Courses

Team leadership

Course overview

This course, available through Moodle, provides students with foundational knowledge of teams and team leadership. All learning materials and readings are accessible via the course’s Moodle page.

Upon successful completion, the student will be able to understand the basics of teams and team leadership. The student can identify different types of teams and analyze group dynamics and understand their meaning for team performance. The course also covers the life cycle of teams, offering insights into how teams develop over time and how leadership roles evolve within these stages. Additionally, the student will explore the importance of diversity in teams and how it impacts team function and outcomes.

Course content

Course contents include:

  • Teams and groups
  • Group dynamics and group phenomena
  • Life cycles of teams
  • Management and leadership in teams
  • Team diversity

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student understands the basics of teams and team leadership. The student can identify different types of teams and group dynamics, and understands their meaning for team performance. The student is able to recognize the different stages of a team’s life cycle and understands leadership, leadership roles, and diversity within teams.

Enrollment

Course information

Category

Transversal skills

Format

Online

Target groups

Lifelong learners / ­external students, U!REKA staff, U!REKA students

Academic year

Starting month

Language

English

Duration​

Self-paced

Organising institution​

Metropolia University of Applied Sciences

Places reserved for U!REKA participants​

50

Assesment

Grading is Pass / Fail. A passing course completion requires successfully completing each module.

Credit/degree/certificate

1 ECTS credit

Course fee

None

Prerequisites

N/A