YTTP2115 Introduction to Management and Leadership (4 cr)
Description
Content
The course will introduce the main concepts of management and leadership in organization:
- Development of management theory
- Managerial work and leadership in organizations
- Individuals and groups in organization
- Organizational environment and culture
- International business
- Critical thinking in management and leadership
- Arts-based initiatives in management
Completion methods
Workshop (including lectures and reflexive individual/group work)
Assessment details
Active participation, group/individual assignments (including pre-assignment – instructions to be given to registered students). Evaluation criteria to be discussed during the first session.
Learning outcomes
- describe and use the main concepts and theories of management and leadership
- address and critically evaluate some contemporary concerns in management and business practices
- understand, examine and reflect organizational behavior from individual, group and organizational
perspectives
- address and reflect the main issues of learning and knowledge creation in organizations
- evaluate the changing nature of business environment culturally and internationally
- integrate ethical values to management and leadership
- evaluate her/his own interest in managerial work
Additional information
Target group: Anybody interested in theoretical and practical understanding of management and leadership in organizations. Suitable for business school students on bachelor-level (students studying at JSBE can gain 5 credits by doing extra assignments for passing YTPP2110, which is in our regular program)