Nivå/kategori

Breddstudier

Undervisningsspråk

Engelska

Kurstyp

Valfri

Cykel/nivå

Yrkeshögskoleexamen

Rekommenderat studieår

2

Omfattning

5 sp

Kompetensmål

By the end of the course the student can:
1.Analyze and evaluate knowledge about leadership
theory related to team leadership and working in
teams

2.Manage and develop communication in teams

3.Evaluate and develop own leadership that is
transformative and focused on the team in a
certain context

4. Be able to use some team development tools to
manage change, successful co-workership and
continuous development

5.Understand the importance of a shared vision
and of socialization in teams

6. Understand the importance and at the same
times the challenges of diversity

Läranderesultat

At the end of the course the student is expected
to be able to:

1. Formulate, theoretically motivate and discuss
team leadership and successful working in teams

2. Critically discuss different leadership and
team theories

3. Understand and interpret the importance of
shared visions and the meaning of the whole in a
successful team?s performance

4. Demonstrate and discuss a variety of team
leadership strategies and tools that are
adaptable to different and challenging work
situations

5. Can show increased leadership efficiency in
teams

Innehåll

Leadership in teams
Teamroles
Co-workership
Diversity and collectivness
Conflicts and complexity
Communication and Culture in effective teams

Kursen ersätter följande kurser

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Mer information

Observe that this course is an extensive course
module consisting of three courses "Making sense
of Leadership"(3x ECTS). We encourage and
recommend to take them all, but it is possible to
take only one course (5 ECTS).

Litteratur

There will be two books that are essential to all
3 courses:
Komives, S. R. , Lucas, N., & McMahon, T. R.
(2013). Exploring Leadership : For College
Students Who Want to Make a Difference (3rd
Edition). Wiley.
(and the workbook:
Wagner, W. & Ostick, D. (Ed.) 2013: Exploring
1.Leadership : For College Students Who Want to
Make a Difference, Facilitation and Activity
Guide (3rd Edition). Jossey-Bass. )
For this book Arcada students have access to this
book online through Arcada library at Ebrary.

2. Bolman, L. & Deal, T. (2014). Reframing
organizations. 5th edition or older. Also Swedish
version available. Jossey Bass/ Wiley.

There will be limited access of this book as a e-
book through Ebrary at Arcada database.

Additional material will be presented in
itslearning.

Studieaktiviteter

  • Praktiska övningar - 10 timmar
  • Basgruppsarbete - 10 timmar
  • Självstudier - 0 timmar
  • Nätbaserade - 135 timmar
  • Active online participation every week is required. - 0 timmar

Arbetsbelastning

  • Kursens totala antal arbetstimmar: 155 timmar
  • Varav självstyrda studieformer: 155 timmar
  • Varav schemalagda studier: 0 timmar

Undervisningsform

Självstudier via nätet

Examinationsformer

  • Essä, rapporter, produktioner och portfolio

Examinationskrav

To pass the course the student should pass the
following examinations:
-quizzes
-discussion forum input
-blog assignment
-peer assessment and/or videoclip assignment
-mood board assignment

Minimum 10 Points from discussion forums and
quizzes
Minimum Points to pass the course 50 Points of
100 possible.

The examinations contribute to the final grade as
follows: Quizzes 20 Points, Discussion forum 20
Points, Blog assignment 10 Points, Final
assignments
40 points plus Peer review 10 points

Lärare

Tigerstedt Christa

Examinator

Tigerstedt Christa

Antal kursplatser

Ingen begränsning

Delprestation i kraft till

12 månader efter kursens slutdatum

Kursens tidtabell

Course activities start first week in June and
end by 30.6.
Material will be added weekly and
the course is progressing on a weekly basis. A
face to face kick off session will be held during
the first week (time and sign up for this in
itslearning, coming later). If possible this
session will be
recorded.

Examinationsformer

  • Datum meddelas senare - Rapporter och produktioner
  • Datum meddelas senare - Övriga uppgifter

Kurs och studieplanssökning