The student understands how an organization works and she/he is familiar with the principles of leadership and activities in a goal oriented-oriented organization. After the course the student understands importance of individual- and professional competence development, different types of leaderships, importance of clear vision and mission statements, strategy and objectives, organizational values as a core of organizational culture.
The subjects covered on the course cover organizational behaviour and the concept of leadership in different contexts and forms of organizations, such as team leading, strategic leadership, human resource management and leading as an individual process.
The course introduces a broad range of leadership theories and how they are applied to organizations today.
Insufficient attendance (min 75%), incompleted assignments, failed exam
1 Student understands the concept of leadership in organizations and has the ability to work independent and in a group
The specific criteria and emphasis for evaluating the written assignment or a case company report are:
–Knowledge 40 %: Understanding and using various sources of information, Relevance of information.
–Discussion 40 %: Reasoning and argumentation, Practical suggestions, Own thinking.
–Sources/style 20 %: Referencing and citations within text marked, style of writing and overall quality.
To fail means that the report does not show sufficient use of information and analysis of the case or text is directly copied without marking the references.
3 Student understands the concept of leadership in organizations and can adapt it into a case example. Student can search information, work successfully independent and in a group, utilize some web tools and report own learning process.
The specific criteria and emphasis for evaluating the written assignment or a case company report are:
–Knowledge 40 %: Understanding and using various sources of information, Relevance of information.
–Discussion 40 %: Reasoning and argumentation, Practical suggestions, Own thinking.
–Sources/style 20 %: Referencing and citations within text marked, style of writing and overall quality.
To fail means that the report does not show sufficient use of information and analysis of the case or text is directly copied without marking the references.
5 Student understands deeply the concept of leadership in organisations and its parameters and can utilize it innovatively in a case example. Student can work fluently independent and in a group, utilize several different web tools and reflect own learning process.
The specific criteria and emphasis for evaluating the written assignment or a case company report are:
–Knowledge 40 %: Understanding and using various sources of information, Relevance of information.
–Discussion 40 %: Reasoning and argumentation, Practical suggestions, Own thinking.
–Sources/style 20 %: Referencing and citations within text marked, style of writing and overall quality.
To fail means that the report does not show sufficient use of information and analysis of the case or text is directly copied without marking the references.