Opinto-opas

Osaamistavoitteet

The student is able to
- analyse and develop their activity as a member of the work community and a manager
- apply labour legislation and collective agreements
- analyse the work community and promote well-being at work

Toteutustapa

Contact lesson, team work, assignments. Zoom for tutoring.No hybrid- lessons are organised, the lessons are not recorded.

Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus

Teachers will provide relevant materials. All required reading will be either distributed via Canvas, available freely on the internet, or available in Finna as ebooks. In addition, legislation is available in the Finlex-service; the exam will test knowledge and application of specifically indicated sections of e.g. labour legislation. Materials created by teachers (copyright holders) and only to be used for the purposes of this study unit.

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

- Recognition of Prior Learning
- Work-based Learning
Read more about both processes in Link.
If you are consider either option, please be in touch with teachers as soon as possible after enrollment.

Työelämäyhteistyö ja/tai TKI

Assignments require reflection on students' current or past work experience. Assignments and study unit content aim to develop students' understanding of requirements of current working life.

Toteutuksen tärkeät päivämäärät

Contact sessions are directly visible in Pakki and not repeated here.
According to the degree regulations (section 18): students must be present at the first contact session (which is 10.01.2024 12.30 - 15.00) or notify their teacher in charge if they cannot attend. If they fail to notify the teacher of their absence in the first contact session, their enrollment will be rejected.
After the first contact day no new students are accepted on the course.

Kansainvälisyys toteutuksella

The study unit is suitable for exchange students.

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

The workload is approximately 135 hours total.

Sisältö ja sen jaksotus

Topics to be covered on the study unit:
Understand the fundamental aspects of managing and leading organizations
Understand leadership as an influence process in organizations
Distinguish between leadership and management
Distinguish the trait, behavioral, and contingency theories of leadership
Introduction to management and leadership
Definition of Leadership and management
Interpersonal Effectiveness
Attributes of a Leader/ manager
Differences between management skills and leadership skills
Being a Leader, being a manager
Discuss some alternative views of leadership
Analyze the effects of self-managing teams on leadership

Lisätietoja opiskelijoille

Communication will be handled via Canvas workspace message boards. Private messages to teachers should be handled via email.

Tutoring:
Tutoring is available on beforehand set days and upon request. Personal discussion times should be pre-agreed with teacher.
Communication:
Zoom or Teams- application will be used for tutoring and general information sharing.
Canvas is used for formal information, material sharing and storing, returning assignments, etc.
If necessary, other means of communication will be agreed by the learning community commonly in the beginning of the study unit. Changes to preliminary program are possible, but the students will be notified if necessary

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet

In this study unit the assessing of the competences will be done by using the criteria set for requirement level I.

Hylätty (0)

Study unit is rejected if
- all given assignments are not completed
- assignments do not fulfill the criteria of Satisfactory (1-2), below.

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

To achieve grade 1 the student must be able to
- use essential professional concepts when explaining various work practices and situations
- search for information in different sources
- report their work
- work under guidance using the skills and methods learned
- receive guidance
- work as a member of a team
- plan the progress of his/her work and use of time under guidance
- work safely and in accordance with the professional code of conduct
- follow the provided instructions and rules
To achieve grade 2, all previous criteria are achieved, and in addition part of criteria of Good (3-4) are achieved.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

To achieve grade 3 student must be able to
- use professional concepts in a consistent manner when explaining various work practices and situations
- gather information and use his/her knowledge basis
- report in the agreed manner
- work using the skills and methods learned
- take part in guidance and utilise it
- engage in goal-oriented work in a team
- plan and manage the progress of his/her work and use of time
- detect safety-related risks
- justify his/her actions in accordance with the professional code of conduct
To achieve grade 4, all previous criteria are achieved, and in addition part of criteria of Excellent (5) are achieved.

Arviointikriteerit, kiitettävä (5)

To achieve grade 5 student must be able to
- use professional concepts extensively
- compare and choose relevant information
- report and communicate in a professional manner
- work independently, using the skills and methods learned
- anticipate his/her need for guidance
- promote the team’s work and team spirit
- manage his/her time appropriately, completing the agreed tasks at the required quality level
- work responsibly, applying the skills and methods learned
- plan and evaluate their work, taking safety and/or ethical aspects into consideration

Osaamistavoitteet

The student is able to
- analyse and develop their activity as a member of the work community and a manager
- apply labour legislation and collective agreements
- analyse the work community and promote well-being at work

Toteutustapa

Lectures
Teamwork
Reports
Powerpoint presentations

Aika ja paikka

Leppävaara campus

Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus

Bibliography:

Strategy/Management/Leadership/HRM

Robbins, Stephen P., Judge, Timothy A. 2016: Essentials of Organizational Behavior. Pearson, Harlow.
Robbins, Stephen P., Judge, Timothy A. 2010: Organizational Behavior. Pearson, Harlow
Lynch, Richard 2006: Corporate strategy. Prentice Hall, Harlow.

