COURSE NUMBER: MBA 299H.1* Cross-listed with Public Health 

COURSE TITLE: STRATEGIC MANAGMENT AND THE ORGANIZATIN OF HEALTH SERVICES

UNITS OF CREDIT: 3

INSTRUCTOR: Stephen Shortell and Jeff Oxendine

E-MAIL ADDRESS: shortell@berkeley.edu, oxendine@berkeley.edu

CLASS WEB PAGE LOCATION (HTTP URL): Course description on Courseweb: http://courseweb.berkeley.edu/courseweb/pub/courses/2006/SP/PB+HLTH/223C/001

MEETING DAY(S)/TIME: Fridays 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

PREREQUISITE(S): Intro to Health Services System Class ( Raube ) or equivalent or consent of instructor

CLASS FORMAT: Lectures, Cases, Group Strategic Plan Project

REQUIRED READINGS: Textbook plus a Reader

BASIS FOR FINAL GRADE (midterm, final, paper(s), project(s), class participation, or a mixture): Mixture - 20% is class particpation

ABSTRACT OF COURSE'S CONTENT AND OBJECTIVES: To improve student's strategic thinking and analytic skills in order to position health care organizations and biotech, pharmaceutical companies for success

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: see School of Public Health Web site