The course is included in these curricula and study modules

Level/category

Professional studies

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

In this study unit the focus lies on the
following
competencies:

Resilience competency
Fact-based decision making competency
Leadership competency
Local and global societal competencies
Communicative and social competency
Learning competency

Analytical skills, strategic thinking,
holistic
thinking, metaphorical thinking, cultural
awareness

The competencies support the following
Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs):
3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 13, 17

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this study unit:

You have knowledge of theories and models
which
explain
organisational behavior. (Knowledge)

You are able to apply organisational
theories to
real
organizations. (Skills)

You are able to analyse life in
organisations with
the
help of metaphors. (Skills)

You can use metaphors as a tool for
working with
organisational change and strategy.
(Skills)

You have a critical perspective in
describing and
explaining organisational behavior
(Approach)

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

Prerequisites and co-requisites

20 cr completed from the subject module.

Additional information

The course requires attendance and
activity in the
discussion seminars on campus where
presentations
and analysis of own case company are
elaborated
on.

Introduction lecture is mandatory

Recommended or required reading

Morgan, G: Images of Organization. Sage.

Study activities

  • Lectures - 16 hours
  • Practical exercises - 14 hours
  • Individual studies - 105 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

Examination 1: Weekly written summaries of
metaphors, maximum 28 points
Examination 2: Participation in weekly
workshops
at campus, Tuesdays and Thursdays, maximum
points
28 points
Examination 3: Final, written report,
maximum 44
points
All points are individual

Teacher

  • Adlercreutz Erica
  • Buttler Pekka

Examiner

Adlercreutz Erica

Home page of the course

Group size

No limit

Assignments valid until

12 months after course has ended

The timetable of the course

THE FIRST SESSION IS MANDATORY and is held
on
campus.

Assessment methods

Date will be announced later - Reports and productions

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