Students will secure agreement with a manager in a media firm either in Finland or their home country to engage as a mentor. The language depends on the student’s choice – it need not be conducted in English, although materials submitted for evaluation must be in English. The particular arrangements are negotiated in each individual case between the student and the mentor, but are subject to approval by Lowe.
Contents
After completing the course the student will understand: • Practical dynamics of management work in a media company today • How management theory works in practice • What is unique about being a manager in media industries • Areas requiring personal development for career success
Teaching methods
Teaching method
Contact
Online
Lectures
2 h
0 h
Personal instruction
18 h
0 h
Lectures (2 hours), visitation and tasks assigned by the mentor and approved by Lowe (18 hours), analytical report on personal lessons learned with a presentation in team format where students provide the results of collaborative analysis to identify similarities (generalisable results) and distinctions (significant differences).
Teaching language
English
Various (see content).
Modes of study
Option
1
Available for:
Degree Programme Students
Other Students
Open University Students
Doctoral Students
Exchange Students
Participation in course work
In
English
A practicum organised with the mentor and involving various tasks assigned by him or her to the student, along with an agreed amount of visitation time for interviews, discussion, and participant observation.
Evaluation
and evaluation criteria
Numeric 1-5.
Mentor evaluation of the student (1 ECTS), the individual reports on lessons learned (2 ECTS) and team presentation (1 ECTS).
Study materials
As assigned by respective mentors to individual students. May include books and articles from academic or trade press sources, internal company documents, and participation in company or industry seminars.