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Themes of the Leadership (5 cr)

Code: 3H00DP41-3006

General information


Enrolment period

02.12.2024 - 31.01.2025

Timing

01.01.2025 - 31.07.2025

Credits

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Business Administration

Campus

TAMK Main Campus

Teaching languages

  • English

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Business Administration

Teachers

  • Toni Lehtimäki
  • Pauliina Airaksinen-Aminoff

Groups

  • 22ALITA

Objectives (course unit)

In this course the students gain deeper knowledge about different leadership theories and themes.

After completing the course the students
- have got a wide knowledge of leadership themes
- understand the meaning of leadership theories
- recognize the different themes of leadership
- are able to put them into practice in their own organizations.

Content (course unit)

What are strategic leadership, diversity leadership, crises leadership, shared leadership, etc.?
What is modern management / leadership?
How can one develop the leadership in their own organization and grow into a talent man-ager?

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

The student knows different theories and themes concerning leadership and is able to list the most common features about some of them.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

The student knows the most common themes of leadership and is able to choose some fea-tures from them to use in practice.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student understands deeply the different theories and themes concerning the leader-ship, is able to evaluate and combine them successfully, and put them into practice in their own organization.

Location and time

Thursday 23.01.2025 08.00 - 11.00 AT PRESENT: class room C4-04b: Toni Lehtimäki (TOPIC: Self Leadership)
Thursday 20.02.2025 08.00 - 11.00 REMOTELY: Pauliina Airaksinen (TOPIC: Leadership Theories)
Thursday20.03.2025 08.00 - 11.00 REMOTELY: Toni Lehtimäki (TOPIC: 
Thursday 24.04.2025 08.00 - 11.00 REMOTELY: Pauliina Airaksinen

Exam schedules

The course will be approved after the Learning Diary has been delivered and evaluated by the lectures. Deadline for the Learning Diary delivery is on Friday 2nd of May at 22.00.

Assessment methods and criteria

The Learning Diary will be evaluated by the following criterias:
5: Every lecture has been reflected and learnings has been applyed to own life/working life. LD includes 10 resources.
4: Every lecture has been reflected and earnings has been applyed to own life/working life. LD includes 8 resources.
3. Only 3 lectures has been reflected and learnings has been only partially applied. LD includes only 8 resources.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Methods like lecturing, group work, individual work and drama pedagogical rehearsals will be used.
This course will be kept remotely except the very first lecture which will be held in class room.
All the other lectures (3 times) will be held remotely, there fore your need to make sure your camera is working.

Completion alternatives

Being present is obligatory. If you are sick, please contact lectures.