Well-being at Work:

Maylett, Tracy EdD & Wride, Matthew JD. 2017. The Employee Experience. How to Attract Talent, Retain Top Performers, and Drive Results. Wiley.
MacRae, Ian & Furnham, Adrian. 2017. Motivation and Performance. A guide to motivating a diverse workforce. Kogan Page Limited.

Internet:

Pentti Sydänmaanlakka: Self-Leadership
How Good Are You at Leading Yourself?
eBooks, articles searched for the literature study

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

Normal recognition of prior learning and demonstration of competence are applied.

Toteutuksen tärkeät päivämäärät

Presence during the first lecture, team presentations, and possible guest lecturers is compulsory.

Kansainvälisyys toteutuksella

This course is suitable for exchange students.

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet

BACHELOR'S DEGREE INITIAL STAGE STUDENTS

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

SATISFACTORY,
grade 1
Students are able to:
• Apply most important/individual and appropriate professional concepts, and indicate their familiarity with the knowledge base.
• Act safely, although activities are often schematic/ experimental/ fumbling/ self-involved.
• Comply with rules and instructions, and justify their activities using provided instructions.
• Act appropriately under guidance.
• Use acquired techniques and models.
• Take customers into account in their actions.
• Act as group members.
• Act in accordance with ethical principles.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

GOOD
grade 3
Students are able to:
• Apply professional concepts systematically.
• Apply occupational safety instructions in their activities.
• Justify, compare and analyse their activities using general guidelines.
• Able to cope independently in different tasks in each operating environment.
• Apply acquired techniques and models diversely.
• Act professionally in customer situations.
• Work in a group in line with objectives.
• Justify their activities in accordance with ethical principles..

Arviointikriteerit, kiitettävä (5)

EXCELLENT
grade 5
Students are able to:
• Apply professional concepts expertly.
• Comply with occupational safety instructions responsibly and independently.
• Justify activities using research knowledge.
• Work independently and take initiatives in line with objectives. Operations are often flexible, systematic, development-oriented, creative and active.
• Select the appropriate techniques and models for activities, and justify the choices.
• Act in customer-oriented ways and according to the situation.
• Promote group activities.
• Able to critically apply ethical principles in the subject field in one's conduct and tasks.

Osaamistavoitteet

The student is able to
- analyse and develop their activity as a member of the work community and a manager
- apply labour legislation and collective agreements
- analyse the work community and promote well-being at work

Toteutustapa

This study unit is a contact lesson study unit with one on-line meeting (ZOOM) scheduled. The students will have individual and group-work as assignments. The contact lessons are not recorded and no hybrid lessons are organised. PDF-material will be uploaded to Canvas available for students.

Aika ja paikka

The study unit will take place at Leppävaara Campus. The study unit start is 12.01.2023 12.30 - 15.00. See Pakki for study unit general schedule. Students are informed of any changes in implementation as soon as possible. Contact sessions are directly visible in Pakki and not repeated here.
Some of the contact lessons are compulsory for the students. A non-attendance will result into an extra assignment agreed with the lecturers.

Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus

Teachers will provide relevant materials. All required reading will be either distributed via Canvas, available freely on the internet, or available in Finna as eBooks or books. In addition, legislation is available in the Finlex-service; the exam will test knowledge and application of specifically indicated sections of e.g. labour legislation. Materials created by teachers (copyright holders) and are only to be used for the purposes of this study unit.

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

- Recognition of Prior Learning
- Work-based Learning
Read more about both processes in Link.
If you are to consider either option, please be in touch with teachers as soon as possible after enrollment.
Always start with a a competence analysis.
https://laureauas.sharepoint.com/sites/studentEn_planningstudies/SitePages/Recognition-of-Prior-Learning.aspx
https://laureauas.sharepoint.com/sites/studentEn_planningstudies/SitePages/Demonstration-of-competence.aspx

Työelämäyhteistyö ja/tai TKI

Assignments require reflection on students' current or past work experience. Assignments and study unit content aim to develop students' understanding of requirements of current working life.

Toteutuksen tärkeät päivämäärät

According to the degree regulations (section 18): students must be present at the first contact session (which is 12.01.2023 12.30 - 15.00) or notify the teacher in charge if they cannot attend. If they fail to notify the teacher of their absence in the first contact session, their enrollment will be rejected. After the first contact day no new students are accepted on the course.

Kansainvälisyys toteutuksella

The study unit is suitable for exchange students.

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

The workload is approximately 135 hours total.

Sisältö ja sen jaksotus

Topics to be covered on the study unit:
Understand the fundamental aspects of managing and leading organizations
Understand leadership as an influence process in organizations
Distinguish between leadership and management
Distinguish the trait, behavioral, and contingency theories of leadership
Introduction to management and leadership
Definition of Leadership and management
Interpersonal Effectiveness
Attributes of a Leader/ manager
Differences between management skills and leadership skills
Being a Leader, being a manager
Discuss some alternative views of leadership
Analyze the effects of self-managing teams on leadership

Lisätietoja opiskelijoille

Communication will be handled via Canvas workspace message boards. Private messages to teachers should be handled via email.

Tutoring:
Tutoring is available on beforehand set days and upon request. Personal discussion times should be pre-agreed with teacher.

Communication:
Zoom or Teams- application will be used for tutoring and general information sharing.
Canvas is used for formal information, material sharing and storing, returning assignments, etc.

If necessary, other means of communication will be agreed by the learning community commonly in the beginning of the study unit. Changes to preliminary program are possible, but the students will be notified if necessary

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet

In this study unit the assessing of the competences will be done by using the criteria set for requirement level I.
Within group-assignment students can get different gradeings due to disproportion of workload within an assignment.

Hylätty (0)

Study unit is rejected if
- all given assignments are not completed
- assignments do not fulfill the criteria of Satisfactory (1-2), below.

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

To achieve grade 1 the student must be able to
- use essential professional concepts when explaining various work practices and situations
- search for information in different sources
- report their work
- work under guidance using the skills and methods learned
- receive guidance
- work as a member of a team
- plan the progress of his/her work and use of time under guidance
- work safely and in accordance with the professional code of conduct
- follow the provided instructions and rules
To achieve grade 2, all previous criteria are achieved, and in addition part of criteria of Good (3-4) are achieved.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

To achieve grade 3 student must be able to
- use professional concepts in a consistent manner when explaining various work practices and situations
- gather information and use his/her knowledge basis
- report in the agreed manner
- work using the skills and methods learned
- take part in guidance and utilise it
- engage in goal-oriented work in a team
- plan and manage the progress of his/her work and use of time
- detect safety-related risks
- justify his/her actions in accordance with the professional code of conduct
To achieve grade 4, all previous criteria are achieved, and in addition part of criteria of Excellent (5) are achieved.

Arviointikriteerit, kiitettävä (5)

o achieve grade 5 student must be able to
- use professional concepts extensively
- compare and choose relevant information
- report and communicate in a professional manner
- work independently, using the skills and methods learned
- anticipate his/her need for guidance
- promote the team’s work and team spirit
- manage his/her time appropriately, completing the agreed tasks at the required quality level
- work responsibly, applying the skills and methods learned
- plan and evaluate their work, taking safety and/or ethical aspects into consideration

Osaamistavoitteet

The student is able to
- analyse and develop their activity as a member of the work community and a manager
- apply labour legislation and collective agreements
- analyse the work community and promote well-being at work

Toteutustapa

Lectures
Teamwork
Reports
Powerpoint presentations

Aika ja paikka

15.9.-24.11.2022 Leppävaara campus

Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus

Bibliography:

Strategy/Management/Leadership/HRM

Robbins, Stephen P., Judge, Timothy A. 2016: Essentials of Organizational Behavior. Pearson, Harlow.
Robbins, Stephen P., Judge, Timothy A. 2010: Organizational Behavior. Pearson, Harlow
Lynch, Richard 2006: Corporate strategy. Prentice Hall, Harlow.

Well-being at Work:

Maylett, Tracy EdD & Wride, Matthew JD. 2017. The Employee Experience. How to Attract Talent, Retain Top Performers, and Drive Results. Wiley.
MacRae, Ian & Furnham, Adrian. 2017. Motivation and Performance. A guide to motivating a diverse workforce. Kogan Page Limited.

Internet:

Pentti Sydänmaanlakka: Self-Leadership
How Good Are You at Leading Yourself?
eBooks, articles searched for the literature study

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

Normal recognition of prior learning and demonstration of competence are applied.

Toteutuksen tärkeät päivämäärät

Week 37 Introduction, team building
Week 42 and 43 Literature study, ppt presentations
Week 46 and 47 Project report presentations

Changes in above schedule possible.
Presence during the first lecture and team presentations is compulsory.

Kansainvälisyys toteutuksella

This course is suitable for exchange students.

