Management (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Content scheduling

During the course, theme-specific introductions during webinar sessions, independent and study and group discussions will alternate. Additionally, personal learning assignments will be completed throughout the duration of the course.

Objective

Students understand the importance of management as a company’s key success factor. Students know the basic concepts of management and basic concepts reflecting the running of an organization. Students know different aspects of management and their contents. Students can evaluate their own abilities and willingness to managerial work.

Content

Development of management theories, basic concepts of management, different aspects of management, human resource management, leadership, organization, challenges of management in the future

Materials

Hyppänen, R. (2013). Esimiesosaaminen: Liiketoiminnan menestystekijä (3. uud. p.). Helsinki: Edita. (e-book)
Puusa, A., Reijonen, H., Juuti, P. & Laukkanen, T. (2014). Akatemiasta markkinapaikalle: Johtaminen ja markkinointi aikansa kuvina (Neljäs, uudistettu painos.). Helsinki: Talentum. (e-book)
Viitala, R. & Jylhä, E. (2019). Johtaminen: Keskeiset käsitteet, teoriat ja trendit. Helsinki: Edita.(e-book)

Teaching methods

The teaching and learning during the course will proceed by themes online-studies.

Flipped learning
Introduction webinar to the themes and learning assignments (recording available)
Independent study and theme-specific learning assignments
Group discussions and peer learning in webinars or online chat/discussion in learning environment


Guidance will be available during the course as follows:
Introductions to themes and learning assignments
Guidance of peer discussions
Personal feedback and the grade for the course is based on the competence shown in the final personal assignment and self-assessment.

A personal learning assignment that is processed throughout the duration of the course (theme assignments).
At the end of the course, personal feedback will be given on the personal learning assignment in connection with the assessment.

Exam schedules

The theme-specific learning assignments must be completed and returned during the course.
Peer discussions must be attended to in accordance with the course timetable.
The personal learning assignment is scheduled to be retuned on december 2021.
The retake of the personal portfolio is possible in January 2022.

Student workload

Theme-specific learning assignments, preparing for webinars/online discussion 4*16 h = 64 h
Interactive and collaborative webinars/online sessions and/or online discussion 5*4 h = 20 h
Completing the personal final assignment 52 h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

For the general assessment criteria of the competence generated by the Bachelor of Hospitality Management degree, please see the website of JAMK University of Applied Sciences (www.jamk.fi/english/forstudents/studyguide). The learning outcomes of a course will be assessed in accordance with its learning objectives on the basis of the skills and knowledge and general competences specified in The National and European Quality Management Systems (NQF/EQF, level 6).
5 (excellent): Students display comprehensive application of concepts in a critical and analytical manner through knowledge-based demonstration of skills vis-à-vis business and personnel management.
4 (very good): Students display nearly comprehensive application of understanding, showing analytical skills pertaining to implications of business and personnel management.
3 (good): Students demonstrate their understanding of the importance of business and personnel management as a company’s success factors by applying their conceptual-theoretical and theoretical knowledge.
2 (satisfactory): Students demonstrate the significance of management as a part of business applying the conceptual-theoretical approach.
1 (adequate): Students have a still fragmented and insufficient understanding of how to run an organisation and how important are human resources as factors affecting the company’s success. In required outputs the connection between core concepts of the topic and managerial thinking is illogical.

Qualifications

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Further information

The course assessment methods include:
Self-assessment of own competence
Assessment of competence, feedback and course grade based on a personal learning assignment.