GRA 2239 Leadership in Organisations

GRA 2239 Leadership in Organisations

Course code: 
GRA 2239
Department: 
Leadership and Organizational Behaviour
Credits: 
6
Course coordinator: 
Øyvind Lund Martinsen
Wajda Wikhamn
Course name in Norwegian: 
Leadership in Organisations
Product category: 
Master
Portfolio: 
MSc in Leadership and Organisational Psychology
Semester: 
2019 Spring
Active status: 
Active
Level of study: 
Master
Teaching language: 
English
Course type: 
One semester
Introduction

It is indisputable that leaders can have substantial impact on individuals and organizations. Among other things, they are the prime target of praise and blame for organizational outcomes. Defining what a successful leader is controversial, especially in today’s world Leadership is conceptually a complex construct and in practice very challenging. Developments in societies, including increased digitalization and demographic diversity, the changing nature of work (e.g., precarious work) and workers (e.g., the rise of the creative class), and the emergence of new forms of organizing work, such as networks and contingent teams have all contributed to challenges facing today’s organizational leaders. The aim of this course is to make students acquainted with the following: a) the various scientific perspectives used for studying leadership, b) how leaders influence individual and organizational performance, and c) current trends in leadership as a practice and a field of scientific research.

 

Learning outcomes - Knowledge
  1. Distinguish the various leadership theoretical perspectives.
  2. Explain how leaders influence individual and organizational performance.
  3. Identify recent leadership trends in an evolving global environment.
Learning outcomes - Skills
  1. Be able to read and understand scientific articles in this subject area.
  2. Demonstrate the consequences of leadership on individual, group and organizational performance in today’s society.
  3. Apply leadership theories in case situations.
Learning Outcome - Reflection
  1. Critically discuss the various theoretical perspectives and trends of leadership.
  2. Consider ethical implications of leadership and leadership styles for organizations.
Course content

Leadership theories and empirical studies will be the basis of the course.

Learning process and requirements to students

Group discussions and presentations will make up an integral part of the class participation grade. Physical attendance and active participation is required throughout the course and is necessary to achieve high academic performance.

Please note that while attendance is not compulsory in all courses, it is the student’s own responsibility to obtain any information provided in class that is not included on itsllearning or text book.

This is a course with continuous assessment (several exam components) and one final exam code. Each exam component is graded by using points on a scale from 0-100. The components will be weighted together according to the information in the course description in order to calculate the final letter grade for the examination code (course). Students who fail to participate in one/some/all exam elements will get a lower grade or may fail the course. You will find detailed information about the point system and the cut off points with reference to the letter grades when the course starts.

At resit, all exam components must, as a main rule, be retaken during next scheduled course.

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

All courses in the Masters programme will assume that students have fulfilled the admission requirements for the programme. In addition, courses in second, third and/or fourth semester can have spesific prerequisites and will assume that students have followed normal study progression. For double degree and exchange students, please note that equivalent courses are accepted.

Assessments
Assessments
Exam category: 
Activity
Form of assessment: 
Class participation
Weight: 
30
Grouping: 
Individual
Duration: 
1 Semester(s)
Exam code: 
GRA 22391
Grading scale: 
Point scale leading to ECTS letter grade
Resit: 
All components must, as a main rule, be retaken during next scheduled course
Exam category: 
Submission
Form of assessment: 
Written submission
Weight: 
70
Grouping: 
Group/Individual (1 - 3)
Duration: 
1 Semester(s)
Exam code: 
GRA 22391
Grading scale: 
Point scale leading to ECTS letter grade
Resit: 
All components must, as a main rule, be retaken during next scheduled course
Exam organisation: 
Continuous assessment
Grading scale: 
ECTS
Total weight: 
100
Sum workload: 
0

A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 6 ECTS credits corresponds to a workload of at least 160 hours.