Sisältö ja sen jaksotus

Week 37 Course introduction, team forming
Week 38 Well-being at work
Week 39 Motivation and Rewards
Week 40 Strategy in Management and Leadership context
Week 41 Human Resource Management, Organizational structure
Week 42 Literature study, ppt presentations
Week 43 Literature study, ppt presentations
Week 44 Management and Leadership, theory and Practice
Week 45 Self-leadership
Week 46 Project report presentations
Week 47 Project report presentation

Changes in above schedule possible.

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet

BACHELOR'S DEGREE INITIAL STAGE STUDENTS

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

SATISFACTORY,
grade 1
Students are able to:
• Apply most important/individual and appropriate professional concepts, and indicate their familiarity with the knowledge base.
• Act safely, although activities are often schematic/ experimental/ fumbling/ self-involved.
• Comply with rules and instructions, and justify their activities using provided instructions.
• Act appropriately under guidance.
• Use acquired techniques and models.
• Take customers into account in their actions.
• Act as group members.
• Act in accordance with ethical principles.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

GOOD
grade 3
Students are able to:
• Apply professional concepts systematically.
• Apply occupational safety instructions in their activities.
• Justify, compare and analyse their activities using general guidelines.
• Able to cope independently in different tasks in each operating environment.
• Apply acquired techniques and models diversely.
• Act professionally in customer situations.
• Work in a group in line with objectives.
• Justify their activities in accordance with ethical principles..

Arviointikriteerit, kiitettävä (5)

EXCELLENT
grade 5
Students are able to:
• Apply professional concepts expertly.
• Comply with occupational safety instructions responsibly and independently.
• Justify activities using research knowledge.
• Work independently and take initiatives in line with objectives. Operations are often flexible, systematic, development-oriented, creative and active.
• Select the appropriate techniques and models for activities, and justify the choices.
• Act in customer-oriented ways and according to the situation.
• Promote group activities.
• Able to critically apply ethical principles in the subject field in one's conduct and tasks.

Osaamistavoitteet

The student is able to
- analyse and develop their activity as a member of the work community and a manager
- apply labour legislation and collective agreements
- analyse the work community and promote well-being at work

Toteutustapa

This is an online course in Canvas, i.e. there are no contact lessons during the course.
There are six learning themes in the course with various assignments.

Aika ja paikka

Online in Canvas 1.3-17.5.2022

Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus

Various material, literature, videos, all online.

Toteutuksen tärkeät päivämäärät

1.3.2022 The course starts. Please introduce yourself in theme Orientation to confirm that you will continue on the course.
17.5.2022 Dl of the last theme Employment law (and other unreturned reports of previous themes).
There are two retake dates, 24.5.2022 and 31.5.2022. You can submit late papers to the right return boxes until and on those dates at the latest. After the second retake date no new assignments will be evaluated.

Kansainvälisyys toteutuksella

This course is suitable for exchange students.

Sisältö ja sen jaksotus

Deadlines of assignments in various themes.
Orientation - 8.3.2022
Management and Leadership - recommended DL 22.3.2022.
Managerial Work - recommended DL 5.4.2022.
Self-leadership - recommended DL 19.4.2022.
Human Resources Management - recommended DL 3.5.2022.
Employment Law and all unreturned reports from previous themes - DL 17.5.2022.

There are two retakes, 24.5.2022 and 31.5.2022. You can submit late papers to the right return boxes until and on those dates at the latest. After the second retake date no new assignments will be evaluated.

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet

BACHELOR'S DEGREE INITIAL STAGE STUDENTS
EXCELLENT
grade 5
Students are able to:
• Apply professional concepts expertly.
• Comply with occupational safety instructions responsibly and independently.
• Justify activities using research knowledge.
• Work independently and take initiatives in line with objectives. Operations are often flexible, systematic, development-oriented, creative and active.
• Select the appropriate techniques and models for activities, and justify the choices.
• Act in customer-oriented ways and according to the situation.
• Promote group activities.
• Able to critically apply ethical principles in the subject field in one's conduct and tasks.
GOOD
grade 3
Students are able to:
• Apply professional concepts systematically.
• Apply occupational safety instructions in their activities.
• Justify, compare and analyse their activities using general guidelines.
• Able to cope independently in different tasks in each operating environment.
• Apply acquired techniques and models diversely.
• Act professionally in customer situations.
• Work in a group in line with objectives.
• Justify their activities in accordance with ethical principles..
SATISFACTORY,
grade 1
Students are able to:
• Apply most important/individual and appropriate professional concepts, and indicate their familiarity with the knowledge base.
• Act safely, although activities are often schematic/ experimental/ fumbling/ self-involved.
• Comply with rules and instructions, and justify their activities using provided instructions.
• Act appropriately under guidance.
• Use acquired techniques and models.
• Take customers into account in their actions.
• Act as group members.
• Act in accordance with ethical principles.