Evolving Organisations - Opinto-opas

No prerequisites.

- 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

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.

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.

This course has three major themes:
1. The future of work
2. Organising of organisations
3. Organisational development

The course is based on student's independent study, using materials indicated and/or available in Moodle.
The learning methods are classic: reading, watching & listening videos, observing current organisational contexts and/or reflecting on organisational experiences and work practices, thinking - and completing assignments.

All material indicated and/or available in Moodle

Assignments reflect on organising and work practices in different types of organisations.

Pasila Campus

English

Examples and material provide opportunities for reflecting of organising in global contexts.

28.03.2022 - 20.05.2022

Three assingments 1. Mindmapping the/my future of work (30 points) 2. Multiple choice test of organisational theories and practices (30 points) 3. Writing two-part essay on organisational development (40 points)

Recommended timetable
The Future of work: 28.3.-8.4. = 2 weeks
Organising of organisations 11.4. – 29.4. = 3 weeks
Organisational Development: 2.5.-20.5. = 3 weeks

MASTROMF
VIRTUAL

Student can apply for recognition of prior learning following the general Haaga-Helia instructions.

Hanna Rajalahti

15 - 40

Assignments assessed using the course evaluation criteria.
91-100 points = grade 5
81 -90 points = grade 4
71-80 points = grade 3
61-70 points = grade 3
51-60 points = grade 1.
50 points or less = failed.

STROM Strategiatyö organisaatioissa

0.00 cr

5.00 cr

H-5