The course is included in these curricula and study modules
- Business administration 2018 (logistics) - Organisational development
- Business administration 2018 (marketing) - Organisational development
- Business administration 2018 (tourism) - Organisational development
- Business administration 2019 - Organisational development
- Business administration 2020 - Organisational development
- International business 2018 - Organisational development
- International business 2019 - Organisational development
- International business 2020 - Organisational development
The course takes place in period
2 (2020-10-26 to 2020-12-31)
Level/category
Teaching language
English
Type of course
Compulsory
Cycle/level of course
First
Recommended year of study
3
Total number of ECTS
5 cr
Competency aims
The following competences are trained and
developed: analytical skills, strategic
thinking, holistic thinking, metaphorical
thinking, cultural awareness
Competency aims:
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You will learn theories of organizational
behavior and can apply them to real organizations
and you can use metaphors as a tool for working
with organizational change and strategy.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student is expected
to be able to:
Can explain organizational behavior from
different perspectives
Be able to choose perspectives for describing and
explaining organizational behavior.
Be able to analyze complex processes and actions
in organizations.
Understand organizational culture
Be able to apply tools for analyzing and creating
improvements in organizations
Understanding theory and models which explain
organizational behavior
Knowledge of organizational structures and
understanding for what the structures mean in
practice
Course contents
In this course you learn about the life in
organizations with the help of metaphors and
theories related to organizational culture. The
course is very hands on and will develop your
analytical skills. A metaphor provides a lens for
interpreting novel organizational situations and
developing a sense for how individual and group
behaviors are organized. Organization and
organizational behavior from different
perspectives
Organizational traits; strategy, structure,
culture, power
Organizational processes; communication,
learning, change, leadership, decision making
The relation between the organization and the
outer context
Analyzing and a real organization with the help
of the introduced tools (metaphors)
Way of working: interactive discussion groups and
analytical writing, readings
Additional information
The course requires attendance in the discussion
seminars where presentations and analysis of own
case company are elaborated on.
We will work according to the following model:
Kick of 27th of October
On Tuesdays a weekly metaphor will be presented and you need to
prepare by reading the relevant section in the course book before
the Tuesday session starts. On Thursday we meet to discuss how
you have applied the metaphorical thinking on your case company.
On Fridays the final version of your weekly work is handed in.
Recommended or required reading
Bolman, L & Deal, T: Reframing organizations
Morgan, G: Organizational analysis
and other relevant sources.
Kahneman, D: Thinking Fast and Slow (selected
chapters)
Mintzberg, H , various writings
Schein. E, various
Study activities
- Lectures - 20 hours
- Practical exercises - 30 hours
- Individual studies - 55 hours
- Seminars - 30 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 135 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 135 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours
Mode of Delivery
Multiform education
Assessment methods
- Essays, reports, productions and portfolio
Assessment requirements
To pass the course the student should pass the
following examinations:
Active participation in seminars 30
Active work and presentation of own case/analysis
50
Peer review 20
Teacher
- Fabricius Susanna
- Tigerstedt Christa
Examiner
Tigerstedt Christa
Home page of the course
Group size
No limit (45 students enrolled)
Assignments valid until
12 months after course has ended
Course enrolment period
2020-10-12 to 2020-10-25
Assessment methods
- 2020-02-07 - Reports and productions
- 2020-02-07 - Other assignments
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2020-10-27 | 13:00 - 14:00 | Organisational analysis | Course intro: fabritis@arcada.fi is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: fabritis@arcada.fi's Zoom Meeting Time: Oct 27, 2020 01:00 PM Kiev Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/67550384157?pwd=a2F4ZEhIV2dtMmNib3dCWjllcVg0dz09 Meeting ID: 675 5038 4157 Passcode: 757395 Join by SIP 67550384157@109.105.112.236 67550384157@109.105.112.235 Join by H.323 109.105.112.236 109.105.112.235 Meeting ID: 675 5038 4157 Passcode: 757395 | Fabricius Susanna Tigerstedt Christa |
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2020-11-03 | 12:00 - 15:00 | Organisational analysis | Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/68624209717?pwd=VXc3YklKVFhRc0FwWncwV0h5dDZCUT09 Meeting ID: 686 2420 9717 Passcode: 547001 | Fabricius Susanna Tigerstedt Christa |
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2020-11-05 | 09:30 - 12:30 | Organisational analysis | https://arcada.zoom.us/j/64179259595 | Fabricius Susanna Tigerstedt Christa |
