•   Effective Management Team STR8HM101-3006 13.01.2025-14.03.2025  5   (MASTROM, ...) +-
    Learning objectives
    1. The student perceives the purpose, role, competencies, practices and accountabilities of top management teams.
    2. The student understands the heuristics of top management team´s decision making.
    3. The student is able to analyze a business case study.
    Contents
    The content of the course is designed to help the student reach all the learning objectives 1, 2 and 3.
    Assessment criteria
    Assessment criteria - grade 1
    The criteria of grade 5 are barely fulfilled.
    Assessment criteria - grade 3
    The criteria of grade 5 are partly fulfilled.
    Assessment criteria - grade 5
    - The student demonstrates excellent skills in perceiving how top management teams work successfully.
    - The student shows excellent skills in analyzing and explaining heuristics problems of top management team´s decision making.
    - The student shows excellent skills in analyzing a business case study.
    Teaching methods and instruction

    This implementation is a self-directed virtual course.
    -No mandatory meetings.
    -No group work.
    -Students can work on the assignments at their own schedule and pace, while still adhering to the deadlines for submitting the assignments.
    The course requires a lot of self guided working. Online support is provided during the course as needed.

    Learning material and recommended literature

    Edmondson, A. C. Roberto, M.A., Watkins, M.D. (2003): A dynamic model of top management team effectiveness: managing unstructured task streams. The Leadership Quarterly 14 297-325.
    Kahneman, D. On Making Smart Decisions. E-book. Harvard Business Review Press 2013.
    Wageman, R. Nunes, D.A., Burruss, J. A., Hackman, J. R.: Senior leadership teams: what it takes to make them great. E-book. Harvard Business School Press cop. 2008
    + other online material are in Moodle.

    Working life connections

    The three (3) learning themes of the implementation are formed based on top management/CEO interviews of Finnish companies from various sectors. Student's own work life experiences can be utilized in the assignments.

    Campus

    Pasila Campus

    Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

    No exam.

    Teaching language

    English

    Internationality

    The learning material and content is based mainly on international academic books, research papers and cases.

    Timing

    13.01.2025 - 14.03.2025

    Learning assignments

    Learning assignments and weights: Assignment 1. Multiple choice, 1/3 Assignment 2: Writing assignment, 1/3 Assignment 3: Audiovisual assignment, 1/3

    Enrollment

    02.01.2025 - 10.01.2025

    Content scheduling

    The learning platform (Moodle) will open latest by the 13th January 2025.

    Groups
    • MASTROM
    • MASTROMF
    • VIRTUAL
    • MASTROME
    Alternative learning methods

    If students have acquired the required competence in previous work tasks, recreational activities or on another course, they can show their competence via a written demonstration and thus progress faster through their studies. More information and instructions for recognizing and validating prior learning (RPL) are available at MyNet.

    Teachers

    Olli Laintila

    Seats

    31 - 40

    Further information

    Will be available in the course platform (Moodle).

    Degree Programme

    STROME Degree Programme in Strategising in Organisations, STROM Degree Programme in Strategising in Organisations

    R&D proportion

    0.00 cr

    Virtual proportion

    5.00 cr

    Evaluation scale

    H-5