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Leadership and Change Management (5 cr)

Code: MS00BP49-3004

General information


Enrollment
01.05.2021 - 31.07.2021
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
01.08.2021 - 31.12.2021
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Teaching languages
English
Seats
15 - 30
Degree programmes
Master of Business Administration, Business Management
Teachers
Keijo Varis
Teacher in charge
Keijo Varis
Course
MS00BP49

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Leadership and Change Management

Content

-Management and leadership
-Leadership theories
-Substitutes of leadership
-Ethical leadership
-Thomas International Test
-How to lead in practice individuals and teams
-Key change management theories
-Own development needs as a leader

Further information

keijo.varis@turkuamk.fi

Further information

keijo.varis@turkuamk.fi

Objective

After completing the course, the student:
-understands the difference between management and leadership
-knows the key theories of leadership and can implement this knowledge in his/her work as a leader
-understands individual differences and is able to take this into account when leading people
-knows when leadership is not needed
-can lead individuals and teams effectively and ethically
-knows the key change management theories and models and can implement them in practice as a change manager and leader
-is able to lead himself/herself
-knows his/her own development needs as a leader and has made the plan how to develop himself/herself as a leader

Evaluation methods and criteria

Evaluation:
The grading of the course is 1-5 and is based on the grades of all home assignments:
- All home assignments must be approved (minimum grade is 1)
- More information of the grading can be found from the execution plan in ITSLEARNING -system.

Exam schedules

No tests; two to three (2-3) written group and/or individual home assignments. Read information from ITSLEARNING-system.

Completion alternatives

No tests; two to three (2-3) written group and individual home assignments. Read information from ITSLEARNING -system.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Student workload

No tests; two to three (2-3) written group and individual home assignments. Read information from ITSLEARNING -system.

Teaching methods

Multi-Form (lectures, videos, individual and group assignments)

Materials

This course is based on the following materials:
* Free Surveys, like Thomas International Self Assessment
* Text book: Leadership in Organizations (Gary Yukl)(4 th or newer edition) eBook at Turku University of Applied Sciences Library
* Materials (Copies of Articles) delivered by teacher during the contact days
* Materials in ITSLEARNING -system:
- Lectures of Keijo Varis, etc.
- Videos
- Copies of Articles and Book Chapters

International connections

Multi-Form (lectures, videos, individual and group assignments)

Content scheduling

This course is intended primarily for students in the MBA in Business Management (Group YBINBK21) and secondarily for others if there are enough places available.

The detailed execution plan of the course can be found in ITSLEARNING -system.

The contact teaching days:
1 st day: On Thursday 9.9.2021, between 9-16.00, is ZOOM -online Meeting. The link to the meeting is here:
https://turkuamk.zoom.us/j/61040502755
2 nd day: On Thursday 11.11.2021, between 9-12.00, in the classroom ICT_C1027_Lambda,
13.00-16.00 in ICT_B1026_Gamma, if
the Covid19 situation allows this.

If the Covid19 situation does not allow us to arrange contact teaching in classrooms, we will arrange ZOOM-online teaching. Please check classrooms from calender before comming!!

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