Leading International Project Team (5 cr)

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- take into account the specifics and challenges of an international team when leading the team
- take into account and utilize the diversity of team members and their differences in behavior
- foster good team spirit to enable effective working
- lead a virtual team

Location and time

[This field is not used at Laurea.]

Materials

Learning material will be announced at the starting session.

Teaching methods

Teaching takes mainly place as face-to-face teaching on campus. Participation in the starting session is mandatory according to the degree regulations. There is also an obligation to attend visitor lectures and team outcome presentations. To enhance learning, it is also useful to participate in classroom teaching and guidance according to the schedule.
The evaluation will be based on team assignments. The language of instruction and performance is most of the time English.

After passing the course, the student is able to
- take into account the specifics and challenges of an international team when leading the team
- take into account and utilize the diversity of team members and their differences in behavior
- foster good team spirit to enable effective working
- lead a virtual team

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.”

International connections

The study unit is suitable for exchange students.

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 course contents contain such topics as intercultural competence, cultural diversity in teamwork, virtual teams and intercultural leadership. The tasks will be conducted in small groups. English is the main language of teaching but Finnish can be used aside.

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."

The quality of the study unit implementation has been assessed and the self-evaluation report is available.