BUS5103 Strategic ManagementBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT (ENGLISH, NONTHESIS)General Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT (ENGLISH, NONTHESIS)
Master TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 QF-EHEA: Second Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 7

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
BUS5103 Strategic Management Fall 3 0 3 7

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: Must Course
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator :
Course Lecturer(s): Dr. İBRAHİM AYHAN TON
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi GÜL SELİN ERBEN
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi GAYE BERNA AGUN POYRAZOĞLU
Dr. YILDIRAY ÖRNEKLİ
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi BAŞAK AKDEMİR
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: Over the years, the field of strategic management has had a major influence on corporate behavior. Terms such as cash cow, sustainable competitive advantage and core competence are frequently raised in day-to-day business conversations. In fact, the ability to apply strategic analysis to practical business problems has become a valuable skill in many occupations, including management consultancy, stock broking, merchant banking and corporate finance. The aim of this course is to give you the tools needed to analyze situations and think strategically.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students who succeeded in this course;
I. Examines how organizations (both for-profit companies and not-for profit agencies) gain sustainable competitive advantages systematically and consistently.
II. Integrates knowledge and skills gained from your studies in the functional areas of business (e.g., marketing, organizational behavior, finance, accounting, etc.).
III. Applies a general management point of view – decisions and strategies will be analyzed in light of the total enterprise.
IV. Gives the tools needed to analyze situations and think strategically.
V. Explains the elements of the strategic management process.
VI. Analyzes industry structure and environmental trends to assess industry potential.

Course Content

This course analyses in detail the elements of Strategic Management with covering integrated business strategies. Course aims to make ability of thinking, taking desicion strategicly.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction to Strategic Management
2) Basic concepts and elements of Strategic Management
3) Developing a strategic vision, setting objectives and crafting a strategy
4) Environmental scanning: Analyzing the macro-environment.
5) Environmental scanning: Analyzing the competitive environment
6) Internal scanning: Organizational analysis.
7) Strategy formulation: Situational analysis (SWOT).
8) Midterm
9) Generating alternative strategies using a SWOT matrix.
10) International entry, stability and retrenchment strategies.
11) Portfolio analysis.
12) Corporation Structure and System
13) Strategical Assetment and Control
14) Overview

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Crafting & Executing Strategy: The Quest for Competitive Advantage (2010, 17th edition) by Arthur A. Thompson, J. E. Gamble and A. J. Strictland, McGraw-Hill.
Strategic Management and Business Policy (2008, 11th edition) by Thomas L. Wheelen and J. David Hunger, Prentice Hall.
References: İşletmelerde Stratejik Yönetim (2004) by Hayri Ülgen and S. Kadri Mirze, Literatür Yayıncılık, İstanbul. Stratejik Yönetim ve İşletme Politikası (2003, 6. Baskı) by Ömer Dinçer, Beta Yayıncılık.
Current issues of Financial Times, Fortune, Bloomberg Business Week, The Economist, Harvard Business Review, Business Strategy Review

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 10
Project 1 % 20
Midterms 1 % 30
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 60
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 14 42
Application 14 96
Study Hours Out of Class 13 54
Midterms 1 6
Final 1 2
Total Workload 200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution