Study Guide

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

10 Feb - 11 Apr, 2025

Exam schedules

There is no exam.

Assessment methods and criteria

To pass the course, the student needs to:
-participate at least 7 out of 8 contact lessons.
-submit at least 6 out of 7 weekly assignments written according to the instructions.
-participate in the group work presentation.

All written work must follow the ethical guidelines for students. See:
https://intra.tuni.fi/en/teaching/student-administration/academic-integrity-students-0/academic-ethics-students

If a students fails to follow the above mentioned ethical guidellines, their assignments will not be accepted.

Assessment scale

Pass/Fail

Teaching methods

contact lessons, discussions, individual and group work, weekly assignments

Learning materials

Recommended reading
Martela, Frank: A Wonderful Life - Insights on finding a meaningful existence (Harper Design 2020)
Saari, Oskari: Aki Hintsa - The Core - Better Life, Better Performance (WSOY 2015)
Manson, Mark: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck - A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Harper 2016)
Hari, Johann: Stolen Focus - Why You Can't Pay Attention (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022)
Importance of Sleep https://asc.calpoly.edu/ssl/importanceofsleep
https://www.nyyti.fi/en/uutinen/well-being-skills-booklet-has-been-published/
Lewis, Richard D.: When Cultures Collide (Nicholas Brealey Publishing Ltd, 1996)
https://www.mielenterveystalo.fi/en (Mentalhub.fi)
https://www.mielenterveystalo.fi/fi (Mielenterveystalo)

Completion alternatives

As a free-choice study there are no alternative ways to pass the course.