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Change Leadership (5 cr)

Code: SHV25LE02-3001

General information


Enrollment

02.12.2025 - 31.12.2025

Timing

01.01.2026 - 31.07.2026

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 cr

Virtual portion

5 cr

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Faculty of Health and Welfare

Campus

Åbo, Henriksgatan 7

Teaching languages

  • English
  • Svenska

Seats

0 - 80

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Social Services and Health Care

Teachers

  • Marica Hinders

Teacher in charge

Marica Hinders

Groups

  • SHV25H-Å
    Social- och hälsovård, h25, högre yh, Åbo
  • SHV25H-V
    Social- och hälsovård, h25, högre yh,Vasa

Objective

The student:
- is able to recognize and analyze the development of leadership studies in modern organizations, with an emphasis on social- and healthcare organizations
- is able to explain and interpret change actions in workplaces that are both inclusive and empowering for all participants
- is able to identify and describe forces of organizational change and how these can be actively worked with in order to promote innovation and entrepreneurship

Content

Change leadership theories
Strategic leadership
Evaluation Practice

Location and time

January- March 2026

Materials

Recommended material in Moodle

Teaching methods

Individual assignments
Case
Group work

Student workload

1 cr = 27h
5 cr = 135h

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Criteria for evaluation of the written exam:
The student has a superficial knowledge of the subject (by heart reading)

Assessment criteria for assignment:
The student has followed the instructions and his/hers knowledge of the other students' work is inadequate. The student shows limited substance knowledge, it can be essential. The student shows insufficient knowledge about the other students' assignments. The student has followed the instructions for assignment. She/he have a deficient knowledge of the substance also touching the essential

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Criteria for evaluation of the written exam
The student can explain the literature, reflect and motivate his/her views

Assessment criteria for assignment:
The student has followed the instructions for the assignment and shows insufficient knowledge about the other students' assignments. The student has mastered the substance of his work, but the application is limited

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Criteria for evaluation of the written exam:
The student shows in her/his answer an in-depth knowledge and maturity beyond the traditional

Criteria for evaluation of assignment individually or in groups:
The student has followed the instructions for the assignment and shows that she/he has mastered the substance. She/he have read the other participants' assignments and can ask relevant questions and can lead a discussion at the possible seminar. The assignment and the possible role as an opponent show something out of the ordinary (technical execution, oral presentation, mature reflections, independent working methods)
The student has followed the instructions for the assignment and shows that she/he has mastered the substance. She/he have read the other participants' assignments and can ask relevant questions and lead a discussion at the possible seminar

Qualifications

No prerequisites