Students will be proposed an alternative vision of company strategy and the role of an engineer manager in organisations. The unit will be based on elements stemming from the concepts of the game of Go and Asiatic philosophies present in the decisional, strategic and managerial processes of Far-Eastern companies.
I - The game of Go (history, rules, philosophy, game phases and basic strategies)
II - Companies and the game of Go: strategic analogies.
III - The engineer-manager within organisations: the leader, strategist, analyst, the man
| On completion of the unit, the student will be capable of: | Classification level | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Assuming an alternative vision on company strategy and the role of the engineer- manager | 2. Understand | Essential |
| Percentage ratio of individual assessment | Percentage ratio of group assessment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written exam: | 50 | % | Project submission: | 0 | % |
| Individual oral exam: | 0 | % | Group presentation: | 25 | % |
| Individual presentation: | 0 | % | Group practical exercise: | 0 | % |
| Individual practical exercise: | 25 | % | Group report: | 0 | % |
| Individual report: | 0 | % | |||
| Other(s): 0 % | |||||
| Type of teaching activity | Content, sequencing and organisation |
|---|---|
| Simulation | Sessions of the game of Go |
| Course | History and philosophy of the game of Go |
| Scientific debate | Understand the links between the game of Go and company strategy |