Strateginen ajattelu ja johtaminen (5op)

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Sisällön jaksotus

This course is meant mainly for YBINBK26 part time students (25-30 students), but YBINBK26F, i.e. full-time students, also participate in the same contact teaching days (max=10 pcs.).

The course consists of an STQ test, two (2) contact teaching days, and home assignments which will be submitted into the ITSLEANING System according to the given timetable in ITSLEARNING. There are 2-3 home assignments, which will be done in 4-6 person groups. These groups will be selected randomly during the first contact teaching day.
Contact teaching days are:

1. Friday 30.1.2026 between 9-16 o´clock in Turku, in the classroom ????
2. Friday 6.3.2026, between 9-16 o´clock in Turku, in the classroom ????

To successfully complete the course, students must attend at least one contact teaching day. If you are absent from a contact teaching day, please notify the teacher by email before the contact teaching day, as this will affect the formation of groups and the completion of group work.

Learning purposes and outcomes:
After the successful execution of this course, students will have good basic and general knowledge and overview of
- strategic planning process and tools + how to choose and use these tools in each situation
(strategies and the use of strategy tools depend on the external and internal environment of any organization)
- what is strategic thinking and where/how it is needed
- what kind of challenges does the execution of the chosen strategy include and how organizations/managers/leaders can try to overcome these challenges and obstacles and ensure the successful execution of a strategy
The execution of the course will be opened in ITSLEARNING 1-2 weeks before the first contact teaching day. All home assignments and course materials will be found in ITSLEARNING.

Tavoitteet

Opintojakson suoritettuaan opiskelija:
-ymmärtää, mikä on strategia ja osaa suunnitella sellaisen omalle organisaatiolleen
-ymmärtää, mitä on strateginen ajattelu, missä sellaista tarvitaan ja on kehittänyt omia strategisen ajattelun taitojaan
-osaa johtaa strategisen suunnittelun prosesseja eri organisaatiotasoilla
-pystyy valitsemaan sopivan strategisen suunnittelun työkalun eri tarkoituksiin ja käyttää niitä soveltuvalla tavalla
-tunnistaa merkittävimmät esteet strategian käyttöönotossa ja osaa luoda suunnitelman, jolla esteet voitetaan ja johtaa viisaasti ja tehokkaasti valittua strategiaa

Sisältö

-Mitä on strateginen johtaminen
-Mitä on strateginen ajattelu
-Strategisen johtamisen prosessit ja suunnittelun työkalut
-Kuinka valita viisaasti menestyksellinen strategia
-Kuinka viisaasti ja tehokkaasti viedä käytäntöön valittu strategia

Oppimateriaalit

All in ITSLEARNING, but "reference books" must either be borrowed from libraries or bought some where. The role of books are just like references or handbooks and students does not need to read them through, but they can help students to complete the given home assignments

Opetusmenetelmät

Multi-learning method (Innopeda): Contact teaching days + home assignments in groups + reverse-learning from cases.

In this course, the use of artificial intelligence is prohibited for producing the content of learning tasks, but artificial intelligence may be used to check the language of learning tasks.

Tenttien ajankohdat ja uusintamahdollisuudet

No tests. 2-3 home assignments in groups.
In other respects, we comply with the degree regulations.

Pedagogiset toimintatavat ja kestävä kehitys

Multi-learning method (Innopeda): Contact teaching days + home assignments in groups + reverse-learning from cases

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

No other ways to complete the course.

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

1) Background survey, which all students must fill out and submit as a file into the ITSLEARNING system by 27.1.2026.
2) Individual STQ-test on the internet. Instructions in ITSLEARNING. Its report must be ´submitted as a file into ITSLEARNING by 28.1.2026.
3) 2-3 large home assignments in 4-6 member groups: the results of these group works must be submitted as files into the ITSLEARNING system according to the timetable later mentioned in the ITSLEARNING system.

Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet

The rating scale is 0-5, where 5= commendable, 3-4= good and 1-2= satisfactory. Zero (0) is rejected. The subject of the evaluation is the content and quality of the learning tasks performed in groups. The final grade is made up of the average of the grades of the group assignments. You also get points from the STQ test, which affects the final grade. The grading table for grades is described in ITSLEARNING and is reviewed at the beginning of the study period.

Hylätty (0)

The student has not returned the learning tasks within the given deadline, and/or their content does not correspond to the description of the learning task, or is otherwise not at an acceptable level, or the content of the learning task has been generated using artificial intelligence.

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

The answers to the learning tasks correspond to the assignment and show that the basic content of the course is mastered at a passable or satisfactory level.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

The answers to the learning tasks correspond to the assignment and show that the basic content of the course is managed at a fairly good to good level and the practical examples requested in the learning tasks have been handled at a reasonable level.

Arviointikriteerit, kiitettävä (5)

The answers to the learning tasks correspond to the assignment and show that the content of the course is managed extensively and at an excellent level, and the requested practical examples have been handled in the learning tasks in a versatile and in-depth level.

Lisätiedot

Dr. Keijo Varis: EMAIL= keijo.varis@turkuamk.fi