Fundamentals of Organizational Culture (5 cr)

Objective

After the course, the student understands how to recognize the operating culture and how to analyze and develop it based on this. The student understands how to manage operating culture in a strategy-oriented way and what kind of tools can be used in it.

Content

- Defining the operational culture
- Recognizing the areas that affect the operating culture
- Managing the operational culture
- Different operating cultures as a competitive advantage

Location and time

The course is an online course.

The course will be in Finnish.

More information re the contents of the course, assignments, literature and evaluation during the first lecture.

Materials

More information will be given later.

Teaching methods

The course is an online course.

The course will be in Finnish.

More information re the contents of the course, assignments, literature and evaluation during the first lecture.

Exam schedules

No exam.

Completion alternatives

No alternative assignment.

Student workload

The workload for the course is 27 hours per credit, divided as follows:

Online lectures: 16 hours
Peer work: 45 hours
Independent work: 74 hours

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient performance: has completed basic requirements to pass the course and has made an attempt to apply and articulate concepts and information both verbally and in writing but has not made enough effort overall. The student has demonstrated little effort, interest and motivation for individual or team activities / assignments and the output is rather weak.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good overall performance: can apply and articulate concepts and information well both verbally and in writing, certain areas of individual or team output require further attention; shows appropriate level of interest and motivation in individual and team activities. Good presentation delivery and analysis.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent performance in all elements of the course: shows interest and motivation in individual and team activities and assignments, fully applies and clearly articulates concepts and information both verbally and in writing. The student is able to support his/her argument with references to the recommended reading and lecture content. Excellent presentation delivery and analysis.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Sufficient performance: has completed basic requirements to pass the course and has made an attempt to apply and articulate concepts and information both verbally and in writing but has not made enough effort overall. The student has demonstrated little effort, interest and motivation for individual or team activities / assignments and the output is rather weak.

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation on a scale of 1-5.
Evaluation criteria will be discussed during the first lecture.

Qualifications

Completed higher education degree (Bachelor level)