Mainly individual work, but also lectures to support this
ME2304 Management in Technology Intensive Organisations 6.0 credits
This course has been discontinued.
Last planned examination: Autumn 2015
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Course syllabus ME2304 (Autumn 2012–)Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
Intended learning outcomes
To present and discuss the many models of strategic management and to embed these into social and economic wholes, and further to show the connection between theory and praxis. Further still, to show the benefits of working with complex understandings of the socio-economic nexus in contemporary business practice, and the benefits of advanced theoretic understandings in developing strategy. Much of the course-work will consist of individual work with strategic cases, and a reflective practice of developing a personal approach to strategy-work.
After the course the student should be able to:
- Describe and compare different perspective on organisations within business economy and leadership; structure, politics, human resource and symbolic perspective.
- Describe the basic concepts within the perspectives mention above.
- Use these concepts in an analysis of organisations and make a presentation
- Use these concepts in an advanced discussion about business economy and leadership.
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
18 hp advanced level courses at KTH-Indek or equal and ME2302/4D1113 Knowledge Formation in Technology and Natural Science as well as ME2305/4D1189 Managment: Traditions, Theories and Trends. They should be finished and passed, or equally courses.
Open only for TIEMM2.
Recommended prerequisites
Equipment
Literature
Meddelas vid kursstart.
Examination and completion
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Grading scale
Examination
- INL1 - Assignment, 3.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
- INL2 - Assignment, 3.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
Other requirements for final grade
Active participation in the lectures, papers as assigned, final examination. The participants are assumed to actively partake in the readings during the course, and to be able to answer questions with regards to their contents. Participants are also assumed to have some modicum of intellectual curiosity and some propensity for critical thinking.
Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination
Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination
Examiner
Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.
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Education cycle
Add-on studies
Specific courses of 12 ECTS are read at each department
Contact
Supplementary information
Replaces 4D1144