Management and Leadership (10 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

Students will be able to:
• define the role and responsibilities of a manager and leader in different organizations
• understand their individual life motives that impact their leadership behavior
• create strategies for motivating and leading teams and individuals in different situations
• give and receive feedback in a constructive manner
• reflect their own actions and decisions as a leader and identify development needs
• create and implement plans to continuously improve their leadership skills.

Content (course unit)

What are the roles and responsibilities of a manager and leader in different contexts?
What kind of leader am I and HOW can I develop myself as a leader?
How can I successfully lead teams and individuals?
How can I constructively give and receive feedback?

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

Passed
The student understands the roles and responsibilities of a manager and leader in different contexts and is able to reflect and develop themselves as a leader. They are able to lead teams and individuals and give and get feedback in a constructive manner.

Failed
The student does not understand the roles and responsibilities of a manager and leader in different contexts and has not shown capability to reflect and develop themselves as a leader. They have not shown evidence of being able to lead teams and individuals or give/get feedback in a constructive manner.

Location and time

Please see the Pakki/Lukkarikone applications and follow the information on Proakatemia's and your teams communication channels.

Exam schedules

There are no traditional exams. You'll demonstrate your knowledge and skills in various other ways, i.e. solving challenges. The coach / teacher will provide further detais as the course goes on.

Assessment methods and criteria

According to the curriculum: self, team, coach/teacher and possibly customer based evaluation reflecting the set goals.

Assessment scale

Pass/Fail

Teaching methods

There are hardly any traditional lectures or exams at Proakatemia. Learning methods and environments are for example training sessions 'paja' (primings, dialogue, workshops, independent studying), literature, writing and publising, expert lectures and other fact-finding, project work, seminars, learning cells and common events. Learning is connected with business projects.

Learning materials

Literature advice from coaches, teachers and other teampreneurs.

Student workload

1 ECTS credit point = 27 hours of student's work. Keep record of your hours in your individual study plan.

Completion alternatives

to be negotiated with your coach / teacher of the course

Practical training and working life cooperation

Contens of the studies are connected with real life business projects' needs.

Further information

Studies at Proakatemia are integrated to teampreneurs businesses. It is not possible to study separate courses of the curriculum without special arrangements.

Assessment criteria - pass/fail (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Approved
The student has demonstrated that he/she comprehends the main concepts of the topic in the context of his/her team enterprise. He/she has applied them in practice together with other team entrepreneurs. The student operates according to the chosen values and procedures.

Failed
The student knows the concepts only superficially or is not able to apply them in practice in his/her team enterprise. The student does not operate according to the chosen values and procedures.