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Overview
What you will study
This Mastering Strategy course offered by Dalhousie University has been designed to have you learn both about strategy and how to be strategic, providing learners with the knowledge needed to understand strategy as well as the opportunity to build the skills and competencies required to leverage this understanding.
Following successful completion of this course, participants will:
- Have developed a deep understanding of strategy and understand what strategy involves in different contexts
- Be able to explain the difference between strategy and tactics
- Be familiar with the origin of modern strategic thinking and have become acquainted with some of the world’s most prominent strategic thinkers
- Understand the strengths and limitations of the various schools of strategy and appreciate the importance of strategic learning
- Be familiar with a range of strategy formation and implementation tools
- Have practiced making decisions in the face of uncertainty
- Be aware of the importance of strategy execution, the challenges associated with it, and approaches to drive effective implementation
- Applied your learning to real strategic challenges faced by your organization and those of others in your course working group
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Military strategy, national strategy, diplomatic strategy, political strategy, public sector strategy and competitive strategy
- Strategic management in public sector organizations
- Mintzberg and colleagues’ 10 schools of strategy
- Approaches to and challenges with crafting strategy
- Strategy tools (including SWOT analysis, the BCG Matrix, Porter’s 5 Forces, PEST analysis)
- Game theory
- Blue Ocean Strategy
- Functional strategies (including marketing strategy, HR strategy, and manufacturing strategy)
- Approaches to and challenges with strategy execution
- Strategic learning
- Cultural and cognitive considerations for decision-making
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 3 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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More details
- We recommend registering no later than 48 hours prior to the start of the course.
Language
English
TOEFL® IBT 35
Delivered
Online
- Self-paced
Disciplines
Strategic Management View 59 other Short Courses in Strategic Management in CanadaAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
TOEFL® IBT 35
Other requirements
General requirements
- Seasoned, experienced leaders who wish to update or revitalize their thinking on strategy
- Aspiring or newly appointed managers in public or private sector organizations of all sizes
- Anyone who is tasked with developing or implementing strategy in an organization
- Consultants, advisors, coaches, project managers, HR professionals and others who can benefit from a robust understanding of strategy
Tuition Fee
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International
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National
1045 CAD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1045 CAD for the full programme during 3 months.
Funding
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