GRA 8515 Leadership Development (2024/2025)
GRA 8515 Leadership Development (2024/2025)
This course is part of the Executive Master of Management in Energy in cooperation with BI Norwegian Business School and IFP School and is designed to provide an overview of the science of leadership and how it can be applied in real-world scenarios. The course will cover a range of topics, including the latest research on leadership, the role of learning, psychological safety, creativity, and work motivation.
Upon completion of this course, you will have gained a deeper understanding of the following concepts:
- Psychological safety, high-quality connections, and compassion
- Techniques for re-evaluating and challenging existing paradigms in the context of the green transition.
- Theories of leadership
- Self-determination theory and work motivation
- Responses to organizational change events
- The role of personality in leadership
In addition to the knowledge gained, you will also develop the following skills:
- Lead effectively amidst the evolving landscape of the energy sector's transition to sustainable practices.
- Apply motivational theories to drive team engagement in green initiatives.
- Build trust and connection to lead teams through transformational changes in energy production and consumption.
- Critically assess and adjust leadership strategies in response to emerging environmental challenges.
By the end of the course, you will demonstrate a general competence in:
- Leading within the multifaceted context of the energy sector's shift towards sustainability.
- Exhibiting adaptability and resilience in guiding organizations through the green transition.
- Implementing leadership methods and change management tailored to environmental sustainability.
The course will be structured around the following topics:
- Psychological safety
- The power of knowing what you don't know
- Leadership philosophies and theories
- Work motivation
- Personality and leadership
- Leading change in organizations
- Adapting to new and changing situations
1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours.
Attendance to all sessions in the course is compulsory. If you have to miss part(s) of the course you must ask in advance for leave of absence. More than 25% absence in a course will require retaking the entire course. It's the student's own responsibility to obtain any information provided in class that is not included on the course homepage/ It's learning or other course materials. Sessions include lectures, seminars and group work.
The students are evaluated through an individual 30 days course paper, counting for 5 credits.
Specific information regarding student evaluation beyond the information given in the course description will be provided in class.
The course is a part of a full Executive Master of Management in Energy (EMME) and examination in all courses must be passed in order to obtain a certificate.
In all BI Executive courses and programmes, there is a mutual requirement
for the student and the course responsible regarding the involvement of the student's experience in the planning and implementation of courses, modules and programmes. This means that the student has the right and duty to get involved with their own knowledge and practice relevance, through the active sharing of their relevant experience and knowledge.
Granted admission to the Executive Master of Management in Energy programme.
Disclaimer
Deviations in teaching and exams may occur if external conditions or unforeseen events call for this.
| Assessments |
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Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Submission PDF Weight: 60 Grouping: Individual Duration: 30 Day(s) Comment: The students are evaluated through an individual 30 days course paper, counting 60% of the final grade. Exam code: GRA 85152 Grading scale: ECTS Resit: Examination when next scheduled course |
Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Submission PDF Weight: 40 Grouping: Individual Duration: 30 Day(s) Comment: The students are evaluated through an individual reflection note, counting 40% of the final grade. Exam code: GRA 85153 Grading scale: ECTS Resit: Examination when next scheduled course |
All exams must be passed to get a grade in this course.
| Activity | Duration | Comment |
|---|---|---|
Teaching | 40 Hour(s) | |
Student's own work with learning resources | 95 Hour(s) |
A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 5 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 135 hours.