Personnel Administration (4cr)

Objective

Students can analyse management and understand various concepts and models and apply this knowledge to the work in the service sector. They will be familiar with the entire sphere of duties of a supervisor involved and the significance of leadership in productive operations. Students will learn the basics of management and leadership and be familiar with the various areas of personnel management. Students are able to find and apply in practice legislation concerning for example protection against unilateral termination and legislation on the rights and obligations of different parties. They are able to make a valid employment contract and testimonial.

Content

- Basic concepts associated with leadhership and organisations
- Human resources management
- Employment Contracts Act

Qualifications

- No prerequisites

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

5
Students can consider and analyze organisations, management and working in the service field through different conceptual systems. They can explain the whole of supervisory work and managership and the meaning of management for a profitable business. They know the basics of management and personnel management.
Students are able to apply the law and can independently compile legal work contracts and certificates.
3
Students can analyze organisations, management and working in the service field through different conceptual systems. They can interpret the whole of supervisory work and managership and the meaning of management for a profitable business. They know the basics of management and personnel management.
Students are able to search and apply legal provisions and they can compile legal work contracts and certificates.
1
Students can name some concepts of organisations, management and work in the service field. The recognize the whole of supervisory work and managership and the meaning of management for a profitable business. They recognize the basic terms of management and personnel management.
Students are able to search legal provisions and they recognize legal work contracts and certificates.

Materials

- Laurent B. 2006. Päivittäisjohtaminen matkailu- ja ravintola-alalla. Helsinki: WSOY Oppimateriaalit Oy.
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- Hyppänen R. 2007. Esimiesosaaminen liiketoiminnan menestystekijänä. Helsinki: Edita.
Availability: https://plari.amkit.fi/vwebv/search?searchArg=Esimiesosaaminen+%3A+liiketoiminnan+menestystekij%C3%A4&searchCode=TALL&limitTo=none&recCount=25&searchType=1&page.search.search.button=Search&sortBy=PUB_DATE_DESC

- Äimälä ? Åström ? Rautiainen ? Nyyssölä:
Käytännön työoikeutta esimiehille
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- Employment Contracts
Act (55/2001)
- Other material as indicated during the course.

Teaching methods

- - Lectures, book examination, exercises, team work, role-play, online learning
- Part of the assignments are integrated into the Management of Food Services course

Further information

such as 1 credit for online learning