Evolving Organisations - Study guide

No prerequisites. This course unit is part of the master's degree's curriculum. Completion of the course requires master's study entitlement.

- The future of changing work
- Agency and job crafting
- Human and social capital in an organisation
- Organisational design
- New ways of organising
- Organisational tensions
- Organisational development and ethics

When the implementation type of the course is CONTACT, ONLINE or BLENDED it is required that the student is present during those teaching hours that are marked in the study schedule. If you are absent more than 25 %, your grade will be lowered by one. If you are absent more than 50 %, the course is failed.

The student is able to recognize some trends affecting the future of work and reflect her/his own work and role against the changes. S/he recognises the elements of organisational design and is able to explain some tensions in organisations. The student recognises different organisational concepts and ways to organise. S/he can define some approaches to organisational development and plan how to apply them in a development plan. S/he writes professional text.

In addition to competences described in grade 1, s/he is able to identify ways how to develop agency at work. S/he can compare different organisational designs and their elements. S/he is able to distinguish different kinds of tensions and their consequences in organisations and explain how they emerge. S/he can select and compare different approach for organisational development and take multiple perspectives into account when planning how to apply them in practice. S/he recognises and reflects ethical questions related to change and development work. The level of student’s academic writing is mostly correct.

In addition to competences in grade 1 and 3, the student can distinguish multiple perspectives affecting the future of work and able to evaluate which factors and trends will affect her/his own job and career. The student is able to critically assess the factors that affect her/his own work, organisational design and organisational development from different perspectives. This is demonstrated in reports comparing, justifying and using of different theoretical frameworks. The level of student’s academic writing is correct.

This course replaces the course Leading Change from the previous curriculum.

The implementation is based on independent study during the autumn semester of 2023.
The learning methods are classic: reading, thinking, writing - as well as watching videos, observing organisational life and reflecting on own experiences in various organisations.
The implementation supports also the following meta-competencies: problem-solving skills and analytical and critical thinking.

Anita Pösö

Learning material will be available in Moodle

The content and assignments are linked to organisational practices.

Pasila Campus

Students choose the time

English

25.03.2024 - 17.05.2024

There are three main topics, and each of them have their own assignment: - Future of work > Short written analysis. - Organisations and organising > Exam - Developing organisations > Written report or quiz

02.01.2024 - 22.03.2024

The Moodle site is open 15.03.
The assignments must be handed in by May 7 to get the credits during the autumn semester.

MAICTE
MALEAE
VIRTUAL
INSTRUCTED
MADIGE
MASTRE
MACOME
MAAVBUM
MASTROME

Recgonition of prior learning based on Haaga-Helia's Master instructions.
https://www.haaga-helia.fi/en/recognition-learning

Yücel Ger

61 - 100

Assessment criteria - grade 1
The student is able to recognize some trends affecting the future of work and reflect on her/his own work and role against the changes. S/he recognises the elements of organisational design and is able to explain some tensions in organisations. The student recognises different organisational concepts and ways to organise. S/he can define some approaches to organisational development and plan how to apply them in a development plan. S/he writes professional text.

Assessment criteria - grade 3
In addition to competencies described in grade 1, s/he is able to identify ways to develop agency at work. S/he can compare different organisational designs and their elements. S/he is able to distinguish different kinds of tensions and their consequences in organisations and explain how they emerge. S/he can select and compare different approaches for organisational development and take multiple perspectives into account when planning how to apply them in practice. S/he recognises and reflects ethical questions related to change and development work. The level of the student’s academic writing is mostly correct.

Assessment criteria - grade 5
In addition to competencies in grades 1 and 3, the student can distinguish multiple perspectives affecting the future of work and be able to evaluate which factors and trends will affect her/his own job and career. The student is able to critically assess the factors that affect her/his own work, organisational design and organisational development from different perspectives. This is demonstrated in reports comparing, justifying and using of different theoretical frameworks. The level of the student’s academic writing is correct.

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