YTTP2110 Introduction to Management and Leadership (5 cr)
Study level:
Basic studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics
Curriculum periods:
2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024
Description
- Main concepts of management and leadership
- Development of management and leadership theories
- Strategic management
- Organizational structures
- Human resource management
- Values, ethics and culture
- Socially responsible business
- Managerial work
- Current themes in management
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- explain the main concepts and theories of management and leadership
- examine organizational behavior from individual, group and organizational perspectives
- evaluate management and leadership in different contexts
- describe the basic concepts of strategic management
- evaluate the role of social resonsibility, ethics and values in management and leadership
- evaluate and consider her/his own interest in managerial work
- explain the main concepts and theories of management and leadership
- examine organizational behavior from individual, group and organizational perspectives
- evaluate management and leadership in different contexts
- describe the basic concepts of strategic management
- evaluate the role of social resonsibility, ethics and values in management and leadership
- evaluate and consider her/his own interest in managerial work
Additional information
Responsible leadership and management will be handled during the course. The role of leadership and management will be discussed for achieving UN's sustainable development goals.
Description of prerequisites
No prerequisites.
Study materials
Spring 2024 literature Griffin, R. (2021) Management. (13th edition) Cengage
learning
Literature
- Robbins & Judge: Essentials of Organizational Behavior (Dawsonera eBook collection) (1.-14. Editions); ISBN: 13: 9780133920819
Completion methods
Method 1
Description:
The study methods of the contact teaching course are specified annually in the study program.
Evaluation criteria:
Accepted completion course based on the exam and attendance to the course.
Time of teaching:
Period 3, Period 2
Select all marked parts
Parts of the completion methods
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Teaching (5 cr)
Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English