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Strategic Management
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:5.00
Study Course Accepted:25.10.2024 09:11:59
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | LSPA_084 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 1.33 | ECTS: | 2.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Sports Science; Sport Pedagogy | Target Audience: | Sports Trainer | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Ieva Kalve | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE) | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | LSPA, Brīvības gatve 333, Riga, LV-1006 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 11 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 22 | ||||
| Classes (count) | Class Length (academic hours) | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 0 | ||||||
| Total Contact Hours | 22 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 6 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 12 | ||||
| Classes (count) | Class Length (academic hours) | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 0 | ||||||
| Total Contact Hours | 12 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Mastering of the study course Management Theory | ||||||||
| Objective: | To expand knowledge of strategic management, as well as raise awareness of the importance of strategic planning and putting strategic plans into practice based on world experience. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Basics and importance of strategic management | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 2 | Systemic approach, problems and methods of solving them | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 3 | Strategic analysis and planning (strategy, industry, resource) | Lectures | 3.00 | other | |||||
| 4 | Analysis of competitiveness and its planning in companies | Lectures | 2.00 | other | |||||
| 5 | Corporate and business level strategic planning | Lectures | 2.00 | other | |||||
| 6 | Review and analysis of popular business strategies in the world | Lectures | 2.00 | other | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Basics and importance of strategic management | Lectures | 0.50 | other | |||||
| 2 | Systemic approach, problems and methods of solving them | Lectures | 0.50 | other | |||||
| 3 | Strategic analysis and planning (strategy, industry, resource) | Lectures | 2.00 | other | |||||
| 4 | Analysis of competitiveness and its planning in companies | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 5 | Corporate and business level strategic planning | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 6 | Review and analysis of popular business strategies in the world | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Independently and in groups to study information about strategic management and planning, as well as to be informed about current events in strategic planning and the business world in general. Prepare presentations on the topics indicated during the course, and pass the final test. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | The overall assessment is summative, it consists of: - Seminars/presentations; - Reading reports; - Final work. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | 1. Knows the basics of strategic planning and management; 2. Knows various methods of strategic analysis and strategy creation; 3. Knows about the latest trends in strategic planning and management. | ||||||||
| Skills: | 4. Can perform various strategic analyses; 5. Knows how to evaluate strategies and various strategic documents. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | 6. Able to select and evaluate the most suitable strategic management approach for a specific situation; 7. Able to carry out one of the strategic analyzes or evaluate the performance of others; 8. Able to compare the approaches and experience of different countries and organizations in strategic issues; 9. Able to develop or evaluate strategic documents developed by others. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Ieva Kalve. “Apseglot pārmaiņu vējus. Stratēģiskā un pārmaiņu vadība”. Rīga: Turība, 2005. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 2 | Robert M., Grant. „Contemporary Strategy Analysis”. Malden: Blackwell, 2024. | ||||||||
| 3 | Nevils Leiks. „Stratēģiskā plānošana”. Multineo, 2007. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 4 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students: | ||||||||
| 5 | Robert M., Grant. „Contemporary Strategy Analysis”. Malden: Blackwell, 2024. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Maikls E. Gerbers. “Uzņēmējdarbības meistarība”. Rīga: Zoldnera izdevniecība, 2013. | ||||||||
| 2 | Donalds Dž. Tramps, Roberts T.Kijosaki. “Kāpēc mēs gribam, lai jūs kļūtu bagāts”. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2009. | ||||||||
| 3 | Carl W. Stern, Michael S. Deimler. The Boston Consulting Group on Strategy. John Wiley & Sons, 2006. | ||||||||
| 4 | Harvard Business Review (ikmēneša menedžmenta žurnāls/a monthly management journal) | ||||||||
| 5 | Ridderstråle, Jonas. Funky business forever: how to enjoy capitalism. 3rd edition. Harlow: Financial Times/Pearson, 2008. | ||||||||
| 6 | Arnold C. Cooper, Sharon A. Alvarez, Alejandro A. Carrera, Luiz F. Mesquita, Roberto S. Vassol. „Entrepreneurial Strategies”. Blackwell, 2006. | ||||||||
| 7 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students: | ||||||||
| 8 | Carl W. Stern, Michael S. Deimler. The Boston Consulting Group on Strategy. John Wiley & Sons, 2006. | ||||||||
| 9 | Ridderstråle, Jonas. Funky business forever: how to enjoy capitalism. 3rd edition. Harlow: Financial Times/Pearson, 2008. | ||||||||
| 10 | Arnold C. Cooper, Sharon A. Alvarez, Alejandro A. Carrera, Luiz F. Mesquita, Roberto S. Vassol. „Entrepreneurial Strategies”. Blackwell, 2006. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | mckinsey | ||||||||
| 2 | Dienas Bizness | ||||||||
| 3 | BCG | ||||||||
| 4 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students: | ||||||||
| 5 | mckinsey | ||||||||
| 6 | BCG | ||||||||
