SBRI19008U Translational Research Management and Leadership

Volume 2022/2023
Education

BRIDGE - Translational Excellence Programme

Content

Introduction to management and leadership

Management versus leadership, managing yourself, communication, feedback, and criticism, managing meetings, and how to begin to improve your leadership skills.

 

Working in a team

Self-awareness, how your personality impact on your interaction in a team, dynamics in teams, team skills, how to change roles in a team, how to view a situation from different perspectives, how to identify factors influencing motivation, dynamics of conflicts, and dealing with conflicts.

 

Research leadership

Introduction to coaching and coaching tools, how to delegate, transitioning from postdoc to leader of a research group, how to build relationships based on interest and opportunity, and how to develop strategies and leadership.

Learning Outcome

Upon completing the course, participants should have:

 

Knowledge

  • Knowledge of basic theories in research management and leadership.
  • Knowledge of the different contexts in which a research leader operates - from academia to industry and from basic to clinical science.
  • Knowledge of the skills needed to manage multi-disciplinary research projects.

 

Skills

  • Have acquired the skills to begin build self-awareness of own role as research manager.
  • Have acquired the tools to begin developing teamwork skills.

 

Competences

  • Design basic outlines for own research management and leadership strategy.
  • Critically evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of different ways to organize a research team.
  • Understand the central aspects of team interaction.

 

Course literature will be published on Absalon.

Participants must meet the admission criteria in BRIDGE - Translational Excellence Programme.
This course has
• Interactive lectures
• Classroom discussions
• Group work
• Site-visit
• Individual reading and reflections including:
- Personality tests and reflections
- Presentations and feedback on individual performance

The course will end with an evaluation where participants must reflect on course learning outcomes and give feedback for course development.
  • Category
  • Hours
  • Lectures
  • 8
  • Preparation
  • 4
  • Theory exercises
  • 12
  • Exam Preparation
  • 7
  • Total
  • 31
Oral
Continuous feedback during the course
Credit
0 ECTS
Type of assessment
Continuous assessment
Course participation
Type of assessment details
Attendance and active participation including pre- and post- self-evaluation and presentation of participant's own work.
Exam registration requirements

Participants are automatically registered for the examination upon admission to the BRIDGE - Translational Excellence Programme.

Aid
All aids allowed
Marking scale
passed/not passed
Censorship form
No external censorship
Criteria for exam assesment

Active contribution and course participation according to the BRIDGE Guidelines and Practicalities.