ØKA1021 Strategy

    • Course code
      ØKA1021
    • Number of credits
      7,5
    • Teaching semester
      2025 Autumn
    • Language of instruction
      English
    • Campus
      Lillehammer
    • Required prerequisite knowledge

      Recommended prerequisites: Marketing (ØKA1013), Organisation theory (ØKA1017).

Course content

The course will cover central issues and theories, among which will be:

  • Strategic planning, analysis and management.
  • Strategic thought and historic development of the field.
  • Industry analysis.
  • Analysis of resources and capabilities.
  • Integration of insight and findings from fields of accounting and finance, as well as economics.
  • Corporate social responsibility

Learning Outcome

Upon passing the course, students have achieved the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge

The student:

  • can describe the strategic planning process
  • can explain fundamental theories, models and analytical tools used in strategic analysis
  • can outline the main strategic choices and the generic strategies
  • understand the various questions related to corporate social responsibilities (CSR)
  • is familiar with current trends and newer research in the field
Skills

The student:

  • can participate in rudimentary strategic analysis of a corporation, including evaluate strategic alternatives and give recommendations
  • can utilize academically relevant information from a variety of sources to explain the firms’ competitive condition and the competitive environment of the industry
  • have sufficient insight in problems related to ethics, environment and corporate social responsibility to be able to discuss CSR
  • can appraise the strategy process and evaluate results beyond traditional economic measures
General competence

The student:

  • is aware of the connection between strategy and other business topics
  • is able to acquire knowledge in English
Teaching and working methods

Lectures, individual and group work with mandatory hand-ins and presentations, independent study. 

Required coursework

Mandatory hand-ins that must be passed in order to be allowed to take the exam. Specific form, number and other details will be announced during course start-up.  

Assessments
Form of assessmentGrading scaleGroupingDuration of assessmentSupport materialsProportionComment
Practical examination
ECTS - A-F
Individual
4 Hour(s)
  • No support materials
100%
Form of assessment

Four hours written exam under attendance. 

(Eksamen må påregnes besvart på engelsk.)

Professional overlap
NameCreditsDateComment
3LED300 Strategi
7,5
KLED300 Strategi
7,5
SLED300 Strategi
7,5
ØKA1021 Strategy
7,5

Reading list

Course name in Norwegian Nynorsk: 
Strategy
Course name in Norwegian Bokmål: 
Strategy
Faculty
Inland School of Business and Social Sciences
Department
Department of Business Administration
Area of study
Økonomisk-administrativ utdanning
Programme of study
Bachelor of Business Administration
Course level
Foundation courses, level I (100-LN)