MAN 5140 Management of Learning and Change II

MAN 5140 Management of Learning and Change II

Course code: 
MAN 5140
Department: 
Communication and Culture
Credits: 
15
Course coordinator: 
Johan From
Course name in Norwegian: 
Ledelse av læring og endring II
Product category: 
Executive
Portfolio: 
EMM - School management, Specialisation
Semester: 
2018 Autumn
Active status: 
Active
Level of study: 
Master
Teaching language: 
Norwegian
Course type: 
Associate course
Course codes for multi- or associated courses.
MAN 5141 - første semester
MAN 5142 - andre semester
Introduction

BI Norwegian Business School has an ambition to increase pupils’ learning in the Norwegian school.  In order for schools to accomplish this there is a need for adaptation and change. Schools have to work in new and innovative ways and more resources must be involved in development and change, including the teachers. Teachers must therefore be trained in leadership.  The leadership dimension will in the future be more pronounced in all the tasks teachers work with at the school, both traditional tasks but also by the creation of new roles and tasks where teachers practice leadership. The programme reaches over a number of leader roles that are relevant for teachers, from performance of the leader role in the classroom to leadership in connection with colleagues in a common effort to make a better school. The topics of the programme thus range from classroom management to team management and project management.  

Learning outcomes - Knowledge

The programme teaches students what leadership in the school embraces with regard to possibilities and challenges and why leadership in the school is important for the development of a better school. In addition, students learn how projects and teams should be organised for the pupils’ best. They learn which leadership forms can be used to manage resistance to change in the school. The programme gives students an understanding of the changes and challenges the transition to a digital information society represents, as well as an introduction to how computer-based tools can be used in the school and in society.

Learning outcomes - Skills

Students will be put in a position to organise teacher cooperation at their own schools. The will be able to lead their colleagues through working processes that advance cooperation in teams and in projects.  The will be able to manage conflict and opposition that arise where habits and customary working routines are challenged.  Students will use a variety of tools for digital learning and be able to express themselves digitally.

Learning Outcome - Reflection

Students will first and foremost develop the capacity for independent responsibility for the advancement of quality in the pupils’ learning in the school.  The will, to a greater extent than previously, take the initiative in leading teamwork and change processes in the school. They will be in search of new ways of creating a positive teaching environment and an atmosphere of cooperation in their own schools.

Course content
  • Analysis of pupils’ data
  • ​Teacher cooperation with its point of departure in pupils’ data
  • Teacher cooperation for increased quality in learning
  • Learning organisations
  • Communication in teams
  • Digital communication
  • The digital information society 
  • Relationships in teams
  • Understanding one’s own role in a team
  • Team analysis and culture in teams
  • Project management
Learning process and requirements to students

The programme is carried out over four two-day modules. Between modules students will be provided extensive use of net-based exercises such that the total number of teaching hours comes to 75. The programme is based on a “blended learning” concept, i.e. a teaching method in which modules and net-based learning represent the two major teaching forms. Consequently, teaching to a great extent gives scope for adjustments in time and self-study of the syllabus.  

In programmes where there is obligatory attendance, it is the responsibility of the student to access information made available at the lectures when this is not available on the programme’s homepage /Its learning or other course material. 

The programme requires access to a PC/Mac. It’s learning is a central learning platform for the teaching. Students will also be using other digital tools

Software tools
No specified computer-based tools are required.
Additional information

Dette kurset har overlappende emner med programmet "Ledelse i skolen" og programmet "Ledelse og omstilling i skolen". For studenter som tar sikte på å ta en Master of Management grad er det viktig å være klar over at overlappende kurs ikke kan inngå i graden, jfr. UHL § 3-5.

Qualifications

You have a Bachelor’s or the equivalent – 180 approved credits from a college or university. 

You are at least 25 years old.

You have four years of work experience full time.  Three years of work experience are required for applicants with a Master’s.

Required prerequisite knowledge

Bachelor degree or equivalent and 4 years of work experience. Please consult our student regulations.

Exam categoryWeightInvigilationDurationGroupingComment exam
Exam category:
Submission
Form of assessment:
Written submission
Exam code:
MAN 51401
Grading scale:
ECTS
Grading rules:
Internal and external examiner
Resit:
Examination when next scheduled course
100No1 Semester(s)Group/Individual (1 - 3)Students are evaluated through a term paper. The term paper can be written in groups of up to 2 students. The period provided for this is 4 weeks. The maximum number of pages is 25, including references and attachments.
Exams:
Exam category:Submission
Form of assessment:Written submission
Weight:100
Invigilation:No
Grouping (size):Group/Individual (1-3)
Duration:1 Semester(s)
Comment:Students are evaluated through a term paper. The term paper can be written in groups of up to 2 students. The period provided for this is 4 weeks. The maximum number of pages is 25, including references and attachments.
Exam code:MAN 51401
Grading scale:ECTS
Resit:Examination when next scheduled course
Exam organisation: 
Ordinary examination
Total weight: 
100
Sum workload: 
0

A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 15 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 400 hours.