Strategy Work and Development (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Schedule

On Wednesdays from 11.00 to 16.00. Presence is mandatory due to diverse International schedules.

Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study

o contact
o virtual
o demonstration
o work&study

Intro

On this course you will receive an understanding of strategy work and useful methods. You will learn to understand the success factors of business now and in the future. You will learn to develop concrete strategy work in collaboration with other students. You will get tools to strategic HR work.

The course is suitable for specialists working in HR or management or other developing work positions.

Materials

o Clegg, Schweitzer, Shittle & Pitelis: Strategy – Theory and Practice. Sage tai

o Johnson, Whittington & Scholes: Exploring strategy: Text and Cases. Pearson tai

o Whittington, R. 2019. Opening strategy. Professional Strategists and Practice Change, 1960 to Today. Oxford Scholarship Online: April 2019 ja

Teaching methods and instruction

The implementation is a COIL -course with Reutlingen University, Germany. COIL stands for Collaborative, Online, International, Learning.

The professors from Haaga-Helia and Reutlingen University will lecture together, and the group work will be done in diverse groups online.

Strategy Work is highly future-oriented in the course.

Working life connections

The strategy may be based on a real company's strategy.

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

No exam

Internationality

Collaboration with Reutlingen University, Germany.

Completion alternatives

No other courses.

Learning assignments

The grade is formed by
- learning diary (deadline four weeks from the beginning of the course)
- group work (deadline at the end of the course)
- presence at online contact lessons

Assessment methods

Assessment Criterion - Grade 1
Knows and can compare the key perspectives and methods of strategic work.
Knows and can apply methods for developing strategic work with others.
Knows perspectives on strategic development in the role of an HR specialist.

Assessment Criterion - Grade 3
Can apply several perspectives and methods of strategic work to different types of organizations.
Can apply methods of communal and experimental culture.
Can apply perspectives on strategic development in the role of an HR specialist.

Assessment Criterion - Grade 5
Can evaluate and apply perspectives and methods of strategic work comprehensively in development.
Can evaluate and apply methods of communal and experimental culture.
Can plan, evaluate, and develop perspectives on strategic development in the role of an HR specialist.