Strategic Thinking in a Changing World

Quarters
Spring Open
Location
Olympia
Class Standing
Sophomore
Junior
Senior

Strategic management is about making decisions in conditions of uncertainty, complexity, and interdependence. This course introduces students to the principles of strategic planning and analysis, with applications in businesses, cooperatives, nonprofits, and public institutions. Students will practice tools such as SWOT analysis, stakeholder mapping, mission development, and long-range planning, while also exploring the limits of strategic frameworks in the face of climate disruption, rapid innovation, and social inequality.Emphasis will be placed on adaptive thinking, decision modeling,and the co-creation of strategic visions that are inclusive andfuture-ready.

AnticipatedCredit Equivalencies:

4 -Strategic Management

Registration

Course Reference Numbers
So - Sr (4): 30245

Academic Details

4
25
Sophomore
Junior
Senior

Schedule

Spring
2026
Open
Remote (S)

See definition of Hybrid, Remote, and In-Person instruction

Evening
Olympia