Competence Management (5 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

The student is able to monitor and supervise the use of human capital, aligned with strategic goals, on organisational, team, and individual level. S/he can identify critical competences, knows how to allocate available resources right, and is able to acquire the necessary competences reflecting the future needs.

The student understands the significance of human capital as a key competitive factor and is able to choose the appropriate appraisal and incentive systems to be used in competence development in any given organisation.

Content

- The scope of competence management and how it relates to strategy
- Intellectual capital as a success factor for organisations
- Agile Learning - a way to succeed in constant change
- Use and development of competence and potential competence
- Organisational culture and learning

Teaching methods

Activating lectures
Group work
Independent learning
The course will be completed with learning assignment.

Location and time

Lectures on Tuesday evenings 17.00-20.15 weeks 35-41
Participation in contact lessons is highly recommended.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Suositeltava kirjallisuus (valinnaiset)
Johda osaamista! Osaamisen johtaminen teoriasta käytäntöön
Riitta Viitala 2005 Infor
Osaamispääoman johtamisesta kilpailuetu.
Leenamaija Otala SanomaPro 2008
Ketterä oppiminen. Keino menestyä jatkuvassa muutoksessa.
Leenamaija Otala 2018 Kauppakaari
Muu mahdollinen kirjallisuus ilmoitetaan myöhemmin.

Lisäksi artikkelimateriaalit, jotka jaetaan tunneilla.

Alternative completion methods of implementation

No alternative assignment.

Exam dates and retake possibilities

No Exams

Content scheduling

The different themes of the course are presented during the first lecture.

Further information for students

The learning outcomes, course contents, assignment and evaluation criteria of the course will be discussed during the first lecture.

Assessment methods and criteria

The learning assignment is evaluated on a scale of 1-5
Course grade 5:
The student masters the whole of competence management and the things that affect it.
He / she masters the theoretical background and frameworks related to competence management and is able to apply them to his / her own employer organization.
Course grade 3-4:
The student partially masters the whole of competence management and the things that affect it. He / she masters some of the theoretical backgrounds related to competence management and is able to apply them to some extent to his / her own employer organization.
Course grade 1-2:
The student masters some aspects of competence management. He / she masters some theory related to competence management and is able to apply it to some extent to his / her own employer organization.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient performance: the student has completed basic requirements to pass the course and has demonstrated some ability to apply knowledge in the learning assignments related to working life. His/her analytical skills and/or the development approach need major improvement.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good overall performance by the student in course work. The student has been an active learner as an individual and in teams. S/he has demonstrated how to apply knowledge in the learning assignments related to analysing and developing working life.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student has shown excellent performance in all elements of the course. S/he has shown motivation and interest in individual and team learning as well as in sharing one’s expertise. The student has demonstrated well and creatively how to apply knowledge in the learning assignments related to analysing and developing working life.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Sufficient performance: the student has completed basic requirements to pass the course and has demonstrated some ability to apply knowledge in the learning assignments related to working life. His/her analytical skills and/or the development approach need major improvement.