Leadership Challenges (MHR204)
Course description for study year 2024-2025. Please note that changes may occur.
Course code
MHR204
Version
1
Credits (ECTS)
10
Semester tution start
Autumn
Number of semesters
1
Exam semester
Autumn
Language of instruction
English
Content
This course* provides a unique opportunity to develop leadership. You will engage in, and actively contribute to a challenge-based learning experience.
There will be an emphasis on you as an active learner and co-creator of knowledge working closely with other students defining current leadership challenges, opportunities, and solutions. Typical theoretical elements included in the course are leadership as purpose, and design thinking.
*Supported by the UNESCO Chair on Leadership, Innovation and Anticipation.
Learning outcome
After completing this course you should have the following knowledge, skills and general competences:
Knowledge:
- have advanced knowledge within the theory and practice of leadership
- have specialized insight into the PAC ontology (Purpose-Alignment-Commitment) and strategic design method
Skills:
- analyse existing theories, methods and interpretations within leadership
- work independently with practical and theoretical problem solving.
- analyse and relate critically to different sources of information and apply these to structure and formulate academic reasoning.
General competence:
- define and analyse relevant professional- and research ethics issues.
- contribute to innovation processes, and to define problems and solutions.
- be able to apply knowledge in new areas
Required prerequisite knowledge
Exam
Leadership Challenge (LC) and report
| Form of assessment | Weight | Duration | Marks | Aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prepare and run a Leadership Challenge | 2/5 | Letter grades | ||
| Leadership Challenge final report | 3/5 | Letter grades |
To prepare and deliver a Leadership Challenge (LC) with final report. In allocated learning teams, you will define a specific leadership challenge and one specific and actionable solution to this particular challenge. The mark awarded will consist of:
• Prepare and run a Leadership Challenge (oral; presentation; facilitation; 40%; learning team mark; A-F).
• Student-to-student-lecture based on chosen Leadership Challenge solution (oral; lecture; learning team mark; pass/fail).
• Leadership Challenge final report (60%; individual mark on written learning team report contribution; A-F).
Requirements
• A minimum of 80% attendance of all lectures starting from week 1 of teaching for report to be submitted and assessed.
• 100% attendance of allocated Leadership Challenges (student's role: active participant) in order to pass their own leadership challenge.
• Leadership Challenge (student's role: facilitator) must pass for report to be submitted and assessed.
• Learning team student-to-student-lecture must pass for report to be submitted and assessed.
Resit exam:
• Leadership Challenge (40%; learning team mark; A-F): To be delivered with new learning team next time the course is running.
• Student-to-student-lectures based on chosen Leadership Challenge (learning team mark; pass/fail): New opportunity provided within the semester.
• Leadership Challenge final report (60%; individual mark on learning team report contribution; A-F): Opportunity to resubmit individual contribution.
Coursework requirements
80% attendance of all lectures required.
100% of all allocated leadership challenges required.