International Leadership (5op)

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Sisällön jaksotus

Working starts week 9 (23.-27.2.2026) with the introduction lection and preliminary material readings.

23.2.2026 17:00-18:00 Introduction lection, Zoom, address will be shown in the itslearning (its).

The reading materials and task will be described in the its (Our learning environment). It will be opened to the students 13.2.2026 in https://turkuamk.itslearning.com/. HAKA Login using your Turku UAS Open university user id. NOTE: Preferred browsers are Chrome and Firefox.

The course consists of group works done in weekly group meetings you will organize yourself, and independent work between them. The student must keep an individual learning diary that includes all his/her activities and participate to all group tasks.

Week 9: Introduction lection and preliminary reading
Week 10-14 weekly group meetings and individual work described in the itslearning environment.
All task must be returned into the ITs no later than 31.3.2025

Tavoitteet

After completing the study unit, the students will be able to:
Understand cultural differences and their impact on leadership
Appreciate corporate social responsibility and ethics in global business
Recognize different communication styles and their impact on leadership
Recognize different leadership and management practices across different cultures

Sisältö

Introduction to Cultural Differences in Leadership
Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Across Cultures
Communication Styles Across Cultures
Leadership and Management in Different Cultures

Oppimateriaalit

To be announced later on itslearning.

Opetusmenetelmät

Individual studying
Group meetings

Tenttien ajankohdat ja uusintamahdollisuudet

No exam

Pedagogiset toimintatavat ja kestävä kehitys

Students study in a problem-oriented manner and apply theory to practice while working. This course includes small group work and independent study.

Small group work emphasizes self-direction, peer learning, and dialogic interaction. Individual assignments focus on the course literature, practice information acquisition and processing, and a structured way of presenting issues.

Sustainable development is discussed as part of the course in the context of ethical leadership and social responsibility.

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

None

For the TUAS degree students (does not apply for the open UAS students):
If you consider that you already possess competencies that meet the learning outcomes of this course and can provide evidence of such competence, you may complete the course through the Recognition and Accreditation of Prior Learning (AHOT) procedure. You must contact the course instructor no later than one week before the course begins to discuss the possibility of applying for AHOT.
If you have previously completed an equivalent course at another higher education institution, you should first discuss it with your tutor teacher, then submit a credit transfer application through the Peppi student information system and address it to the degree programme coordinator.

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

Studying the given preliminary material 10 h
Keeping the individual learning diary and writing its summary 25 h
Participating in the weekly group meetings online and reporting them 20 h
Individual reading and searching information 55 h
Writing the requested reports 25 h
Together 135 h

Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet

There are three individual assignments, writings that the teacher evaluates on scale Fail/1-5, to be returned during the weeks 10, 12, and 14.
The first one makes 20%, second 30% and the third (final report) 50% of the final grade.

The student must participate in at least 3 of the 4 Teams (or Zoom, whichever the group prefer) discussions (weeks 10-14). These must be included in the learning diary with entries describing the discussion in major details. Evaluated as Accepted/ Failed.

In addition, the learning diary entries of individual readings and other tasks must have been returned weekly, and the given articles or other study material must be marked read weekly. Evaluated as Accepted/ Failed.

Hylätty (0)

Student has not returned all three individual assignments, or they do not meet the grade 1 criteria
Student has participated in less than 3 of the group Teams meetings
Student has not returned the learning diary weekly (first markings from the week 9, the preliminary readings), or they do not meet the grade 1 criteria

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

The assignments work show that student is managing the basic concepts and theories of international leadership.
The learning diary entries show that the student has participated in at least three of the group Teams meetings.
The learning diary entries show that the student has studied the given material weekly

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

The assignments show that the student is managing well the theories and concepts of international leadership.
Student is using well the given literature and apply it to given assignments.
The learning diary entries show that the student has participated in at least three of the group Teams meetings and been active in them.
The learning diary entries show that the student has studied the given material weekly.

Arviointikriteerit, kiitettävä (5)

The assignments show that the student is managing well the theories and concepts of project management.
Student is able to use the given literature in excellent way and is capable finding and applying relevant additional professional and scientific information sources creating new valuable viewpoints.
The learning diary entries show that the student has participated in all four of the group Teams meetings and been active in them.
The learning diary entries show that the student has studied the given material weekly.

Lisätiedot

The quota reserved for the Turku UAS Open University is 20 people.

The course is also suitable for TUAS Master students as elective studies. Places will be filled in the order of registration. You will receive information about acceptance via Peppi after the registration period has ended