STR456 Leadership and Leader Psychology

• Topics

  The purpose of the course is to develop the participants' understanding of themselves and their interactions with others. The course also aims to develop the participants' personal aspects of leadership. In this course, experiences with strategic leadership and sustainability are also addressed. Throughout the course, participants will be exposed to exercises, simulations, and training in various challenging situations to learn, experience, and reflect on their own interactions with others. Students will participate in and solve team-based business cases on the future of corporate solutions. The course will also include lectures, research literature, and class debates. A central method is working with practical group processes and exercises, with an emphasis on dialogue and direct feedback. Here, each participant is given the opportunity to critically assess how their own academic and personal abilities can be developed and improved. During the course, students will work on a reflection paper on how they can develop their own leadership behavior.

  The course is divided into the following three main parts:

  • Leadership of employees.
  • Leadership in teams and organizations.
  • Leadership of oneself.

• Learning outcome

  Knowledge

  The candidate

  • Has a good understanding of central topics, theories, processes, and tools used in the field of leadership.
  • Possesses knowledge and experience regarding various types of leadership behaviors and leadership effectiveness.
  • Understands the background of the theories, enabling them to approach leadership literature in a critical and reflective manner.
  • Knows how to utilize leadership literature to address practical, sustainable, and relevant situations.

  Skills

  The candidate

  • Can identify challenges in leadership.
  • Can analyze information and make effective and sustainable decisions.
  • Is capable of applying relevant theory, models, and concepts to practical leadership problems.
  • Is able to present their viewpoints clearly and logically to a knowledgeable audience.

  General Competence

  The candidate

  • Has insight into their own personal behavioral patterns as a foundation for leadership practice.
  • Is capable of shaping their own leadership within a group or organization.
  • Can effectively lead themselves through projects and towards objectives.
  • Is able to articulate leadership-related perspectives both in writing and verbally.

• Teaching

  The pedagogical approach in the course employs a method where learning is based on self-reflection, case studies, and experiential learning. The instruction is structured to present a theoretical framework, engage in exercises, case studies, and simulations, provide feedback on individual skills, and facilitate reflection and discussion. The exercises will be conducted in development groups of 4-5 persons. Reflection notes from these exercises are central. Additionally, the exercises will be used to provide mutual feedback on individual skills so that students can develop their own leadership behavior in connection with the course.

• Recommended prerequisites

  SOL1 "Psychology and Leadership" or equivalent.

• Credit reduction due to overlap

  None.

• Compulsory Activity

  • Approved reflection notes from exercises.
  • Presentation, individually.

  It is possible to retake the course with previously approved coursework requirements (including arrangements prior to autumn 2021).

• Assessment

  Individual 6-hour written digital school exam, weight 100 %

• Grading Scale

  A-F

• Literature

  Northouse, P. G. Leadership: Theory & Practice. SAGE Publications.

  Alternative: Yukl, G. A. Leadership in Organizations. Pearson Education India.

  Articles (to be published in Leganto on Canvas).

• Permitted Support Material

  Calculator

  One bilingual dictionary (Category I)

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