Leadership (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

1- Course introduction, Key concepts in Leadership
2- Emotional intelligence and leading oneself
3- Motivation, satisfaction and performance
4- Power, influence and leadership
5- Coaching leadership/ leading a team/development discussion/ongoing feedback/conflict resolution
6- Interview a leader assignment preparation
7- Leading in a multicultural and diverse environment
8- Delegation or the art of developing others
9- Credibility and Sanctioning
10- Presentations for the team assignment

All the tasks are checked by Turnitin. Plagiarism and using of artificial intelligence without proper citation automatically leads to the failing of the assignment/task. The usage of AI must be clearly indicated in the assignment.

If the AI has been used for grammar/translations, please return both the original version and the version produced by AI.

Objective

After completing the course the student:
- knows and understands key leadership principles and practices;
- recognizes how leaders can motivate their staff using intrinsic and extrinsic motivators
- recognizes the different ways a leader can, for example, set goals, reward and develop his/her staff

Content

- Key concepts in leadership
- Motivation, satisfaction and performance
- Power, influence and leadership
- Delegation or the art of developing others
- Conflict resolution
- Leading change
- Leader toolbox

Materials

Selection of articles to be available in Itslearning and other links:
• Martine Haas, Mark Mortensen - Jun 2016 – The secrets of Great Teamwork
• Zak, Paul J. – Jan-Feb 2017- The Neuroscience of Trust
• Barbara Kellerman - 2007 - What every leader needs to know about followers
• Ronald J. Burke - 2006 - Why leaders fail: exploring the darkside
• D. Goleman - 2000 - Leadership That Gets Results
• Williams G. - 2002 - Change the way you persuade
• Stengel R. - 2008 - Mandela His 8 Lessons of Leadership
• Kotter P. (2007) - Leading Change Why Transformation Efforts Fail
• Herzberg,(2003), One more time, how do you motivate employees?
• McNulty E. (2002) - Welcome Aboard (But don't change a thing)

Teaching methods

Lectures, case studies analysis and workshops

Exam schedules

This course is based on assignments and there is no exam.

International connections

The student studies most of the concepts at home (individual assignments and team assignment). Important parts of the contact sessions are used to work on case studies and concrete leadership situations.

Completion alternatives

To be agreed with the teachers prior to the course start

Student workload

Contact lessons: 30h
Studying reading materials ~ 30/50h
Working on assignments and peer reviews ~ 40-60h

Further information

To have completed your 1st year course and the course Organizational Behavior

Minimum 70% attendance required to be able to pass the course as we will do case studies and workshops in class.