Team Leadership and Team Work (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Content scheduling

The course will take place from August to October 2025. The course includes 4 webinars and 1 in-person sessions. There will be independent online study.

The submission dates for the learning assignments are aligned with the themes of the sessions, ensuring that the teaching related to the assignment topic is conducted before the assignment submission dates. A more detailed schedule and breakdown of the course contents will be available on Moodle in September 2025

Objective

After completing the course, you know the principles and different areas of first-line management and understand their significance in fulfilling the basic mission and leading the customer process. You master the basic legislation related to management. You know theories and approaches related to management and leadership. You understand the significance of self-management in competence development, occupational well-being and the fulfilment of the basic mission. You master the principles of teamwork and the central tasks of a team leader. You understand the utilisation of multi-professional cooperation and competence in teamwork.

Content

Basics of first-line management
Management theories, managerial psychology and different approaches to leadership
Different areas of first-line management
Legislation governing first-line management in social services
Occupational well-being and sustainable development
Tasks of a team leader, teamwork and self-management

Location and time

The course will take place in august-october 2025

Materials

Juuti, P. & Vuorela, A. 2015. Johtaminen ja työyhteisön hyvinvointi. Jyväskylä: PS-kustannus
Hiila, I; Tukianen, M & Hakola, I.2019 Tiimiäly. Opas muuttuvaan työelämään. Tuumakustannus.
Parrila, S & Fonsen, E (toim.).2016. Varhaiskasvatuksen pedagoginen johtajuus. Käsikirja käytännön työhön.
Pietiläinen, V & Syväjärvi, A (toim.). 2019. Johtamisen psykologia. PS-kustannus 2., uudistettu painos
Reikko, K., Salonen, K. & Uusitalo, I. (2010) Puun ja kuoren välissä. Lähijohtajuus sosiaali- ja terveysalalla. Tampere: Yliopistopaino.

Teaching methods

4 webinars. A working camera, headphones and microphone are required to participate in webinars.
1 live webinars at the campus.
Individual assignment
Group assignment
Independent study of literature and materials.

If you use AI in your assignments, please include a verbal description of how, to what extent and where you have used it.

Employer connections

Group assigment includes nterview with team leader or responsible supervisor

Exam schedules

Thehe is no exam.

The course includes group work and individual assignments, the due dates of which can be found in Moodle.

International connections

International sources or studies have been utilized as references for teachers' lecture materials, supporting Finnish sources and studies.

Completion alternatives

You can apply for admission on the basis of previous equivalent higher education studies (content/objectives/extent), or previous work experience of at least one year (12 months) as an administrative manager. Discuss your competences with your tutor and, if necessary, submit an eApplication form at least two weeks before the start of the course.

Student workload

135h is distributed as follows:
Contact teaching 16h, of which 14h on campus.
Learning tasks, individual and group, total 65h
e-learning on the psychology of management 30h
independent study 24h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Adequate (1)
You know some principles of first-line management and can name different management theories. You recognise some legislation related to first-line management. You are able to name some tasks of the team leader and recognise the basics of teamwork. In written assignments, you describe the phenomena of the subject matter without substantiating them and use little source material.

Satisfactory (2)
You know some principles of first-line management and can name different management theories. You master some legislation related to first-line management and different areas of first-line management. You are able to name some tasks of the team leader as well as recognise the basics of teamwork and the significance of multi-professionalism in teamwork. In written assignments, you describe the phenomena of the subject matter using little source material.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3)
You know and master the principles of first-line management and different management theories. You understand legislation related to first-line management and can apply it in practice. You know the different areas of first-line management. You are able to name some tasks of the team leader, recognise the basics of teamwork and understand the significance of self-management. You understand the significance of multi-professionalism and varied competences in teamwork. In written assignments, you describe the phenomena of the subject matter using source material.

Very good (4)
You know and master the principles of first-line management and different management theories. You understand legislation related to first-line management and can apply it in practice. You master the different areas of first-line management. You know the tasks of the team leader and recognise the basics of teamwork and the significance of self-management. You understand the significance of multi-professionalism and varied competences in teamwork. In written assignments, you exhibit original thought in describing the phenomena of the subject matter and use versatile source material.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5)
You know and master the principles of first-line management and different management theories. You understand legislation related to first-line management and can apply it in practice. You master the different areas of first-line management. You know the tasks of the team leader and recognise the basics of teamwork and the significance of self-management. You understand the significance of multi-professionalism and varied competences in teamwork and its management. In written assignments, you exhibit original and critical thought in describing the phenomena of the subject matter and use versatile source material.

Qualifications

In vocational studies, the student has gained an understanding of client work and teamwork in social and health care services.

Further information

The course grade consists of a group work grade and an individual assignment grade of 50%-50%.
The group work includes a reflection of the whole group
work of the whole group.