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Course name Strategic Thinking and Future Orientation
Course date 15.09.2024 - 31.07.2025
Institution Savonia University of Applied Sciences
Course language English
Credits 5 ECTS credit

Field 4everyone HUB, Hospitality Management HUB, Business HUB
Teacher Haapakoski Markku
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Level Master’s level

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Strategic Thinking and Future Orientation

15.09.2024 - 31.07.2025

Course description

Student understands the importance of strategic thinking and continuous renewal in the development of an organization’s competitiveness. Student knows how to utilize new strategic tools to managing and renewing the organization. She / He knows how to analyze and evaluate changes in the organization’s operating environment. Student knows how to utilize the tools of foresight, with which she / he develops the future operation of the organization and industry by taking into account the principles of ethics and sustainable development.

Content

  • Strategic thinking and visioning
  • Analysis of industry and anticipation of the future as part of strategic thinking
  • Scenarios as working method
  • Future information as part of leadership and management, and in decision making

Assessment criteria

Grading scale: 0 – 5

The course is open from 15 September 2024 to 31 July 2025 in the academic year 2024 – 2025. The assignments required to complete the course can be returned at any time to the return folder in the course.

The learning assignments have five submission dates during the academic year 2024 -2025. All the learning assignments must be completed by the submission date. The completed assignments will be evaluated within four weeks from each submission date.

The submisson dates are October 31, 2024, December 31, 2024, March 9, 2025, May 15, 2025 and July 31, 2025.

Course way of working and time table

100 % online studies (Moodle)

Self-study in Moodle platform. Five credits are totally 135 hours student work.

Learning assignment / development work for the target organization chosen by the student.

Course info

This course is only for Master degree students.

Course enrolment info

Studies are free of charge for CampusOnline students, i.e. for the present degree students of Universities of Applied Sciences in Finland and for the study path and exchange students of UAS degree studies. Please register to the CampusOnline courses of Savonia UAS by RIPA Service if it’s available at your home institution. You find the course selection of Savonia UAS and can register in the student administration system of your home institution (Peppi/Pakki).

Course fee for open UAS students is 75 euros.

For to enroll on these studies, you need to have a Finnish Social Security Number/ID.