Entry requirements

Completed 30 credits from basic courses (A-level) in business studies, and attended 30 credits intermediate courses (B-level) in business studies of which at least 15 credits must be completed.

Learning outcomes

The course Strategic Management Control and Digitalisation is divided into two parts, one focusing on in-depth subject specific knowledge and one focusing on research design.

After the subject specific course part, the student should independently be able to:

• analyse and critically evaluate different ways in which digitalisation influences strategic management control,
• critically discuss and analyse the challenges that lie in the overlap and intersection between strategy and management control,
• argue and discuss different approaches and models related to strategic management control, and critically reflect upon them,
• understand and explain how historical legacies have shaped current research and practices within strategic management control and digitalisation,
• analyse and critically discuss different ways in which roles, communication, and decision-making contribute to strategic management control,
• understand and discuss how strategic management control and digitalisation influence contemporary issues and areas within business studies.

After completing the part of the course focusing on research design, the student should independently be able to:

• explain basic qualitative and quantitative research methods in business studies,
• use relevant research methods to analyse, interpret and critically evaluate research in business studies,
• critically examine and evaluate research results based on methodological and theoretical perspectives,
• reflect on ethical aspects in the research process and show awareness of how to conduct empirical investigations responsibly.

Content

The content of the course Strategic Management Control and Digitalisation covers both subject specific knowledge in the field management accounting and knowledge linked to research design.

During the subject specific part of the course, the following areas are mainly covered:

• how digitalisation influences strategic management control
• challenges at the intersection of strategy and management control
• approaches and models connected to strategic management control and digitalisation
• impact of the historical legacy on strategic management control and digitalisation
• roles, communication, and decision-making in strategic management control
• contemporary issues within strategic management control and digitalisation

In terms of research design, the aim is to lay the foundations for the ability to understand, account for, choose and use relevant qualitative and quantitative research methods to solve problems in business studies. The course focuses on the most common qualitative and quantitative research methods that students come into contact with and are expected to use at graduate level.

Instruction

The course consists of lectures, seminars, case discussions, as well as group and individual assignments. Detailed guidelines on the various tasks and their submission deadlines will be provided at the start of the course. Active attendance at the course seminars is mandatory. A mandatory quiz on cheating and plagiarism is carried out. Instruction will be in English.

Assessment

The examination consists of four modules:

1. Seminars, Groupwise and Individual Assignments, 4 credits (U, G, VG)
2. Written Exam, 6 credits (U, G, VG)
3. Research Design, Written Assignments and Seminars, 5 credits (U, G)
4. Quiz on cheating and plagiarism, 0 credits (U, G)

and a collective grade is given for the entire course, 15 credits.

In Module 1, the examination is carried out individually and in groups, while the examination in Modules 2 and 4 is an individual examination. In Module 3 examination is carried out in groups. Grading criteria are presented in the study guide that applies to the course section. Examinations that are not submitted on time will not be graded, unless special circumstances can be substantiated. Any supplemental assignments considering Module 1 must be submitted at the latest at a time specified in the study guide.

In Modules 1 and 2 the grades Fail (U), Pass (G) and Pass with distintion (VG) are used. In Modules 3 and 4 the grades Fail (U) and Pass (G) are used. For a Pass (G) as a collective grade of the entire course, a Pass (G) is required on Modules 1, 2, 3 and 4, respectively. For a Pass with distinction (VG) as a collective grade of the entire course, a Pass with distinction (VG) is required on Modules 1 and 2 and a Pass (G) is required on Modules 3 and 4.

Students who have not attained a passing grade on Module 1, can be examined without re-registration via a make-up examination at subsequent course sections. Students who have not attained a passing grade on Module 2, can be examined without re-registration via a re-exam at subsequent course sections. For a student who has not attained a passing grade on Module 4, there is the opportunity to be examined without re-registration via a retake of the quiz at a subsequent course section.

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the University's disability coordinator.

Uppsala University does not accept cheating or plagiarism. Suspected incidents of cheating or plagiarism are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, which may issue a formal warning to the student or suspend the student from studies for a certain period.

NOTE: Only completed courses can count toward a degree.

Other regulations

The course substitutes/overlaps among others Strategic Management Control and Digitalisation, and Project Work 2FE436.