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.
- how to build self-management and resilience

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

Individual 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

Managerial work as a profession, Manager's and director's job descriptions and roles. Basics of decision-making and management tools. Principles of self-management, proactivity, goal orientation and prioritization skills. Material and learning tasks related to the subject area. The close sessions of the course combine lectures and small group exercises (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 tasks, 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 to
- 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 to
- 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 to
- use professional concepts competently
- compare the different operational options, justifying them