HOLY CROSS OF DAVAO COLLEGE

GRADUATE SCHOOL
Post Graduate Program
COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Code: 01749 No. and Title Pre- requisites (if any): None
Credit Units: 3
Course Title: Ph.D. 205– Strategic Planning No. of Hours: 54 hours
and Management for School
Effective
Faculty Details: Minerva T. Fabros, Ed.D. Doctor of Education
● Major in Educational Management

● Major in Special Education

Course Description:

This course has been designed primarily to enhance the professional arena of graduate school students
on the new core competence concept on strategic planning and management in the educational setting.
Further, this course introduces the students on the knowledge, purpose, importance, components of the
process, principles, and the preliminary requirements for management through strategic planning.
Through this course, prospective school leaders will be exposed to the evolution of human desire for
self-reliance and technically proficient by realizing that new leadership mindset that could adapt to this
ever-changing environment. Likewise, the students are required to prepare a strategic planning design
intended for their respective institution for learning effectiveness.

I. Institutional Vision-Mission Statement

The Holy Cross of Davao College (HCDC) is a community of Christ-centered evangelizers

educated in the faith and animated by the passion for truth, justice, peace and service. As members of
this Filipino archdiocesan educational institution, we commit ourselves:

● to promote quality Catholic education to all, especially the less fortunate, and

● to create through dialogue a Christian environment for the integral formation of persons who
will be effective agents of social transformation.
II. Graduate School Vision-Mission Statement

Mission: The Graduate School envisions itself as the cradle of professional practitioners who are
holistically equipped to serve its immediate community, the country, and the world, and could
expertly assume roles of leadership in theology, education and management guided by the
institutional motto “Ex Fide Ad Veritatem.”

Vision: The Graduate School of Holy Cross of Davao College, commits itself to provide total quality
instruction, relevant research and socially responsive extension service through its faculty
and staff driven by the desire to promote quality Catholic education to produce graduates
who will be effective agents of social transformation.

Goals: The Graduate School of Holy Cross of Davao College, aims to produce graduates who:

1.have professional competence. Of the course, students shall be able

2.have Catholic values.
3.have a strong sense of leadership.
4.have a deep commitment to service; and
 5. have advocacy for lifelong learning.
III. Course Objectives : Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to:

1. define strategic management and strategic planning determine from the perspective of both the
educational system and the corporate world.

2. discuss why is strategic management so important in any organization.

3. Identify appropriate models and principles of organizational development and management with
attention to indicators of equity, effectiveness, and efficiency that optimize the learning
environment for all students.

4. demonstrate the ability to articulate the components of the vision for a school and the leadership
processes necessary to implement and support the vision.

5. develop a vision of learning for a school that promotes the success of all students

6. demonstrate the ability to articulate the components of the vision for a school and the leadership
processes necessary to implement and support the vision

7. conduct research in conjunction to the course.

IV. Detailed Course Outline

Topic & Time Intended course & Teaching Methods & Instructional Outcomes
Allotment Learning outcomes Approaches Materials

A. Introduction of
● Discuss the
the course
rationale, objectives ● Lecture expository ● Google ❖ Class
of the course & Classroom Meet discussion
requirements output
● Class discussion ● Facebook, group
● Overview of the
chat messenger
course: Strategic
B. What is
Planning and
Management? ● Q&A
Management ● Computer
b.1. Management
define

● Open forum
● Define the terms:
b.2. why efficiency *management
& effectiveness are *efficiency
important to *effectiveness
management.
● Clearing house
❖ 1st Reaction
1 & 2 meeting
st nd ● Explain why
Paper
(8 hours) efficiency & ( Learning of the
effectiveness are week )
important to
management.

C. Introduction to
 Strategic
Management

c.1. The importance

of Strategic
● Define strategic
Management
management and ● Google ❖ Supplementary
c.1.1. what is explain why it is Classroom Meet Reading No 1
important ● Group report/ “The Adaptive
strategic
management? Individual report/ Age: Reflection
● Facebook, group and Anticipation”
c.1.2. Why is ● Discuss
strategic chat messenger
intelligently the Readings will be
management
meaning and forwarded in the
important?
importance of ● Laptop GC
c.2. The Strategic
strategic mgt.
Management ● Class discussion
process
c..2.1. Six steps of ● Explain what
management
managers do
process
during the six
Step 1-Identfying steps of the
the org current strategic ● Q&A
mission management
process
step 2 –Doing an ● Presentation of ❖ Output of the
external analysis
● Explain what outputs by group Fishbone
● Clearing house analysis
step 3 – doing managers do
internal analysis
during the six
step 4 – formulating steps of the
strategies strategic
management
step 5 - process
implementing
strategies
● Describe what
step 6- Evaluating managers do when ❖ 2nd
results they carry out Reaction
external and Paper
internal analyses. ( Learning of the
week)
D. Corporate ● Explain the role of
strategies resources,
capabilities and
d.1. what and why
of corporate core competencies
strategy in the internal
analysis
d.2.Three main ❖ Supplementary
types of corporate ● Google Reading No.
strategy ● Group report/ Classroom Meet 2
“The Eagle and
d.3. Competitive the Ants”
Strategies.
● Define strengths,
d.3.1.The role of ● Individual report/
competitive weaknesses, Facebook, group
advantage opportunities and chat messenger
threats.
d.3.2.Choosing a Readings will be
● Laptop/ computer
competitive forwarded in the
strategy GC

