Resilient organization (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Content scheduling

Avoin amk 15 sisältyy max-määrään

Objective

Purpose of the course
The purpose of the course is to learn to understand what organizational resilience means and how it is possible to developed.

Course competencies
Organisational and financial management competence
Ethical competence
Internationalisation and communications competence
Learning and information management competence
Entrepreneurship, innovation and work community competence

Course learning objectives
You are able to evaluate and analyze the resilience of organization by applying essential theoretical knowledge. You present development methods suitable for the organization. You utilize international research articles in the development assignment. You define key concepts related to subject-specific expertise in relation to each other. You evaluate the development of your own skills in a critical, holistic and diverse way. You report convincingly, presenting a clear logically advancing whole. You demonstrate reflection in your discussion. You write an argumentative and error-free formal style. You will participate in a webinar sharing your learning.

Content

Resilience as a phenomenon of organization and management: individual, group, team and organizational level definitions
Theoretical basis of resilience research and its development
Resilience processes and dynamics
Developing resilience

Location and time

Webinars, the more detailed schedules will be in Moodle.

Materials

Powley, E. H., Caza, B.B. & Caza, A. (Eds.) 2020. Research Handbook on Organizational Resilience. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing.

Seville, E. 2017. Resilient organizations: How to survive, thrive and create opportunities through crisis and change. London, United Kingdom: Kogan Page Limited.

Kokkinen, L. (toim.) 2020. Hyvinvointia työstä 2030-luvulla. Skenaarioita suomalaisen työelämän kehityksestä. Työterveyslaitos. Tampere: PunaMusta Oy.

Scientific articles related to the topic.

Teaching methods

Online teaching
Exercises
Small group work
Individual work

Completion alternatives

Orientation task (S)
Concept map (S)
Development task (S)
Webinars
Online lectures

Student workload

Orientation task (15 h)
Concept map (30 h)
Development task (80 h)
Webinars (6 h)
Online lectures (4 h)

A total of 135 h

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass (S)
You are able to evaluate and analyze the resilience of organization by applying essential theoretical knowledge. You present development methods suitable for the organization. You utilize international research articles in the development assignment. You define key concepts related to subject-specific expertise in relation to each other. You evaluate the development of your own skills in a critical, holistic and diverse way. You report convincingly, presenting a clear logically advancing whole. You demonstrate reflection in your discussion. You write an argumentative and error-free formal style. You will participate in a webinar sharing your learning.

Fail (0)
You do not meet the criteria for acceptable competence.

Qualifications

Bachelor degree, Leadership Dynamics