theoretical constructs.
Source: External university peer review of MGMT19128
Both assessments offer students the opportunity to reflect on the interrelationships between the knowledge, theory and practice they have learned in the unit.
Conceptual frameworks support robust analysis of emerging strategic issues for industry.
This was maintained with enhanced access to quality source materials.
Source: External university peer review of MGMT19128
The assessment instructions are clear and are complemented by a rubric which explicitly sets out the tasks required.
Clarity of assessment tasks is also complemented by weekly workshop discussions that apply relevant frameworks.
Business media coverage provided ongoing analysis as issues emerged for key industry cases.
Source: External university peer review of MGMT19128
Effective curriculum delivery: The positive student feedback regarding the course coordinator/lecturer is pleasing to read and strongly evidences the high teaching quality.
Strategy and Change is a dynamic field of professional practice. Knowledge and skills acquired in the unit will be extremely useful for career development.
The link between conceptual frameworks and real-world issues was discussed in each weekly topic.
Source: External university peer review of MGMT19128
The strategic plan is a sophisticated assessment task providing students a real-world opportunity to analyse and interpret multi-concept issues as well as provide recommendations by drawing on relevant theories.
The complexity of strategic analysis is more easily understood through the application of validated frameworks and critical analysis. These strategic management skills are essential for companies to prosper in challenging conditions.
Both cases studies exemplified the dynamic and emergent nature of strategic positioning and organizational performance.
Source: In class discussion
Weekly workshops actively included business media coverage of emerging/ongoing strategic activities by companies. This links the value of conceptual frameworks to better understanding, even predicting, how companies might respond or shape competitive advantage.
It is really valuable to use the conceptual frameworks to cut through the complexity of competitive 'noise' in media coverage and annual reports. This critical discussion provides insights that are valuable to career progression.
In Progress
Source: Conversation in workshop
Limited preparation for workshops by some students causes frustration for other students who seek to maximise the value of informed discussion.
Students, particularly those working in industry, are interested in seeing how the conceptual insights might help them understand the complexity of strategic actions taken or proposed by their employers. To achieve this outcome, workshops will draw on current and past industry examples with preparatory discussion questions to highlight potential insights from relevant conceptual frameworks. Discussion questions will be posted on the weekly Tab. The payoff for prior preparation and active participation is typically reflected in improved critical thinking and higher grades.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Analyse strategy, planning and decision making processes in organisations
- Evaluate and identify internal and external pressures that inform strategy and change to the business model
- Undertake scenario analysis, assess risks, and align resources to achieve key priorities
- Assess how organisations use strategy in change management process
- Analyse how performance targets and key measures are set, monitored and improved at organisational, functional and individual level.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
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| 2 - Presentation and Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Communication | • | • | • | • | • |
| 2 - Problem Solving | • | • | • | • | • |
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • | • | • |
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | ||||
| 5 - Team Work | • | • | • | • | • |
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | • | • | • | ||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | • | • | • | ||
| 8 - Ethical practice | • | • | • | ||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
| 1 - Case Study | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
| 2 - Presentation and Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||