Leadership and managementLaajuus (5 cr)
Code: LT00EB06
Credits
5 op
Teaching language
- Finnish
- English
Objective
You can see the link between strategic management and the organization’s business strategy and leadership.
You can apply different methods of managing and assessing individual and group performance in your supervisory work.
You can identify tasks related to the role of a manager and assess and develop your own skills in managerial work
Content
What are the issues involved in defining strategic goals, policies and action plans?
How are processes and their effectiveness measured?
How does leadership affect the success of an organisation?
What requirements does leadership set to professional competence?
How can the work of a leader and the employees be combined with the goals of the business by using different leadership methods?
Materials
Management and workplace skills 5 ECTS credits
Enrollment
06.11.2023 - 17.11.2023
Timing
15.01.2024 - 10.03.2024
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
5 op
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Unit
Liiketalouden koulutusyksikkö
Campus
Ecampus
Teaching languages
- English
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 60
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Wellbeing Management
Teachers
- Heli Bergström
Teacher in charge
Heli Bergström
Groups
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WMMI21SPWellbeing management, full-time studies
Objective
You can see the link between strategic management and the organization’s business strategy and leadership.
You can apply different methods of managing and assessing individual and group performance in your supervisory work.
You can identify tasks related to the role of a manager and assess and develop your own skills in managerial work
Content
What are the issues involved in defining strategic goals, policies and action plans?
How are processes and their effectiveness measured?
How does leadership affect the success of an organisation?
What requirements does leadership set to professional competence?
How can the work of a leader and the employees be combined with the goals of the business by using different leadership methods?
Materials
Materials and tasks in Learn. Recommended books: Varney, S. 2021. Leadership in complexity and change – for a world in constant motion. DeGruyter. and Ashdown, L. 2018. Performance management. Kogan Page.
Teaching methods
To be agreed with the teacher.
Employer connections
Working life cases. The final assignment of the course is done for your own organization.
Exam schedules
There is no exam in the course. The grade is based on the assessed assignments, the return times of which are as follows: Online discussion task, return no later than January 29th, 2024 at 9:00 p.m. Final assignment, return no later than March 10th, 2024 at 9:00 p.m. During the study period, we respect the schedules.
International connections
All the materials will be in English.
Student workload
5 credits = 133 h of student work. The workload consists of watching videos, reading texts, online discussions and doing assignments.
Content scheduling
The study course has no meetings, the study course is completely virtual. Check Learn for instructions on completing the course.
Further information
Additional information: heli.bergstrom@xamk.fi
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment methods and criteria
Online discussion assignment 30 % of the course grade. Final assignment 70 % of the course grade.