General description

Visitation to select companies in Finland, organised by Lowe in consultation with representatives of those companies with presentations and discussions. Analytical exercises leading to a final report on lessons learned.

Learning outcomes

Students will gain first hand knowledge of management practices, organisational structures, and operational activities by visiting a selection of media companies in Finland. These will include large corporations (e.g. YLE, Sanoma, Aamulehti) and smaller firms (e.g. Blue Media, Broadcasters, Uusi Suomi).

Contents

After completing the course the student will understand:

• Variation and the rationale explaining differences in media organisations
• General requirements and expectations of managers across levels
• How development objectives are achieved in media firms
• Complexity of managing a community of employees in work cultures

Teaching language

English

Evaluation and evaluation criteria

Numeric 1-5.
Presence and participation in the visitations (3 ECTS) and evaluation of the analytical reports (2 ECTS).

Study materials

Information and materials provided by each company to be read in advanced of visitation.

Belongs to following study modules