Societal influencing and leadership (5 cr)

Objective

You are able to present the activities of the organisation you represent extensively.
You are able to describe local and national influence activities and decision-making.
You act according to the goals of the organization you represent.
You are able to evaluate and develop the organisation's operations in a goal-oriented manner.
You are able to describe different management styles and identify your strengths and development targets as a leader.
You know how to work constructively even in demanding tasks.
You are able to plan and implement operations effectively.
You are able to carry out influencing work goal-orientedly.
You manage meeting practices well and know how to produce meeting documents.
You are able to report on your own operations and the organisation's operations.

Content

What are the pathways for influencing the student movement nationwide, what about internationally?
How to lead and motivate volunteers?
What's good leadership like?
What's it like to be a fore-manager?
How to plan sustainable and goal-oriented influencing activities in student movement?

Course material

The study materials can be found on Learn.

Study forms and methods

Independently conducted online study module, which includes creating a portfolio of one's own student-active career. Your position of trust may be, for example, chairing the student union's Board or acting on the board or chairing a national student organization. In your position of trust, you are responsible for the organization's administration, organization of activities, development of operations and the management of people.

RDI and work-related cooperation

No RDI and cooperation with working life.

Timing of exams and assignments

Portfolio submission on the Learn platform is ongoing. Evaluation will be completed by the end of the next month.

International cooperation

-

Student workload

The time spent on the student's active career as well as the time spent creating the portfolio.

Course part description

Competence objectives:
You are able to present the activities of the organisation you represent extensively.
You are able to describe local and national influence activities and decision-making.
You act according to the goals of the organization you represent. What's good leadership like?
You are able to evaluate and develop the organisation's operations in a goal-oriented manner.
You are able to describe different management styles and identify your strengths and development targets as a leader.
You know how to work constructively even in demanding tasks.
You are able to plan and implement operations effectively.
You are able to carry out influencing work goal-orientedly.
You manage meeting practices well and know how to produce meeting documents.
You are able to report on your own operations and the organisation's operations.

Content:
What are the pathways for influencing the student movement nationwide, what about internationally?
How to lead and motivate volunteers?
What's it like to be a fore-manager?
How to plan sustainable and goal-oriented influencing activities in student movement?

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

Assessment methods and criteria

The portfolio will be evaluated on approved/failed scale (to be supplemented).