Leadership Today (5 cr)

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- describe different leadership phenomena and trends and reflect them in practical management work
- use the principles of a coaching approach to leadership
- take diversity into account in the workplace

Materials

The study material will be announced at the beginning of the course.

Teaching methods

The course is carried out online and does not require coming to campus. The course has online scheduled teaching, and the materials will be saved in reading format. It is compulsory to attend at least the starting session.

Evaluation is mainly based on writing an academic, referenced article in English or in Finnish, as the student chooses. In addition, there can be other ways of demonstrating competence, such as an exam, a presentation or an assignment alone/in a group. English is the main teaching language.

Exam schedules

According to the degree regulations (section 18) “students must be present in the first contact session 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. Another student in the queue may be enrolled in the study unit in the place of the absent student.”

Completion alternatives

All students are entitled to demonstrate their competence. The recognition and accreditation of prior competence is initiated by the students themselves. The competence is recognised and accredited by the teacher responsible for the studies or another person designated to the position. The assessment is carried out according to the same assessment criteria and, as a rule, same grading scale as that adopted for the corresponding study unit or module. The student is entitled to apply for accreditation of prior competence regardless of where, how and when the competence has been acquired. The student may also seek accreditation of competence to be acquired on the job as part of their degree (work-based learning). ... The student is responsible for demonstrating and verifying their competence and for providing sufficient information.

Content scheduling

The core content is leadership with its many manifestations and drivers effecting on it, like VUCA, digitalization, globalization and sustainability. Assessment will be based on the quality of academic articles written in pairs. Learning is supported by 2 online lectures and 2 online writing clinics. The working-life partner on this course is MPS Oy. As a partner, they will distribute some of the articles in their channels.
After completing the study, the student can
- describe leadership phenomena, isms and trends and reflect them in practical leadership work
- utilize the principles of the coaching leadership approach
- take diversity into account in the work community.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Further information

The study unit corresponds to the requirements of Bachelor's level education.

According to the degree regulations (section 18) "students must be present for the first contact teaching session, or they must notify the responsible teacher of their absence to confirm they intend to participate in studies, Alternatively, the teacher can specify a different manner for the student to confirm that they intend to participate in the studies. The completion of these measures can be required within a week of the studies having begun. The application of the aforementioned approach requires that the teacher notifies the students accepted to the study unit of the practice and that the practice is specifically mentioned in the study unit’s implementation plan.

If the student has a justified reason for not attending the first contact teaching session or for not notifying the teacher of their intention to be involved in studies in the manner required by the teacher, the student must contact the responsible teacher to agree on participation in the studies. Their registration for the study unit will be rejected, of the student does not notify the teacher of being absent from the first contact teaching session or the reason for their absence cannot be considered justified, Another student who is in line for the study unit can be selected in their place."