Study Guide

Learning outcomes

Students knows:
- key management & leadership models and methods.
- the characteristics of modern management & leadership and the importance of the organization of the work community.
- the diverse field of responsibilities of managers and their own role in it.
- basics of labor law

Implementation and methods of teaching

Contact teaching as specified at the beginning of the course. Individual assignments related to contact teaching. Simulations performed in groups.

Timing and attendance

Time Edit

Learning material and recommended literature

At the beginning of the course, mainly digital material to be announced on the Moodle pages.

Alternative completion methods

Not available

Working life cooperation

None

Exam retakes

Individula tasks are done in Moodle, replacing simulations by individual tasks

Learning environment

Contact teaching, e-learning platform moodle.lab.fi, working alone and in groups

Student time use and work load

Total time spent about 135 hours, of which contact teaching accounts for about 40 hours, other voluntary work independently and / or in groups.

Contents

Manager as a profession, basics of personnel management, managerial communication, decision-making and labor legislation, as well as management tools. Material and learning tasks related to the topic. The adjacent sessions of the course combine lectures and exercises in small groups (simulations)

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

Completion of the course does not require previous business studies.

Assessment criteria

Assessment is influenced by the learning task (s), as well as other criteria to be announced separately at the beginning of the course.
The grade consists of a combination of these in a way that can be told separately in contact teaching (and on the online learning platform).

Assessment scale

1-5

Failed (0)

The student has not achieved the learning objectives.

Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)

The student knows how
- use individual professional concepts and demonstrate familiarity with the knowledge base in the field
- describe the starting points, needs and rationale for the action

Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)

The student knows how
- use key professional concepts consistently
- identify and justify the starting points, needs and rationale for the action.

Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)

The student knows how
- use professional concepts competently
- compare the different operational options, justifying them