Self-Leadership and Communication Skills (2cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The student
1. improves their life management and cognitive control skills.
2. improves their group work and communication skills.
3. improves in identifying his strengths and needs for development and setting their own goals.

Content (course unit)

Self-Leadership skills mean various activities that aim to improve and maintain one’s well-being at work and in life. They could include e.g. tools for time and stress management as well as exercises to improve awareness of one’s strengths, needs, values, attitudes, thoughts and feelings.

The modern work culture that underlines efficiency and quantity over quality easily steers people towards instant needs satisfaction instead of focusing on the good quality of life. This might lead people into workaholism and exhaustion. Good self-leadership skills help to protect people’s well-being both as a student and later in the working life.

Communication skills are basic skills that can develop throughout life. The importance of good communication skills in working life is constantly growing. A person with good communication skills is able to recognize and appreciate different personality types and is capable of considering other people’s feelings and opinions as well as negotiating solutions in conflicts. Communication skills are needed not only in face-to-face situations but also in writing. Good communication skills improve working atmosphere, efficiency and well-being of the workers.

The aim of this course is to study the basic tools of self-leadership and develop one’s communication skills.

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

Pass: The student participates in contact lessons and takes active part in group conversations and group work. The students submits the personal learning diary on time.

Fail: The student does not take part in the required number of contact lessons, does not participate in the group work, or submit the personal learning diary on time.

Location and time

Lessons will always take between 10-12 o'clock place via Zoom/Teams, but there is a class room B6-31b (B-house Kuntokatu) which is reserved for these lessons. Zoom or Teams links will be found in Moodle.

Lessons are during the following days:
2.9.2021
13.9.2021
30.9.2021
14.10.2021
28.10.2021
11.11.2021

Exam schedules

There are no excaminations..

Assessment methods and criteria

Pass: The student participates in contact lessons and takes active part in group conversations and group work. The students submits the personal learning diary on time.

Fail: The student does not take part in the required number of contact lessons, does not participate in the group work, or submit the personal learning diary on time.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Teaching takes place through lectures as well as group work and individual exercises. The lectures provide a lot of examples from life and provide practical tools for managing own time as well as concrete tools for successful communication.
During the course, the student reflects on what he / she has learned in a learning diary, the format of which he / she can decide (word document, ppt presentation or something else).

Learning materials

Student is allowed to choose a book, which supports her/his life situation in a most effective way.

Student workload

Opiskelija osallistuu kahden tunnin luennoille 6 kertaa (= 12 tuntia).
Tämän lisäksi jokaisen luentokerran jälkeen opiskelijalla menee aikaa n. 5 tuntia erillisiin tehtäviin, jotka ovat osa luennoilla käsiteltyjä aiheita. Myös yhden kirjan lukeminen kuuluu 2 x 27 tuntiin.

Completion alternatives

There are no optional ways of passing the course. In case of illness or similar obstacle, student is supposed to contact the lecturer for replacement performance.