MGMT 7710 Strategic Management
The strategic management course deals with the overall general management of an organization. It stresses the role of the manager as strategist and coordinator whose function is to integrate the conflicting internal forces that arise from among the various organizational units while simultaneously adapting to the external pressures that originate from a changing environment. Drawing on the knowledge and skills developed in the core curriculum, this course serves as the integrating experience for the M.B.A. program.
Course overview
- Department
- Management and Organization
- School
- CSOM
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.14 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.32 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 13
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | John Macdonald | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 29 of 30 |
| Fall 2025 | Agnieszka Kierner | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 23 of 24 |
| Fall 2025 | John Macdonald | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 28 of 30 |
| Summer 2025 | Nancy Lowd | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 10 of 10 |
| Spring 2025 | John Macdonald | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 29 of 32 |
| Spring 2025 | Nancy Lowd | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 23 of 27 |
| Fall 2024 | Agnieszka Kierner | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 22 of 24 |
| Fall 2024 | John Macdonald | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 28 of 30 |
| Spring 2024 | John Macdonald | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | — | 25 of 33 |
| Spring 2024 | Metin Sengul | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 18 of 23 |
| Fall 2023 | Agnieszka Kierner | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 of 24 |
| Fall 2023 | John Macdonald | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 of 32 |
| Summer 2023 | Jeremiah Potts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 of 11 |
| Spring 2023 | Jeremiah Potts | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 15 of 20 |
| Spring 2023 | John Macdonald | 4.4 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 25 of 29 |
| Spring 2023 | Metin Sengul | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 19 of 22 |
| Fall 2022 | Agnieszka Kierner | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 35 of 36 |
| Fall 2022 | John Macdonald | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 24 of 30 |
| Summer 2022 | Nancy Lowd | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 11 of 27 |
| Spring 2022 | John Macdonald | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.0 | — | 17 of 29 |
| Spring 2022 | Nancy Lowd | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 21 of 39 |
| Fall 2021 | Agnieszka Kierner | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 19 of 37 |
| Fall 2021 | John Macdonald | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 19 of 30 |
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Instructors
Sections
- Section 02
- Section 01
- Section 02
- Section 01