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In this course students learn through doing. Students run a complex virtual company; by doing that students can re-learn and critically evaluate their own understanding of decision making and strategy. Students will play a Business Simulation Game, working in teams, supporting their development of team working and their understanding of the different roles an individual play within a team.

6 sessions of two hours each for course induction and reflection sessions.

Please refer to the current postgraduate prospectus at: http://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/.

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This course is not credit bearing and will not include any summative assessment.

This course aims to develop student understanding of the interrelated nature of business decisions both across business functions and within a competitive market. In particular it will demonstrate the difficulties arising from group decision making and the problems inherent in implementing business decisions arising from the dynamic nature of the competitive environment.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

1. Synthesise their understanding across managerial subjects to systematically and critically appraise their decision-making process at each step of the simulation.

2. Assess the outcomes in respect of their effects upon the business the team is running.

3. Reflect critically upon their activities and decisions both as a group and as individuals and critically evaluate the effectiveness of their approach to decision making and possible alternative options.

4. Reflect upon the impact of the dynamic nature of interrelated functional and competitive decision making upon their performance within the simulation.