The course is included in these curricula and study modules
- Hotel and restaurant management - Service management
- Tourism administration - Service management
Level/category
Teaching language
Swedish
Type of course
Compulsory
Recommended year of study
3
Total number of ECTS
6 cr
Competency aims
To provide an understanding of the most common traditional and new organization theories and different leadership strategies.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student is expected to know and be able to put into practice different kinds of organization theories.
The student is also able to compare different organization and management strategies.
The student is able to appreciate team-work and feedback in an organization.
Course contents
Organizational theories and models
Personal administration
Leadership vs. management
Strategies within the tourism industry
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Good basic knowledge about the industry
Recommended or required reading
Kangas, Pirkko (2000): Työn ja työryhmän johtaminen. Edita, Helsinki.
Franzén, H. (1996): Ledarskap genom ledningskvalitet. Studentlitteratur, Lund. (sidorna 1-80).
Eriksson-Zetterquist, Kalling, Styhre (2005): Organisation och organisering
Study activities
- Lectures - 40 hours
- Tuition managed by students but supervised by the teacher - 20 hours
- Project work and productions - 5 hours
- Individual studies - 95 hours
- - 0 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 160 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 100 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 60 hours
Mode of Delivery
Participation in tuition
Assessment methods
- Exams
- Demonstrations and presentations
- Reports and productions
- Essays
Examiner
Fabricius Susanna
Group size
No limit
Assignments valid until
12 months after course has ended
Assessment methods
- Date of examination will be announced later - Exams
- 2006-09-04 - Demonstrations and presentations
- 2006-09-04 - Reports and productions
- 2006-09-04 - Essays