Kursen ingår i dessa läroplaner och studiehelheter

Nivå/kategori

Yrkesstudier

Undervisningsspråk

Engelska

Kurstyp

Obligatorisk

Cykel/nivå

Yrkeshögskoleexamen

Rekommenderat studieår

3

Omfattning

5 sp

Kompetensmål

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

Läranderesultat

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)

Innehåll

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

Förkunskaper

20 cr completed from the subject module.

Mer 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

Litteratur

Morgan, G: Images of Organizations. Sage.

Studieaktiviteter

  • Föreläsningar - 16 timmar
  • Praktiska övningar - 14 timmar
  • Självstudier - 105 timmar

Arbetsbelastning

  • Kursens totala antal arbetstimmar: 135 timmar
  • Varav självstyrda studieformer: 135 timmar
  • Varav schemalagda studier: 0 timmar

Undervisningsform

Flerformsundervisning (delvis nätundervisning handledd eller självstudier)

Examinationsformer

Essä, rapporter, produktioner och portfolio

Examinationskrav

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

Lärare

  • Adlercreutz Erica
  • Buttler Pekka

Examinator

Adlercreutz Erica

Kursens hemsida

Antal kursplatser

Ingen begränsning

Delprestation i kraft till

12 månader efter kursens slutdatum

Kursens tidtabell

THE FIRST SESSION IS MANDATORY and is held
on
campus.

Examinationsformer

Datum meddelas senare - Rapporter och produktioner

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