Evolving Organisations (5cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Schedule

20 August – 10 September Pre-assignment and reading on the future of work

10 –11 September: First intensive weekend

10 September: 17.40–20.30 classroom 3003 Pasila & 11 September: 9–15.45 online (Zoom)
• Getting to know fellow learners
• Aims of the course and working methods
• Future of work
• Reactions and remedies of changing work: Job crafting, fragmentation of work, work intensification, agency at work
• Paradoxical thinking, paradoxes, tensions
• Basic questions of organizing
• Social and human capital

12 September –1 October
• Reading and discussion on course Moodle

1–2 October: Second intensive weekend
1 October 17.40–20.30 classroom 3003 Pasila
Guest lecturers from University of Helsinki on: GRIT at work
2 October: 9–15.45 online (Zoom)
• Paradoxical tensions in organisations
• Organisational change and systems thinking
• Different approaches of organizational development (agile, diagnostic & dialogic)
• Ethics of organizational development


3 October– 25 October
• Final assignment due 25 October on Moodle

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

The reading list will be on Course Moodle.The literature for the pre-assignment will be given when instructions are sent on 20 - 23 August, 2021).

Teaching methods and instruction

This is an intensive course that will require students to prepare for the classes before and between the intensive class days. The teaching methods include readings, active learning, 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 as soon as class seats are confirmed after the new Master students’ orientation days (around 20 August, 2021).

Working life connections

Course themes relate to students’ work and their organisations

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

No examinations. Pre-assignment, interim assignment and final assignment.

Internationality

International student body.

Completion alternatives

Students requesting for RPL (recognition of prior learning) should prepare their applications (with the help of their student counselors) and send them by 31 August, 2021

Learning assignments

1. Pre-assignment on the future of work
2. Interim assignment on paradoxes at work
3.Final assignment in which students are expected to distinguish paradoxical tensions and suggest organisational development methods for improvement.

Assessment methods

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



Grading

90 – 100 points, grade 5
80 – 89 points, grade 4
70 – 79 points, grade 3
60 – 69 points, grade 2
50 – 59 points, grade 1

Students submitting their final assignment later than 25 October, 2021 will lose 1 points/day.