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Syllabus Strategy in the Civil Sercie - 59422
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Last update 26-09-2016
HU Credits: 2

Degree/Cycle: 2nd degree (Master)

Responsible Department: public policy - civil service cadets

Semester: 1st Semester

Teaching Languages: Hebrew

Campus: Mt. Scopus

Course/Module Coordinator: Dr. Shmuel Abramzon

Coordinator Email: shmuel_ab@yahoo.com

Coordinator Office Hours: Shmuel 6 Pm

Teaching Staff:

Course/Module description:
This course will cover the main tools and analytical frameworks behind strategic thinking and action in the public sector, with a particular emphasis on the Israeli case.

Course/Module aims:
Build capacity to use strategic thinking tools and analytical frameworks in public sector work

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
use strategic thinking tools and analytical frameworks in public sector work

Attendance requirements(%):
100

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Lectures and class excercise

Course/Module Content:
Introduction to strategy ; Israeli context and experience ; Basic tools : SWOT , issue trees, balanced scorecard , strategy maps , backcasting; Simple uncertainty vs. deep uncertainty ; Scenario building and robust strategies

Required Reading:
Rumelt, Richard P., Good Strategy, Bad Strategy

Drezner, Daniel W., “The Challenging Future of Strategic Planning,”

PMSU, Strategy Survival Guide

RAND Report

Additional Reading Material:

Grading Scheme :

Additional information:
 
Students needing academic accommodations based on a disability should contact the Center for Diagnosis and Support of Students with Learning Disabilities, or the Office for Students with Disabilities, as early as possible, to discuss and coordinate accommodations, based on relevant documentation.
For further information, please visit the site of the Dean of Students Office.
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