GRA 8515 Leadership Development

GRA 8515 Leadership Development

Course code: 
GRA 8515
Department: 
Strategy and Entrepreneurship
Credits: 
5
Course coordinator: 
Lars Huemer
Course name in Norwegian: 
Leadership Development
Product category: 
Executive
Portfolio: 
EMME - EMM specialisation in Energy
Semester: 
2026 Spring
Active status: 
Active
Level of study: 
Master
Teaching language: 
English
Course type: 
One semester
Introduction

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.

Learning outcomes - Knowledge

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
Learning outcomes - Skills

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.
General Competence

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.
Course content

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
Teaching and learning activities

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.

Software tools
No specified computer-based tools are required.
Qualifications

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
Assessments
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
Type of Assessment: 
Ordinary examination
All exams must be passed to get a grade in this course.
Total weight: 
100
Student workload
ActivityDurationComment
Teaching
40 Hour(s)
Student's own work with learning resources
95 Hour(s)
Sum workload: 
135

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.