AØKK08124U Seminar: Leadership and Project Management
MSc programme of Economics
The seminar is primary for students at the MSc of
Economics
The aim is to discuss contemporary theories and tools within leadership and Project Management in business firms and public sector organizations. Leadership is the general and comprehensive field. Project Management is a sub-discipline dealing with management of projects. A project is a complex, non-routine task with specific time, cost and performance requirements. Most organizations work with projects as part of their activity.
Each student will write a paper on a theory, perspective or tool within the field of leadership/ Project Management. The paper may be based on the relevant chapter(s) in the book(s) mentioned below plus original literature. A case may also be included. Examples of themes for seminar papers are:
- The nature of managerial work
- Managerial traits and skills; men and women as leaders
- Effective leadership behavior; cross cultural leadership
- Power and influence; delegation and empowerment
- Charismatic and transformational leadership; leading change
- Ethical, spiritual and authentic Leadership
- Project- and matrix organization; strategy and project selection
- Project planning; scheduling resources and costs; managing risks
- Progress/ performance measurement and evaluation
- Managing teams, interpersonal relations and decisions
Each keyword may be point of departure for more than one student paper.
The point of departure for themes in the seminar will be one or both of these two excellent books:
- Gary Yukl: Leadership in Organizations. Pearson Education. New Jersey. 7 edition 2010 or 8 edition 2012. (Global Edition). ISBN-13: 978-0-13-815714-2
- Erik W. Larson & Clifford F. Gray: Project Management: The Managerial Process. Fifth Edition. McGraw-Hill International Edition. New York 2011. ISBN 978-007-128929-0.
The first book includes an introduction to the field of leadership in organizations. The second book is an introduction to Project Management.
The class will meet on 7. September 2016, 15.15-17.00 where the teacher will give an introduction to the seminar.
The deadline for submitting a brief Commitment Paper to the teacher via Absalon is 21. September 2016.
Students upload the class version of their seminar paper at Absalon on 10. November at the latest.
Presentations and discussions of papers in the class take place in the week 21-25 November. Students may then work to improve their paper.
The detailed organization and time schedule for the seminar will be decided upon in collaboration with the students.
- Category
- Hours
- Exam
- 1
- Project work
- 195
- Seminar
- 10
- Total
- 206
for enrolled students. More information about registration, schedule, rules, courses etc. can be found at the student intranet (KUnet) for courses (English) and student intranet (KUnet) for courses (Danish).
More information about seminars is available in KUnet for Study Programme (UK) and Study Programme (DK).
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignmentOral examination, 30 min under invigilationA written seminar paper in English.
- Exam registration requirements
Attendance on the seminar. The mandatory commitment paper has been handed in at deadline.
- Aid
- All aids allowed
Al aids for the written seminarpaper.
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- External censorship
up to 20 % censorship at the seminarpaper
- Exam period
Autumn 2016:
Deadline for submitting the commitment paper: not later than October 1, 2016 or at teachers deadline.
Presentation days: Week 47.
Deadline for submitting the seminar paper: December 5, 2016 at 10 AM
For enrolled students more information about examination, exam/re-sit, rules etc. is available at the student intranet for Examination (English) and student intranet for Examination (KA-Danish).
- Re-exam
As ordinary.
Criteria for exam assesment
The student must in a satisfactory way demonstrate that he/she has mastered the learning outcome of the course.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- AØKK08124U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Autumn
- Schedule
- Autumn (36-50)
- Study board
- Department of Economics, Study Council
Contracting department
- Department of Economics
Course responsibles
- Anders Rosdahl (14-67746a6b7879347875796a676e72466b69757434717b346a71)