d.3.3. Porter’s Five

Forces model ● Explain the Why of ● Class discussion
assesses the five
corporate strategy
competitive forces
that dictate the rules
● Discuss how are
of competition in an
industry: corporate strategies
are managed
(1) threat of new ● Q&A
entrants, ● Describe the
(2) threat of
three main types
substitutes,
(3) bargaining of corporate
power of buyers, strategies
(4) bargaining
❖ Small-Group
power of suppliers, ● Describe the role
and Challenge # 1
(5) current rivalry. of competitive ● Clearing house
advantage in Practicing
d.3.4. Porter’s three competitive Strategic
competitive strategies. Management
strategies
Case will be
● Explain what is forwarded in the
d.3.5. Functional
Strategy meant by GC.
“competitive
advantage”
d.4. Current
strategic
management ● Explain Porter’s
issues Five Forces model.

d.4.1. The need for

strategic leadership ● Describe Porter’s
three generic
d.4.2. The need for ❖ Point to
competitive
strategic flexibility ● Individual report/
strategies. ● Google ponder # 1
d.4.3. New direction Group report
Classroom Meet
in organizational “ If planning is
strategies ● Class discussion so crucial, why
● Define the do some
following managers
Facebook, group choose not to
*cost leadership ● Q&A chat messenger do it? What
* differentiation
would you tell
● Laptop/ computer these
* focus ● Clearing house managers? “
3rd &4th meeting .
( 8 hours)
● Define and compare
leadership and
strategic leadership
E. Leadership &
 Strategic
● Discuss current
Planning ❖ 3rd
strategic
e.1. The what and management Reaction
why of planning Paper
( Learning of the
e.1.1.Why should ● Define the ff: week )
agencies conduct *Strategy
strategic plan?
*Strategic ● Google
e.2. Who are the leadership Classroom Meet
Strategic Planners? *Strategy
formulation
● Class discussion
e.2.1. The Strategic *Strategy
Planner as Prophet implementation
and Leader *Strategic ❖ Small-Group
e.2.2. The ● Q&A
Managers Challenge # 2
Objectives of
Strategic Planning ● Facebook, group
e.2.3. The New ● Explain the new chat
Versus Old ● Clearing house messenger
direction in
Strategic Planning organization
strategies
e.3.Strategic
Planning and the
Strategic Agenda
e.3.1. Strategic ● Laptop/ computer
planning Concepts,
Principles and ● Individual report/
Jargons Group report
e.3.2. The Strategic ● Define the nature
Agenda and purpose of
e.3.3. The Strategic
planning.
Planning Process
❖ Prepare a
e.4.Monitor the figure or
External and illustration on
Internal ● Describe why strategic
Environment ● Cooperative learning planning
agencies conduct
e.4.1. The Systemic strategic plan
Analysis Procedure
e.4.2. Developing
Scenarios
e.4.3. Turning ● Enumerate the
Scenarios into prospective
Plans participants in the
e.4.4. The , ● Class discussion
process and cite
Limitations of their roles
Scenario Planning
e.5. The SWOT
(Strength, ● Compare &
Weakness, contrast the ● Q&A
Opportunity, Threat components
Analysis) between the new
versus old strategic ● Clearing house
planning

