2008/09 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LUBS2660 Principles of Corporate Strategy

10 creditsClass Size: 120

Module manager: Mr John March
Email: jm2@lubs.leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2008/09

This module is mutually exclusive with

LUBS1850	Organisational Behaviour
LUBS1851	Organisational Behaviour (part-time)
LUBS3070	Strategic Management
LUBS3080	Business Strategy

This module is approved as an Elective

Module summary

As the title suggests, this module provides an introduction to understanding and systematically analysing modern business. How business develops and the strategic choices that confront any business are the key concerns of the module. The module will provide a framework to allow any student develop a critical insight into business organisations, with theory supplemented by case studies classes where the theories are applied.Further information about the Business School is available on the website: Business School

Objectives

To develop and apply models of corporate strategy to modern organisational management.

Syllabus

The module explores a number of analyses of strategic processes; Relationships between organisational structure, environment and strategic choices are assessed; and Applications to a variety of business situations are examined.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	11	1.00	11.00
Seminar	5	1.00	5.00
Private study hours			84.00
Total Contact hours			16.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			100.00

Private study

For each 10 credits of study taken, the expectation is that the normal study time (including attendance at lectures and tutorials, self-study and revision) is 100 hours.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Students are offered the opportunity to practice exam questions and will be provided with feedback.

Methods of assessment

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)	2 hr 00 mins	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 27/03/2009

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