| Detailed information |
| Pre-requisites |
SE BC2: Induction: Team development UND SE BC1: Foundations of management UND KS BC3: Foundations of management science
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| Original study plan |
Master's programme Leadership and Innovation in Organizations 2024W |
| Objectives |
Overall the objectives of this seminar are experiencing, understanding and reflecting dynamics on leadership and develop theory-based competencies in self-development and leadership.
Upon successful completion of the course students will
- LO1: be able to identify, summarize and assess different leadership challenges and reflect upon their dynamics.
- LO2: possess advanced knowledge about different state-of-the-art leadership concepts, are able to critically evaluate them based on their practical relevance and applicability.
- LO3: develop leadership skills against the background of their own leader identity.
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| Subject |
Leading organizations in an innovative direction is a challenging task. In this seminar, students will reflect on the classical and often implicit understanding of leadership, develop a more comprehensive and accurate understanding of leadership as a process and understand their own role as leaders in this regard. They will be provided with theoretical concepts; but most importantly they will be given room for experience, discussion, feedback and self-reflection for their personal development as (future) leaders.
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| Criteria for evaluation |
Assessment modules:
- I1: Preparation task (20%)
- I2: Attendance and active participation (50%)
- I3: Post-module reflection (30%)
Assessment criteria:
- I1: Collecting examples on leaders’ experiences and challenges about when and how they became leaders. Appropriate summary of core challenges.
- I2: Active participation in exercises and discussions; quality of contributions
- I3: ability to apply the theoretical concept by finding appropriate cross-domain examples, ability to interpret by brining it to an abstract level, ability to relate it to self-understanding and to enact by finding specific examples of action.
Reflection of learning outcomes in the assessment and teaching methods:
- LO1: esp. reflected in the quality of the summary of collecting cases and examples (I1).
- LO2: esp. reflected in the quality of discussions and their contributions in class (I2).
- LO3: esp. reflected in the quality of their reflection report and their individually drawn implications on specific actions for their personal development (I3).
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| Methods |
Real-life case studies and exercises including group discussions facilitate experience-based learning and allow for combining insights from personal experiences with theoretical background on leadership skills in order to support the development of their own leader identity.
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| Language |
English |
| Study material |
Core reading material:
- Alvesson, M.; Blom, M., & Sveningsson, S. (2017): Reflexive Leadership. Organising in an Imperfect World. Sage.
- Hammond, M, Clapp-Smith, R., & Palanski, M. (2017): Beyond (just) the workplace: A theory of leader development across multiple domains. Academy of Management Review 42(3):481-498.
- Yukl, G. (2013): Leadership in Organizations. 8th Edition. Pearson.
Further literature recommendations will be given in class; researching and processing further literature will be a core task of the students.
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| Changing subject? |
No |
| Further information |
Themes
| Session | Topic |
| 1 | Leadership meaning and leaders challenges |
| 2 | Leadership reflections and leader’s development |
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