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2020-11-10 | 12:30 - 15:30 | Organisational analysis, Organism metaphor | Christa Tigerstedt is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Organizational Analysis Time: Nov 10, 2020 12:30 PM Kiev Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/64179259595 Meeting ID: 641 7925 9595 One tap mobile +496938079883,,64179259595# Germany +496950502596,,64179259595# Germany Dial by your location +49 69 3807 9883 Germany +49 695 050 2596 Germany +49 69 7104 9922 Germany +49 30 5679 5800 Germany Meeting ID: 641 7925 9595 Find your local number: https://arcada.zoom.us/u/cd910B0KIR Join by SIP 64179259595@109.105.112.236 64179259595@109.105.112.235 Join by H.323 109.105.112.236 109.105.112.235 Meeting ID: 641 7925 9595 | Fabricius Susanna Tigerstedt Christa |
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2020-11-12 | 09:30 - 12:30 | Organisational analysis | Christa Tigerstedt is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Organizational analysis Time: Nov 12, 2020 09:30 AM Helsinki Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/65824831990 Meeting ID: 658 2483 1990 One tap mobile +496950502596,,65824831990# Germany +496971049922,,65824831990# Germany Dial by your location +49 695 050 2596 Germany +49 69 7104 9922 Germany +49 30 5679 5800 Germany +49 69 3807 9883 Germany Meeting ID: 658 2483 1990 Find your local number: https://arcada.zoom.us/u/cRlRgWwZ7 Join by SIP 65824831990@109.105.112.236 65824831990@109.105.112.235 Join by H.323 109.105.112.236 109.105.112.235 Meeting ID: 658 2483 1990 | Fabricius Susanna Tigerstedt Christa |
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2020-11-17 | 12:00 - 15:00 | Organisational analysis | Christa Tigerstedt is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Organizational analysis Brain Metaphor Time: Nov 17, 2020 12:00 PM Helsinki Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/66356289850 Meeting ID: 663 5628 9850 One tap mobile +496950502596,,66356289850# Germany +496971049922,,66356289850# Germany Dial by your location +49 695 050 2596 Germany +49 69 7104 9922 Germany +49 30 5679 5800 Germany +49 69 3807 9883 Germany Meeting ID: 663 5628 9850 Find your local number: https://arcada.zoom.us/u/ccFBEsJs4I Join by SIP 66356289850@109.105.112.236 66356289850@109.105.112.235 Join by H.323 109.105.112.236 109.105.112.235 Meeting ID: 663 5628 9850 | Fabricius Susanna Tigerstedt Christa |
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2020-11-19 | 11:00 - 14:00 | Organisational analysis | Christa Tigerstedt is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Brain metaphor application Time: Nov 19, 2020 11:00 PM Helsinki Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/66728137229 Meeting ID: 667 2813 7229 One tap mobile +496971049922,,66728137229# Germany +493056795800,,66728137229# Germany Dial by your location +49 69 7104 9922 Germany +49 30 5679 5800 Germany +49 69 3807 9883 Germany +49 695 050 2596 Germany Meeting ID: 667 2813 7229 Find your local number: https://arcada.zoom.us/u/cc3B8QkDFQ Join by SIP 66728137229@109.105.112.236 66728137229@109.105.112.235 Join by H.323 109.105.112.236 109.105.112.235 Meeting ID: 667 2813 7229 | Fabricius Susanna Tigerstedt Christa |
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2020-11-24 | 09:15 - 12:15 | Organisational analysis | Fabricius Susanna Tigerstedt Christa |
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2020-11-26 | 12:30 - 15:30 | B518 | Organisational analysis | Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/63459954480?pwd=WGRudkoxN3RDeUxLcXl3Tm1KR2lrQT09 Meeting ID: 634 5995 4480 Passcode: 138153 | Fabricius Susanna Tigerstedt Christa |
2020-12-01 | 12:00 - 15:00 | Organisational analysis | No classroom meeting today, instead write your analyses of the two metaphors | Fabricius Susanna Tigerstedt Christa |
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2020-12-03 | 09:30 - 12:30 | Organisational analysis | Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/64925552774?pwd=cWpVODJRdFcvWWNWQ3U5YjJqQnNqdz09 Meeting ID: 649 2555 2774 Passcode: 125028 | Fabricius Susanna Tigerstedt Christa |
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2020-12-08 | 12:00 - 15:00 | Organisational analysis | Fabricius Susanna Tigerstedt Christa |
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2020-12-10 | 09:30 - 12:30 | Organisational analysis | https://arcada.zoom.us/j/64656480069 | Fabricius Susanna Tigerstedt Christa |
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2020-12-15 | 10:00 - 12:00 | Organisational analysis | Christa Tigerstedt is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/67471881694 Meeting ID: 674 7188 1694 One tap mobile +496950502596,,67471881694# Germany +496971049922,,67471881694# Germany Dial by your location +49 695 050 2596 Germany +49 69 7104 9922 Germany +49 30 5679 5800 Germany +49 69 3807 9883 Germany Meeting ID: 674 7188 1694 Find your local number: https://arcada.zoom.us/u/cBeBmYjrQ Join by SIP 67471881694@109.105.112.236 67471881694@109.105.112.235 Join by H.323 109.105.112.236 109.105.112.235 Meeting ID: 674 7188 1694 This is a short session only to see if you have questions. A ppt with metaphor slides will be uploaded. The rest of the time you can spend on writing about the week?s metaphor, the last one and, on writing up the final assignment. | Fabricius Susanna Tigerstedt Christa |