Development of organizations
| Structure Type: | Study unit |
|---|---|
| Code: | SSYS1407 |
| Curriculum: | SSY 2023 |
| Level: | Master of Health Care / Master of Social Services |
| Year of Study: | 2 (2024-2025) |
| Semester: | Autumn |
| Credits: | 5 cr |
| Responsible Teacher: | Uusi-Kakkuri, Piia |
| Language of Instruction: | Finnish |
Courses During the Academic Year 2024-2025
| Impl. | Group(s) | Study Time | Teacher(s) | Language | Enrolment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3006 | SSY2023-2Y | 2024-08-01 – 2024-12-20 | Miro Koskenranta | Finnish | 2024-08-01 – 2024-09-06 |
Learning Outcomes
The student is able to:
-Describe the starting points for successful activity development and change projects
-Analyze the current state of the organization as well as the direction of activity development in the organization
-Evaluate their own strengths and areas for improvement in change management
-Plan an organizational change project together with other actors, and understands the importance of employee engagement in the development of organizational activities and in change management.
Student's Workload
Total work load of the course 135 h, of which scheduled studies 24 h and autonomous studies 111 h.
The assesment of student's own learning 1 h is included in contact lessons.
Contents
- The definition of innovation management and change management.
- Regeneration and innovativeness of an organization.
- Plannning and implementing the change process
- The focal role of the upper and middle management in the organizational change
Recommended or Required Reading and Other Learning Resources/Tools
Material pointed out by the lecturer
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Lectures and workshops 24 h, autonomous studying 111 h (yht. 135 h).
Assessment Criteria
Level 1: The student
- describes some attributes of the principals of innovation and change management
- describes some attributes of the methods in working life development or innovation activities
Level 3: The student
- describes the methods of innovation and change management and applies this knowledge in a known context
- evaluates the development needs of a workplace and applies this knowledge in a known context
Level 5: The student
- Is able to evaluate extensively and anticipate the needs of change in working
Is able to evaluate in organized way the need for regeneration of an organization and apply the methods of innovation and change management in a new context with proper and analytic justifications
Assessment Methods
Numeric evaluation (0–5).