Study Guide

Objective

To widen the student’s understanding of organization theory and its importance in today’s industrial environment. To strengthen insight concerning the importance of balancing business ideas, customer expectations, and experiences to organizational structuring. To enhance the student’s understanding of individual/team behavior in organizations and to strengthen and establish strategies in developing, growing, and changing businesses. The students will develop decision-making skills regarding the organizational mix between in-house processes versus subcontracting and outsourcing linked to value creation.

Learning Objectives:
LO1: The student understands the complexity of organizational development and is familiar with its key theories and their contribution to modern management and leadership practices.

LO2: The student can analyze and discuss the different organizational development perspectives and discuss and justify their utilization in a real-life organizational case.

Content

Organization theory, trends and future. Different paradigms, strategies and structures of organizations. Rapid market changes, the slower organizational changes and the very slow individual changes. How to change organizations. Learning in organizations. The entrepreneurial spirit, Operational excellence and organizing for the future. About exits.

Location and time

Autumn 2022 at Novia Vaasa Campus.
Timetable and deadlines for tasks according to course schedule of the Digital Business and Management Programme.

Teaching methods

Competence objectives of the study unit
To widen the student’s understanding of organization theory and its importance in today’s industrial environment. To enhance the student’s understanding of individual/team behavior in organizations and to strengthen and establish strategies in developing, growing, and changing businesses.

Content of the study unit
Organization theory, trends and future. Different paradigms, strategies and structures of organizations. Rapid market changes, the slower organizational changes and very slow individual changes. How to change organizations. Learning in organizations.

Learning Objectives in this course are:
1. The student understands the complexity of organizational development and is familiar with its key theories and their contribution to modern management and leadership practices.
2. The student can analyze and discuss the different organizational development perspectives and discuss and justify their utilization in a real-life organizational case.

Assessment and grading of the course
Passing the course requires the student has submitted the Moodle Discussion notes (2) and the Course Assignment (one essay) within the given timeline. The course is assessed based on the Course Assignment. The two smaller assignments are based on reading materials and passing them requires posting a note on Moodle Discussion board. The Course Assignment is an essay, where smaller assignment notes can be reused and further developed. The Course Assignment task is an essay included with a reference list. References are not counted in the word limit. Course assignment layout should follow Novia’s guidelines for academic writing and referencing. Course assignment is submitted to Moodle as a separate file (word/pdf).

Student workload

3 cr = 81 h studying; including lectures, assignments, discussions and preparations for presentations.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient (1) and Satisfactory (2)
Participation in the online and in the contact lessons, returned tasks.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3) and Very good (4)
Active participation in the online and in the contact lessons, returned tasks with good outcomes.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5)
Very active participation in the online and in the contact lessons, returned tasks with excellent outcomes.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Evaluation:
Numerical for PASS from 1 to 5 and
0 for FAIL: No participation in the online, no participation in the contact lessons, no returned tasks.

Assessment methods and criteria

Assessment and grading of the course
Passing the course requires the student has submitted the Moodle Discussion notes (2) and the Course Assignment (one essay) within the given timeline. The course is assessed based on the Course Assignment. The two smaller assignments are based on reading materials and passing them requires posting a note on Moodle Discussion board. The Course Assignment is an essay, where smaller assignment notes can be reused and further developed. The Course Assignment task is an essay included with a reference list. References are not counted in the word limit. Course assignment layout should follow Novia’s guidelines for academic writing and referencing. Course assignment is submitted to Moodle as a separate file (word/pdf).

Qualifications

No prerequisities