Evolving Organisations (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Schedule

27 August – 10 September
- Pre-assignment and reading on the future of work, due 10 September

11 - 12 September: First intensive weekend (Zoom)
- Future of work
- Reactions and remedies of changing work
- Agency and job crafting
- Organisational design
- Human and social capital in the organisation

13 September – 1 October
• Reading (three articles), writing interim essay, commenting fellow students' essays

2 - 3 October: Second intensive weekend (Zoom)
- Guest lecture on agile development (Jori Mäkkeli, Futurice)
- New forms of organising
- Different approaches to organisational development
- Ethics in organisational development

4 - 26 October
- Preparation of final assignment (due 26 October)

16 November (grades)

Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study

Depending on the implementation, learning takes place in contact lessons, as independent studies, teamwork and/or online-studies. The course includes the assessment of one’s own learning.

Recognition of prior learning (RPL)
If students have acquired the required competence in previous work tasks, recreational activities or on another course, they can show their competence via a demonstration. The demonstration must be agreed with the course teacher. More information and instructions for recognising and validating prior learning (RPL) are available at https://www.haaga-helia.fi/en/recognition-learning Look at "Instructions to students (master)"

Intro

This course is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of work. You will learn various approaches to organisational development and how to apply them ethically. You will also explore new ways of organising and learn to drive positive change in your workplace

Materials

Readings for the pre-assignment
Cognizant (2020) From/To: The future of your work — everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask
Kilpi, ed (2016) Perspectives on new work. Sitra Studies 114.
McKinsey (2020) From thinking about the next normal to making it work: What to stop, start, and accelerate
Meda, D. (2017). The future of work: the meaning and value of work in Europe. International Labor Organisation.
MIT work of the future (2019). Work of the future report
OECD Employment Outlook (2019)

Readings between intensive days
Lewis, M. W. (2014). Paradoxical Leadership to Enable Strategic Agility. California Management Review, 56(3), pp. 58-77
Smith, W. K., Lewis, M. W., & Tushman, M. L. (2016). Both/and” leadership. Harvard Business Review, 94(5), 62-70.
Rigby, D. K., Sutherland, J., & Takeuchi, H. (2016). Embracing agile. Harvard Business Review, 94(5), 40-50.
Rigby, D. K., Sutherland, J., & Noble, A. (2018). Agile at scale. Harvard Business Review, 96(3), 88-96.
Hamel, G., & Zanini, M. (2018). The end of bureaucracy. Harvard Business Review, 96(6), 50-59.
Martela, F. (2019) What makes self-managing organizations novel? Journal of Organization Design 8, 23 (2019

Reading list for the final assignment and other literature supporting the course will be given on the course Moodle.

Teaching methods and instruction

This course has three major themes: 1) me and the future of work, 2) organising, 3) organisational development. As this is an intensive course, students are expected prepare for the classes before and between the intensive class days.
The teaching methods include readings, active learning applications, class discussions, short lectures and (critical) reflection of students' past and current experiences with work practices and organisations. These learning methods have been designed to foster the following meta competences: complex problem solving, critical thinking, people management, coordinating with others and cognitive flexibility.
Please notice that there is a compulsory pre-assignment (including reading) before the first class. Instructions with a reading list will be sent to students two weeks before the course starts (fall 2020: week 35).

Working life connections

Course themes relate to students’ own work and their work organisations
Guest lecturer: Jori Mäkkeli, Futurice

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

no exam

Internationality

International student body

Completion alternatives

Students requesting for RPL (recognition of prior learning) should prepare their applications (with the help of their tutoring teachers or Sanna Heiniö) and send them to Johanna Vuori by the end of August, 2020

Learning assignments

Pre-assignment: A mind map on the future of work: 20 points (instructions by e-mail during week 35)
Interim assignment: Essay on paradoxes affecting one's own work and commenting fellow students' essays on Moodle: 20 points
Final assignment: Written assignment on approching organisational tensions using OD methods: 60 points

Assessment methods

Pre-assignment 20 points
Interim assignment 20 points
Final assignment 60 points

Evaluation is based on reaching the learning outcomes
Grading
88 – 100 points, grade 5
78 – 87 points, grade 4
68 – 77 points, grade 3
58 – 67 points, grade 2
50 – 57 points, grade 1
Students submitting their assignments later than 26 October will lose 1 points/day.