Leadership and Supervisory Skills
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Field of studies
- Horticulture
- Natural Resources and Biotechnology
Type of education
- Open University
Academic level
- Bachelor Level Studies - EQF 6
Teaching language
- English
Campuses
- Lepaa
- Online
Teaching format
- Multiform Learning
Objective
In this module, you will learn supervisory tasks related to your professional field, focusing on the management of work and people. You will develop your well-being skills by reflecting on yourself as both a supervisor and a subordinate, considering your strengths and areas for development, and enhancing your ability to support your own well-being as well as lead an equitable and thriving work community.
After completing the module, you will understand the diversity of supervisory work and its various causal relationships. You will be aware of your own strengths and development needs as both a supervisor and a subordinate, and you will be able to examine the role of leadership in the workplace from an entrepreneurial perspective. Additionally, you will be able to analyze and apply what you have learned in your roles as a supervisor and a subordinate.
Content
Management philosophy - project management, problem solving and operational development - personality types and their effect on supervisor work - work rules, work safety and work organisation - motivation and rewarding, creating a good work atmosphere and influencing it, leading different organisations, successful communication and problem situations - diversity at work, competence management and development, recruitment and anticipating the future.
Teaching methods
Studying takes place online. The course progresses through sequential assignments, with each student’s individual, journal-style report serving as the main basis for assessment within the module. Weekly studies are supported by the module instructors through voluntary online sessions.
The module includes a mentoring or job shadowing component. For this, you will contact a supervisor working in the professional field who has at least five subordinates. With the help of the supervisor, you will complete this component and gain a work-based perspective on the course content.
Job shadowing/mentoring is carried out in a work community arranged by the student in collaboration with a person in a supervisory role. The implementation must be agreed upon with that person. The host organization can be your own workplace or internship site. Another workplace you have arranged yourself, where you are not currently employed, is also suitable. In mentoring, you discuss the role of a mentor with a person who is currently working as a mentor or has done so previously.
The module coordinator is Tuuli Markkanen
Class schedule
The estimated time commitment for this course is approximately 400 hours (15 credits)
Cooperation with the business sector
The program includes industry collaboration in the form of job shadowing or mentoring.
Additional info
The primary focus of the curriculum is on horticulture and natural resources.
The module and teaching is available for a maximum of five students from other degree programmes than the programmes organized by Lepaa campus: two students from international exchange and three from open university of applied sciences. Please note, that enrolling for open studies requires a Finnish personal identity number.
Visits to the partner company for Job Shadowing are at your own expense.
Evaluation criteria
1-5
Terms and conditions,
Open UAS
By registering for the training, you accept the cancellation policy.
- Cancellations must always be notified by email to studentservices@hamk.fi (Please note that during the summer and Christmas holidays, processing may be delayed).
- Cancellations can be made free of charge at least 14 days before the start of the course.
- No refund will be made if you are less than 14 days away from the start of your studies, fail to arrive for your studies or interrupt the studies you have started.
- If you are selected as a degree student before you start your open university studies, you may be entitled to a full or partial refund of the tuition fee. In this case, please make your withdrawal as soon as possible by e-mail to studentservices@hamk.fi.
- HAMK may cancel your studies, for example, due to low enrolment. Other changes (e.g. changes in timetable, teachers or places) are also possible.
Important to know
These are important things to know when considering studying at HAMK’s Open University of Applied Sciences:
A student studying in an open university of applied sciences cannot receive state-funded student financial aid or student discounts unless they are entitled to benefits based on other studies. Etuudet ja vakuutukset
A student studying in an open university of applied sciences cannot receive state-funded student financial aid or student discounts unless they are entitled to benefits based on other studies.
When registering for studies, it must be noted that there may be prerequisites for the studies. Open studies for Master’s degrees often require a previously completed Bachelor’s degree. The student must consider whether their own background knowledge and skills correspond to the prerequisites required for completing the course.
Studying in an open university of applied sciences requires having your own computer. Those starting their studies must acquire their own laptop if they do not already have one. For more information, see the rules and instructions of HAMK’s IT services page. Studies often take place online and can be independent of time and classroom space.
A student studying open studies at HAMK (with a credit-based fee) is granted the right to complete the studies for the duration of the specific study. Any completed credits after the end of the study right will not be accepted.
The information about your completed studies can be found in your own study path at the address https://opintopolku.fi/koski. If you also need an official signed transcript of records, please send a request to opiskelijapalvelut@hamk.fi.
Contact
Ask about registration and practical arrangements: openuas@hamk.fi
For more information on the content of the studies, please contact the course teacher. Staff email addresses are firstname.lastname(at)hamk.fi