Foundations of Strategic Management. Conceptual and operational models of strategic planning examined in detail.
Emphasis is on strategy formulation, implementation, and control of organizations of all types.
Strategic Decision Support Systems. Skills are developed in structuring complex, strategic decision problems and in the selection and application of appropriate techniques for reaching realistic decisions. Complex, judgmental problems are considered for a variety of organization types, business and non-business. All students perform a team project in strategic analysis using an advanced expert system. No prior computer knowledge is required.