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INN1VS21HKI Managing change and diversity (5 cr)

Code: INN1005Y21S-3001

General information


Timing

04.10.2021 - 17.12.2021

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

RDI portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

MasterSchool

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages

  • English

Seats

0 - 50

Degree programmes

  • Master’s Degree Programme in People-centered and Innovative Leadership in Health Services

Teachers

  • Elsa Keskitalo
  • Arja Koski

Groups

  • Y51pcc

Objective

The student
• is able to analyse national and global change needs in organisations and networks.
• is able to analyse transformative leadership paradigms in a diverse social and health care sector.
• is able to analyse how service delivery in diverse systems connects management and leadership.
• is able to develop their strategic thinking in development processes, teams, organisations and networks.
• is able to advocate for ethical and sustainable management and leadership in diverse social and health care contexts.

Teaching methods

Individual learning
Assignment
Canvas
Peer discussions
Individual summary and reflection

Location and time

4.10. - 17.12.2021 Virtual studies
6.10. at 4.00-5.00 pm. (EET) Orientation, online Collaborate
25.10. at 4.00-5.30 pm. (EET) Tutorial, online Collaborate

Materials

Kotter, John, Akhtar Vanessa & Gaurav Gupta (2021). Change. How organisations achieve hard-to-imagine results in uncertain and volatile times. Wiley.
Chanlat, Jean-Francois., & Özbilgin, Mustafa. (Eds.).(2017). Management and diversity: Thematic approaches. Emerald Publishing.
Ferdman, Bernardo M., Prime, Jeanine & Ronald E. Riggio (Eds.) (2021). Inclusive Leadership. Transforming Diverse Lives, Workplaces and Societies. Routledge.
Dievernich, Frank. E. P.,Tokarski, Kim Oliver & Jie Gong (Eds.) (2015). Change Management and the Human Factor. Advances, Challenges and Contradictions in Organizational Development. Springer International.

Employer connections

The individual assignment is based on data collection and interviews in an organisation chosen by student.

International connections

Course is available for students from EU3IN Alliance partner universities.

Student workload

5 ECTS

Content scheduling

4.10.- 24.10.2021 Orientation, literature and assignment
-National and global development trends challenging changing organizations and networks (mega trends)
-Key concepts: change, complexity, diversity, inclusive management, transformative leadership, management of change

25.10. - 15.11.2021 Individual assignment: Canvas (submitted 16.11.2021)
-Changes challenging leadership in diverse social- and health care organizations and networks
-Transformative leadership, changing leadership paradigms now and in future working life

18.11. - 25.11.2021 Peer discussions based on then canvases
-Strategic leadership, resilience
-Ethical leadership, sustainability

26.11.- 10.12.2021 Individual summary and peer discussions

Assessment methods and criteria

Pass

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty