Developing Human Resources (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Schedule

Week 4 Introduction of the course, assignments and projects, introduction of leadership theories and developments, 5 Levels of Leadership
Week 5 Definition, types and significance of leadership
Forming teams to study leadership theories and present
Task: Choose theories
Week 6
Work on the theories and selected studies
Week 7 Learning cafe: Leadership theories and their comparison
Presentations: Comparison of studied theories and thinking of research problem for each theory
Week 8 Winter Holiday
Week 9
Positive reinforcement
Practicing positive reinforcement in project teams
Week 10 Theory 1and 2
Week 11
Week 12 Theory 3 and 4
Theory 5 and 6
Week 13 Theory 7 and 8
Week 14 Effective Leadership
Choosing movies to analyse leadership
Weeks 15 Emotional Intelligence
Week 16 Self-management (individuals, teams and organisations)
Change management?
Week 17 Presentations of leader (movie) analysis
Week 18 Presentations
Week 19 Presentations
Week 20 Module evaluation, Leadership development interviews

Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study

Inquiry learning;
Integration and practicing in project work
Mentoring, coaching and consultations
Tutorials
Exams/tests
Self and peer evaluations
Lectures and workshops
Independent studies

Materials

Books on the content topics
E-books and online articles
Online tutorials
Companies’ web-portals
Industry related reports and statistics
Relevant media, news agencies, quality press, etc.
Social networking tools
Exercises, tests
Instructors’ own materials, materials produced by students
Recommended Literature
Afsaneh Nahavandi: The art and science of leadership , Seventh edition, Pearson 2015
Webpage
http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/leader.html

Gary Yukl: Leadership in Organisations, Prentice-Hall 2010 (2006)

Additional Reading
Adair, John.Title: Not bosses but leaders / John Adair. London : Kogan Page, 1997. 1999.

Zalesnik, Abraham. Title: Learning leadership : cases and commentaries on abuse of power in organizations / Abraham Zalesnik, Konosuke Matsushita. Format: Book Published: Chicago : Bonus books, 1993.

Helgesen, Sally. Title: The female advantage : women’s ways of leadership / Sally Helgesen. Format: Book Published: New York : Doubleday Currency, 1990.

Teaching methods and instruction

Inquiry learning;
Integration and practicing in project work
Mentoring, coaching and consultations
Tutorials
Peer to peer teaching
Exams/tests
Self and peer evaluations
Lectures and workshops
Independent studies

Working life connections

When applicaple company visits, guest lecturers and workshops in cooperation with different companies and organisations. Commissions from industry partners.

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

Moodle exam
Students can do the eam any where and time of the day during the semester.

Internationality

Possibility to work with international team and international lectures. Guest lecturers from international organisations and partner universities. International learning materials.

Completion alternatives

An alternative method is self study:
Student can study without attending the classes and complete it on line by submitting the two assignments below and the exam.
Assignment 1: Self-analysis as a team player and a leader 30%
Please write an analysis of yourself as a team leader in 700-1000 (max) words in an essay format!
Essay should answer at least the following questions:
1. Who are you as a team player? How would you evaluate (rate 1-5 and explain why) your contribution to team work in general?
What kinds of leadership styles work best on you and what styles bring the worst in you?
2. Who are you as a leader? Where do yo see yourself in 5 levels of leadership?
What kinds of leader behaviours do you identify in yourself (examples)?
How would others describe you?
3. What are your strengths and weaknesses for effective leadership?
What skills would you like to develop to become an effective leader? Why? How?

Leadership Analysis Assignment 2 (30%)
An example for a qualitative study (data collection through observation) is observing leader behaviours in a movie. In this type of a study, students in pairs choose leader characters from a suitable movie within the leadership context. They observe (watch) to identify and compare leadership styles as well as results. Pairs present their findings to the class.

Moodle exam (40%)

Learning assignments

Assignment 1: Peer teaching of theories 25%
Student in groups of 2-3 choose a theory of leadership to study, learn and teach others. Teaching sessions should include 3 main parts: presentation of the theory with examples from life, a workshop or group discussion and finally, a short quiz to test the learning.
Sessions are peer assessed.

Assignment 2: Self-analysis as a team player and a leader 25%
Please write an analysis of yourself as a team leader in 700-1000 (max) words in an essay format!
Essay should answer at least the following questions:
1. Who are you as a team player? How would you evaluate (rate 1-5 and explain why) your contribution to team work in general?
What kinds of leadership styles work best on you and what styles bring the worst in you?
2. Who are you as a leader? Where do yo see yourself in 5 levels of leadership?
What kinds of leader behaviours do you identify in yourself (examples)?
How would others describe you?
3. What are your strengths and weaknesses for effective leadership?
What skills would you like to develop to become an effective leader? Why? How?

Leadership Analysis Assignment 3 (Pair) 25%
An example for a qualitative study (data collection through observation) is observing leader behaviours in a movie. In this type of a study, students in pairs choose leader characters from a suitable movie within the leadership context. They observe (watch) to identify and compare leadership styles as well as results. Pairs present their findings to the class.

Assessment methods

Exam
Self and Peer assessment
Teacher's assessment