Sukkur Institute of Business Administration

BBA Program

MGT-431 Corporate Strategy

COURSE REPORT
Spring 2016

Institution: Sukkur IBA Date of Course Report

College/ Department

July, 16 2016

Faculty of Business Administration/ BBA Prgoram

A. Course Identification and General Information

1. Course CORPORATE MANAGEMENT Code #

MGT-431 Section #1

2. Name of course instructor MANSOOR AHMED

Location CAMPUS

3. Year and semester to which this report applies. Spring 2016

4. Number of students starting the course?

40

Students completing the course?

40
\\

5. Course components (actual total contact hours and credits per semester):
Lecture
Contact
Hours

30

Credit

Tutorial

Laboratory

Practical
20

Other:
14

Total
64
4

B. - Course Delivery
1. Coverage of Planned Program
Topics Covered

Introduction to strategy
Strategy: the building blocks
Competitive dynamics
External Analysis
Internal Analysis
Designing Business Level Strategies
Designing Corporate Level Strategies
Network Level Strategies
Global Strategies
Strategy Implementation & Strategic
Change

Planned
Contact
Hours

Actual
Contact
Hours

4
8
4
4
4
8
8
4

4
8
4
4
4
8
8
4

8
12

8
12

Reason for Variations if there is a

difference of more than 25% of the
hours planned

2. Consequences of Non Coverage of Topics

For any topics where the topic was not taught or practically delivered, comment on how significant you
believe the lack of coverage is for the course learning outcomes or for later courses in the program. Suggest
possible compensating action.
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Topics (if any) not Fully

Covered

NA

3.

Effected Learning Outcomes

NA

Possible Compensating Action

NA

Course learning outcome assessment.

List course learning

outcomes

List methods of
assessment

Summary analysis of assessment

results

Students will be able to

formulate corporate and
business level strategies
by applying strategic
management theoretical
concepts, tools and
models.
Students will be able to
effectively apply external
and internal assessment
tools
to
formulate
integrative and aligned
corporate strategy and
will able to develop valid
and
appropriate
implementation plan for
selected organization.
Students will be able to
apply the Strategyformulation Analytical
Framework to compare
and evaluate firms
strategies.
Students will be able to
evaluate alternative
solutions of strategic
problems and provide
well-reasoned
recommendations for
business problems.

Mid &Final Exams

90% of the students secured 3GPA or more in

this CLO, which shows that the majority of the
students performed well above the cut off.

Seminar Evaluation

80% of the students secured minimum 75%

score in Seminar presentations and Project
evaluation, which shows that the majority of
the students performed well above the cut
off.

90% of the students secured 3GPA or more

in this CLO, which shows that the majority
of the students performed well above the cut
off.

Projects

Mid Exams
Seminar Evaluation
Projects
Seminar Evaluation
Projects

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80% of the students secured minimum 75%

score in Seminar presentations and Project
evaluation, which shows that the majority of
the students performed well above the cut
off.

Summarize any actions you recommend for improving teaching strategies as a result of evaluations in table
3 above.
XXXXXX

4. Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Strategies for Intended Learning Outcomes set out in the Course
Specification. (Refer to planned teaching strategies in Course Specification and description of Domains of
Learning Outcomes in the National Qualifications Framework)
List Teaching Methods set out in Course
Specification

Lecture, group discussion and

presentations

Were these
Effective?
No
Yes

Difficulties Experienced (if any) in Using

the Strategy and Suggested Action to Deal
with Those Difficulties.

Yes

NA

Small group work/

Collaborative projects

Yes

NA

Teaching with Cases and brief scenario

Yes

NA

Writing Assignments/reports

Yes

NA

Note: In order to analyze the assessment of student achievement for each course learning outcome,
student performance results can be measured and assessed using a KPI, a rubric, or some grading system
that aligns student work, exam scores, or other demonstration of successful learning.
C. Results

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1. Distribution of Grades
Letter
Grade
A+

Number of
Students
2

Student
Percentage
5%

A-

20%

B+

20

50%

B-

10

25%

C+
CF
Denied
Entry
Pass

40

Fail

Withdrawn

Explanation of Distribution of Grades

These students were highly motivated, showed keen
interest in learning and applying new concepts. Were
active in class activities and participation.
Hard working students who tried their best and
performed good in most of the evaluations.
These students had inadequate English writing and
communication skills. They were not able to
demonstrate their knowledge effectively.
These students were somewhat irregular and laggards.
Had poor English writing and communication skills

2. Analyze special factors (if any) affecting the results- No significant factors

3. Variations from planned student assessment processes (if any) (see Course Specifications).
a. Variations (if any) from planned assessment schedule (see Course Specification)
Variation
Reason
NA

NA

b. Variations (if any) from planned assessment processes in Domains of Learning (see Course Specification)
Variation
Reason
NA

NA

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4. Student Grade Achievement Verification (eg. cross-check of grade validity by independent evaluator).
Method(s) of Verification

The process of verification

starts with the Department
chair / director ending up
with the dean.
Administrators and faculty
reviewed the quality of the
exam paper and checked if
the questions matched with
the course ILOs.

The faculty at the Business

administration department
did the verification of
marks.

Conclusion

The reviewers suggested to include multiple choice questions to

increase the knowledge-based content of the final exam paper.

No changes required

D. Resources and Facilities

1. Difficulties in access to resources or
facilities (if any)
NA
E.

NA
Administrative Issues

1 Organizational or administrative
difficulties encountered (if any)
NA

2. Consequences of any difficulties experienced for student

learning in the course.

2. Consequences of any difficulties experienced for student

learning in the course.
NA

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Course Evaluation

1 Student evaluation of the course (Attach survey results report)

a. List the most important recommendations for improvement and strengths
XXXXXX
b. Response of instructor or course team to this evaluation
XXXXXX
2. Other Evaluation (e.g. by head of department, peer observations, accreditation review, other stakeholders)
The Dean reviewed the course content, intended learning outcomes and the course specifications.
a. List the most important recommendations for improvement and strengths
Review the English language classes for students in order to build a strong linguistics base.
b. Response of instructor or course team to this evaluation
NA

G. Planning for Improvement

1. Progress on actions proposed for improving the course in previous course reports (if any).
Actions recommended
from the most recent
course report(s)
a.NA

Actions Taken
NA

Results
NA

Analysis
NA

b.

c.

2. List what actions have been taken to improve the course (based on previous CR, surveys, independent
opinion, or course evaluation).
NA

3. Action Plan for Improvement for Next Semester/Year

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Actions Recommended
a. Invite guest speakers

Intended Action Points

and Process
Deciding the topics and suitable
speaker for the guest lecture

Start
Date
Spring
2016

Completio
n
Date

Person
Responsible

May
2016

Instructor /
Chair

May
2016

Instructor /
Chair

Fix the date and invite students

Complete logistical formalities
with the college maintenance
department
b. More time for final project
work

Searching the relevant projects

before hand

Before
start of
semester

Name of Course Instructor: ________________XXXXXXX ________________________

Signature: ______________________________ Date Report Completed: _____July 21, 2016______
Department Chairs Signature: __________________________Date Received: _______________
Dean of the Colleges Signature:________________________ Date Received: ________________
Director Signature: __________________________________ Date Received: ________________

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