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Strategic Management and Planning

GPA 8600

0-4 Credits

This advanced seminar provides students a high-level overview of strategic management and planning. The seminar focuses on the elements of the strategic management process with an emphasis on strategy development, planning, evaluation, decision making, citizen/customer engagement and environmental scanning. The course is designed for students with management experience who are near the completion of course requirements. It presents a systemic approach to the integration of management functions into a continuous process of improvement with a focus on results and the customer, improving performance and being responsive to customer needs in a continuously changing environment. Students will work either individually or in teams to craft a strategic management framework and implementation plan for a public or non-profit organization.

Elective course for these programs: Doctorate in Public Administration, Certificate in Advanced Studies in Public Administration