Course syllabus adopted 2021-02-26 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).
Overview
- Swedish nameOrganisation och strategi
- CodeSJO825
- Credits7.5 Credits
- OwnerMPMAR
- Education cycleSecond-cycle
- Main field of studyShipping and Marine Technology
- DepartmentMECHANICS AND MARITIME SCIENCES
- GradingUG - Pass, Fail
Course round 1
- Teaching language English
- Application code 01118
- Maximum participants35
- Open for exchange studentsYes
Credit distribution
Module | Sp1 | Sp2 | Sp3 | Sp4 | Summer | Not Sp | Examination dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0114 Written and oral assignments 7.5 c Grading: UG | 7.5 c |
In programmes
- MPMAR - MARITIME MANAGEMENT, MSC PROGR, Year 1 (compulsory)
- MPMOB - MOBILITY ENGINEERING, MSC PROGR, Year 1 (elective)
- MPNAV - NAVAL ARCHITECTURE AND OCEAN ENGINEERING, MSC PROGR, Year 2 (elective)
Examiner
Fredrik Forsman- Instruktör, Maritime Studies, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences
Eligibility
General entry requirements for Master's level (second cycle)Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.
Specific entry requirements
English 6 (or by other approved means with the equivalent proficiency level)Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.
Course specific prerequisites
None.Aim
The aim of the course is to develop generic management skills as well as interpersonal skills, such as the ability to convince and motivate people and to communicate analyses and recommendations in professional settings.Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)
Knowledge and understanding- Explain different types of systems connected to logics for action logics
- Explain the meaning of the concepts of complexity and emergence vis-à-vis linearity and causality linked to action logics.
- Explain how control is established, maintained and lost in complex sociotechnical systems.
- Describe different degrees of control, their advantages and limitations.
- demonstrate knowledge of and understanding of scientific methods relevant to management work and its abilities and shortcomings.
Skills and Abilities
- demonstrate the ability to critically and systematically analyze information
- demonstrate the ability to work independently
- demonstrate the ability to communicate in a professional context, both verbally and in writing
Judgement and approach
- demonstrate the ability to assess the social and ethical implications of management decisions and managerial work
- demonstrate an understanding of the importance of knowledge interests and of personal responsibility in professional roles
Skills and Abilities
- demonstrate the ability to critically and systematically analyze information
- demonstrate the ability to work independently
- demonstrate the ability to communicate in a professional context, both verbally and in writing
Judgement and approach
- demonstrate the ability to assess the social and ethical implications of management decisions and managerial work
- demonstrate an understanding of the importance of knowledge interests and of personal responsibility in professional roles
Content
Different types of sociotechnical systems require different logics to create control. An important factor for success in management is to identify the nature of the system in question in order to be able to apply the appropriate management principle.
The course has a distinct systems perspective and is based on complexity theory, which is a complementary perspective to causality and linearity.
Depending on the nature of the system, different logics are required to create control.
Great effort will be made to identify the premises for different reasoning and logics as in many cases it is the very basis for cooperation, development and not least, critical thinking.
Organisation
In the course there will be several different parts; lectures, exercises, and role play. The central form of work will be the seminar where a given material will be studied prior the sessionl (text, video or pod) and reflective text will be written on the topic that is submitted before the seminar where it is discussed.
Great emphasis will be placed on the art of reasoning based on specific premises. In the seminars, you will be approved if you have presented the material and put a personal reflection on it. The reflection does not have to be in line with what the teacher's opinion is on the issue, as long as the argument for the position is well substantiated and opinions and premises can be clearly distinguished.
Literature
See course home-page.Examination including compulsory elements
Active participation in compulsory exercises and seminars. Assignments and a final essay.
The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers on educational support due to disability.