5th & 6th meetings

(8 hours)
● Define strategic
agenda and
F. Where do we discuss the
 want to be ? strategic planning
process
f.1. Mission
Statement
● Explain why
f.2. Vision statement
f.3. Principles monitoring in
f.4. Goals strategic planning
f.5. Objectives process is 4th Reaction
f.6. why measure important Paper
performance ( Learning of
f.7. Categories of ● Identify the the week )
performance
measures limitation of
f.8. measuring scenario
progress planning and
f.9. define discuss the
performance reason/s ❖ Practicing
measures
f.10. Benchmarking ● Discuss mission
f.11. features of a statement
thoroughly the
successful Plan
meaning of Find examples of
SWOT five different
school’s mission
statements. Using
● Individual report/ ● Google the mission
Group report statements,
Classroom Meet
G. Communicating describe what
& marketing the types of corporate
plan ● Cooperative learning Facebook, group and competitive
chat messenger strategies each
g.1. The Forms: organization
1. Internal/external ● Discuss briefly the ● Class discussion might use to fulfil
assessment following important ● Laptop/ computer
worksheet that mission
words: statement.
2. customer/
stakeholder Explain your
Mission Statement
Identification ● Q&A rationale for
f.2. Vision statement
worksheet choosing each
f.3. Principles
3. mission f.4. Goals strategy
statement Litmus f.5. Objectives ● Clearing house
test f.6. why measure
4. vision and performance
principles litmus f.7. Categories of
tests performance
5. Goals litmus test measures
6. Objectives litmus f.8. measuring
test progress
7. Performance f.9. define
measures litmus ❖ Write a personal
test performance
mission
8. Family of statement
measures f.10. Benchmarking
worksheet ● Google
f.11. features of a ● Individual
Classroom Meet
7th & 8th meeting successful Plan report/Group report
( 8 hours)

● Class discussion
H. Strategic,
planning, Facebook, group
 leadership and chat messenger
Ethics
● Explain how the ● Q&A
h.1. Why we need firm’s internal ● Laptop/ computer
business ethics environment should
be examined as part ● Clearing house
h.2. The nature of of the strategic
business ethics
management
process. ❖ 5th Reaction
h.3. The Goal of
business ethics Paper
( Learning of
● Explain how the
h.4.Strategic the week )
planning and firm’s external
business ethics environment should
be examined as part ❖ Answer the
9th meeting of the strategic question
( 4 hours) management concisely :
process.
(In a one page
bond paper size-
● State the meaning A4 font 12 Arial)
● Google make a critical
and purpose of the
Classroom Meet response to the
firm’s strategic question:
intent and mission.
“Define the
organization’s
values where you
Facebook, group belong and
● Individual report
chat messenger compare these
with the values of
● Group report each of the key
● Laptop/ computer officer of the
school/group.”
● Class discussion

● Q &A
❖ 6th Reaction
● Clearing house Paper
● Discuss the role ( Learning of
the week )
business ethics in
the strategy
planning.

● Explain the nature

& goal of business
ethics

●
 10th Meeting F I N A L E X A M I N A T I O N

V. Grading System
● Summative Test ( Midterm and Finals) -25%

● Class Participation (e,g. Oral report, Recitation) -25%

● Written Requirements (e.g. Reflection papers, Reaction Papers - 25%

Case Study, Quizzes)
● Research and other Related tasks -25%
VI. Expected Output
( Class Requirements)
⮚ Research output
⮚ Reaction papers (Learning of the Week & Reflection , supplementary readings, small group challenge )

⮚ Supplementary readings from referred journals and other references in relation to strategic planning and
management/ leadership
VII- References
A. Books
Beerel, Annabel. (1998). 1st Ed. Leadership through strategic planning .International Thomson Business
Press. Berkshire House. London,UK
Gomez-Mejia, LR & Balkin, D.B. (2012) Management/people/performance/change.New Jersey. Prentice
Hall.
Hill, Charles W.L. and Gareth R. Jones (2110) .10 th Ed. Strategic management: An integrated approach.
Canada South-Western , CENGAGE Learning
Hinton, K.E. (2012). A practical guide to strategic planning in higher education.
https://www.oira.cortland.edu/webpage/planningandassessmentresources/planning
resources/SCOGuideonPlanning.pdf
Horwath, R. (2005). Discovering purpose: Developing mission, vision and values.
http://www.strategyskills.com/Articles?Documents/Discovering Purpose-STI.pdf
Kotler, P. & Murphy,P.E.(1981). Strategic planning for higher education. The Journal of Higher Education.
Vol 52., pp 470-489
Mintzberg, H. (2009).Tracking strategies:Towards a general theory of strategy formation. New York, NY:
Oxford University Press
Robbins, S. P. & Mary Coulter. ( 2012 ) 10 th Ed. Management .Pearson Australian Group. Pty Ltd, Printed
in China
SEAMEO INNOTECH (1998) Strategic Planning and Performance Measurement Handbook.
Commonwealth Avenue. UP Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Internet resources
http://www.forbes.com/sites/aileron/2011/10/25/five-steps-to-a-startegic-plan/#36a5d45c5464
http://www.ericdigests .
http://www.wadsworh.com
http://.unesco.org/education
www.freespirit.com
http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/structure/strategic-planning/vmosa/main

Prepare by:
Minerva T. Fabros, EdD
Visiting Professor