Leadership and Management (5 cr)

Learning outcomes

The student is able to:
- analyse and develop his/her activity as a member of the work community and a manager
- apply labour legislation and collective agreements
- analyse the work community and promote wellbeing at work

Location and time

In Leppävaara according to the schedule. See Pakki for the schedule.

Materials

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. Materials created by teachers (copyright holders) and only to be used for the purposes of this study unit.

Employer connections

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.

Exam schedules

Contact sessions are directly visible in Pakki and not repeated here.
According to the degree regulations (section 18): students must be present in the first contact session (which is 22.1.2020) 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.

International connections

The study unit is suitable for exchange students.

Completion alternatives

- 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.

Student workload

The workload is approximately 135 hours total.

Content scheduling

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

Evaluation scale

H-5

Further information

Communication will be handled via Canvas workspace message boards. Private messages to teachers should be handled via email. Tutoring is available upon request.