2019-2020 / GEST7017-1

Business strategy

Duration

45h Th

Number of credits

 Master in sales management (120 ECTS) (en alternance)5 crédits 

Lecturer

Willem Standaert

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course has three themes:

  • Corporate strategy
  • Sales strategy
  • Marketing strategy

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Corporate strategy

  • Identify different types of possible corporate strategy according to their context
  • Actively participate in the elaboration of the company's strategy
  • Understand the company's strategy in order to align the sales strategy, especially the implementation of indicators
  Sales strategy
  • Master the different forms of sales strategy
  • Master the customer journey/experience
  • Implement and support customer orientation
  • Master the distribution chain
  • Selling in large retail outlets
  • Understand and implement category management
  • Implement the sales strategy
  Marketing strategy
  • Provide knowledge on customers, products and competition to enrich the company's strategy
  • Master the value chain: choice of segment, position, evolution of product/service characteristics, prices, etc.
  • Align the sales strategy and the sales action plan with the company's strategy
These specific objectives mainly help to develop the following ILO:
  • In management situations, understand the following transversal tools: quantitative analysis, IT systems and management projects
  • Elaborate and develop solutions relevant to management problems
  • Teamwork
  • Develop a critical sense (argumentation)
  • Develop a transversal overview
  • With regard to a management problem, suggest ethical and socially responsible solutions that respect the principles of good governance
  • Communicate in writing in a professional manner

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

  • General conditions of access to the master's degree
  • Basic principles of management, strategy and marketing
  • Advanced level in English (documents and classes in English)

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

  • Lectures
  • Self-study using the online platform and flipped classrooms
  • Case studies
  • Testimonials
  • Group work
  • Application in your company

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

  • Lectures
  • Self-study using the online platform and flipped classrooms
  • Case studies
  • Testimonials
  • Group work
  • Application in your company

Recommended or required readings

Self-study and documents available on the course platform (Lol@)

Assessment methods and criteria

30% of the total points will be based on an individual written report, and the remaining 70% will be assessed on the basis of different elements. Students will receive the details:

  • Continuous assessment: participation in class will be assessed on the basis of the preparation for the flipped classroom and the work done on the case study on the platform during class and between classes.
  • Reports written in a group
  • Written exams and MCQ (questions concerning knowledge, understanding and application)
Second session:
In the second session, students will be assessed according to a written exam only.
Comments regarding grades will be provided by appointment.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

See schedule on the Lola platform

Contacts

Academic advisors HEC-Liège
Willem Standaert e-mail: willem.standaert@uliege.be office 206
HEC-Liège
Bâtiment N1 Rue Louvrex, 14
B-4000 LIEGE

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session

Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning

Slides with notes, life sessions (LifeSize)

Assessment subjects

Assessment methods

Physical exam becomes team assignments

  • 70% Continuous assessment = case studies and written reports in team
  • 30% Individual written report

Contacts

Willem Standaert e-mail: willem.standaert@uliege.be

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session

Assessment subjects

Assessment methods

Individual, written, remote examination

Contacts