Management (5 cr)
Code: MT00CI57-3001
General information
Timing
17.03.2025 - 19.05.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Face-to-face
Unit
School of Business
Campus
Main Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
20 - 45
Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in Tourism Management
Teachers
- Liinamaaria Hakola
Groups
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MTM24S1Bachelor's Degree Programme in Tourism Management
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ZJAMTM24S1Avoin AMK, marata, AMK-väylät, Tourism Management
Objective
The purpose of the course is that after completing this course, you will have comprehensive understanding of leadership and management. The purpose is to provoke interest towards leadership and management studies and leadership work.
Course competences
Learning to learn, Tourism Business
Learning objectives
You understand the significance of leadership and management. You are familiar with the basic concepts describing leadership and management and the operation of an organisation. You are familiar with theories of leadership and contemporary leadership trends. You recognise your capabilities and motivation for leadership work. You take responsibility for your own working. You recognise the principles of teamworking.
Content
Development of management theories
Basic concepts of leadership and management
Management aspects and perspectives
Managing organisations and culture
Contemporary trends of leadership and management
Own leadership capabilities and motivation
Teamworking skills
Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus
Buchanan, D.A. & Huczynski, A. 2019. Organizational behaviour. Harlow, England: Pearson.
Mullins, L. & Christy, G. 2016. Management & organisational behaviour. Pearson. Eleventh edition.
Teaching methods
The course has four themes and related to these themes there will be three tasks/assignments and the final assignment. Learning is supported by introductory lectures, theme-specific study materials and theme discussions in small groups.
Participation to lectures, individual assignments and final assignment have to be carried out to accomplish the course.
Employer connections
The theme-specific learning assignments must be completed and returned during the course.
Group discussions must be attended to in accordance with the course timetable.
The personal final assignment is scheduled to be returned in May 2025, exact date will be announced at the beginning of the course..
The retake of the final assignment is possible in June 2025.
A more detailed schedule will be announced at the beginning of the spring term.
Vaihtoehtoiset suoritustavat
Accreditation (replacement and inclusion)
Recognition of prior learning and experience acquired in other ways
Studification
More detailed instructions can be found from the Degree Regulations and the Study Guide
Student workload
Lectures and in-class group discussions 30 h
Independent study, learning tasks/assignments 52 h
Group work 25 h
Personal Final assignments 28 h
135 h in total
Content scheduling
During the course, theme-specific introductory lectures during classroom sessions, independent study and group discussion and group work will alternate. Final assignment will be completed at the end of the course.
Further information
The course assessment methods include:
Self-assessment of own competence
Assessment of competence, feedback and course grade based on the personal final learning assignment.
Evaluation scale
0-5
Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)
1 (Sufficient)
You understand the significance of leadership and management. You are familiar with the basic concepts describing leadership and management and the operation of an organisation. You are familiar with theories of leadership and contemporary leadership trends. You recognise your capabilities and motivation for leadership work. You take responsibility for your own working. You recognise the principles of teamworking.
2 (Satisfactory)
You are able to explain the significance of leadership and management to organisations. You are able to utilise the basic concepts describing leadership and management and the operation of an organisation. You understand theories of leadership and contemporary leadership trends. You understand your capabilities and motivation for leadership work. You are able to work in a team in a collaborative and goal-oriented way.
Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)
3 (Good)
You are able to utilise the basic concepts describing leadership and management and the operation of an organisation. You are able to apply theories of leadership and contemporary leadership trends in the assessment of your own management capabilities. You take responsibility for the team’s activities and you know how to organise the team's goal-oriented activities.
4 (Very good)
You are able to analyse the basic concepts describing leadership and management and the operation of an organisation and identify connections between them. You are able to analyse theories of leadership and contemporary leadership trends in the assessment of your own management capabilities. You are able to organise the team’s activities and take responsibility for it.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
5 (Excellent)
You are able to assess the significance of leadership and management for the success of organisations. You are able to question the basic concepts describing leadership and management and the operation of an organisation. You are able to critically analyse your capabilities and motivation for leadership work. You act in a responsible and committed manner in your team. You develop and direct your own actions and those of your team.