Study Guide

Learning outcomes

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

Teaching methods

Lectures
Teamwork
Reports
Powerpoint presentations

Location and time

10.9.-26.11.2021 Leppävaara campus

Learning materials and recommended literature

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

Alternative completion methods of implementation

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

Co-operation with working life and/or RDI

Case company project

Important dates

Week 36 Introduction, team building
Week 40 Literature study presentations
Week 41 Literature study presentations
Week 46 Project report presentations
Week 47 Project report presentations

Changes in above schedule possible.

Forms of internationality

This course is suitable for exchange students.

Content and scheduling

Week 36 Course introduction, team forming
Week 37 Strategy in Management and Leadership context
Week 38 Human Resource Management, Organizational structure,
instructions for literature study
Week 39 Literature study, independent teamwork, no class
Week 40 Literature study presentations
Week 41 Literature study presentations
Week 42 Management and Leadership, theory and practice
Week 43 Management and Leadership, Self-leadership,
Instructions/discussion of project report
Week 44 Project report, independent team work, no class
Week 45 Project report, independent team work, no class
Week 46 Project report presentations
Week 47 Project report presentations

Changes in above schedule possible.

Grading scale

H-5

Evaluation methods and criteria

BACHELOR'S DEGREE INITIAL STAGE STUDENTS

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (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.

Evaluation criteria, good (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..

Evaluation criteria, excellent (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.