Student research required What is critical to note is that the requirement of th

Student research required
What is critical to note is that the requirement of this first assignment component is for you to identify and analyse specific sources of information that support your knowledge and understanding of the concepts we explore each week via the online study topics and the core text books. This means that you need to employ your own research skills to identify pertinent sources.
You need to choose your sources carefully so that you can gain a measurable degree of learning from each one. You should present a mix of academic articles from peer reviewed journals as well as more contextual articles from industry/business/political and economic related sources within your portfolio. Examples of other relevant sources include news items, Company websites and Annual Reports.
For example, in week 1 we delve into what is meant by strategy, considering its origins, levels of strategy and strategic purpose statements. Thus, you are required to undertake appropriate research, using a wide range of resources, to collect at least one relevant article that supports your learning with respect to what is meant by strategy, how it may be defined, and the benefits to organisations of developing their strategy.
Similarly, in week 2 we explore the concept stakeholders, and we examine this concept with reference to a range of tools, perspectives and ideas. Once again, you are required to undertake appropriate research, using a wide range of resources, to collect at least one relevant article that supports your learning of the concept of stakeholder identification and management and its importance in strategic management.
You will continue to do this for the themes and concepts we explore, each week, for weeks 1-7 inclusive. The concept for investigation will be made clear to you at the beginning of each week.
Once you have identified article(s) that support your knowledge and understanding of each specific concept, you are required to write a synopsis of the article, detailing its content and summarising the key learning points you have taken from it.
You are required to submit at least 10 articles and associated synopses in total for your portfolio. There must be a clear link between each week’s strategic management concept and the articles you present in your portfolio. Once again, Component 1 covers the material you study in weeks 1-7 inclusive (with you submitting your portfolio at the beginning of study week 8).
It has been a very busy 7 weeks with a lot of material covered:
Topic 1: Introduction to Strategy
Topic 2: Strategy and the Stakeholder
Topic 3: Macro and Micro-Environments
Topic 4: Strategic Capability Analysis
Topic 5: Strategy Development
Topic 6: Organising for Success
The word count for this element is 2,250 words and each of your synopses should be broadly equal in terms of its word count.