Whether you're a consultant, manager, analyst, project manager, or in charge of a functional activity (finance, human resources, etc.), any management job requires you to understand the rules of the game and the dynamics of the environment in which your organization operates, on the one hand, and to know how to define and implement strategic actions to achieve your objectives and survive, on the other. Today's strategic environment is becoming increasingly complex: large-scale uncertainties are emerging (climate risks, artificial intelligence, big data and blockchain technologies, etc.), and more systemic modes of organization are taking shape (ecosystems, platforms, etc.), generating new risks and opportunities for companies.

The teaching of the Fundamentals of Strategy course is based on a pedagogy in which students are put in a position to be both active participants and autonomous in their learning. It includes:

- textual and digital resources that students can work through at their own pace, through quizzes indicating their level of mastery of the content

- 4 hackathons of 4.5 hours, every 3 weeks, in which the student is put in the situation of using the concepts made available during the previous period.

A corpus of readings and videos is made available on Moodle before each hackathon. These elements serve as support for the 4 hackathons and should therefore be used to prepare for the hackathon. The quizzes are designed to help students self-assess the elements that the teaching team would like them to acquire. These quizzes are not part of the assessment, but are a tool for students' self-evaluation of their level of mastery of the content.

A forum is available for each section, where the course leader or members of the teaching team can answer any questions you may have about your understanding of the readings. Questions should be submitted no later than 1 week before each hackathon, to allow time for processing. This course is on Moodle.

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

Attendance

Attendance is mandatory. Students are expected to attend all classes, arrive on time, and stay for the entire session. Repeated absences or lateness may affect the final grade.

Active participation is encouraged, as it contributes to making classes more engaging and instructive. Students are expected to come prepared and contribute thoughtfully to discussions. When participation is part of the course assessment, it is evaluated based on the quality of contributions rather than their quantity.

Students are not allowed to bring any materials into exams, except those explicitly authorized by the instructor. Unexcused absences from exams or failure to submit assigned cases will result in a grade of zero when calculating final averages. All exams must be submitted at the end of the examination period.

All questions or concerns regarding grading or course policies must follow the official procedures. No direct negotiation with instructors about grades or assessments is permitted. Be aware of the rules in Université Paris Dauphine about plagiarism and cheating during exams. All work turned in for this course must be your own work, or that of your own group. Working as part of a group implies that you are an active participant and fully contributed to the output produced by that group. Be aware of the rules in Université Paris Dauphine about plagiarism and cheating during exams. All work turned in for this course must be your own work, or that of your own group. Working as part of a group implies that you are an active participant and fully contributed to the output produced by that group.