Vorarlberg University
of Applied Sciences

Information on individual educational components (ECTS-Course descriptions) per semester

Leadership

Degree programme	International Business Administration
Subject area	Business and Management
Type of degree	Bachelor Full-time Winter Semester 2023
Course unit title	Leadership
Course unit code	025017051423
Language of instruction	English
Type of course unit (compulsory, optional)	Compulsory optional
Teaching hours per week	2
Year of study	2023
Level of the course / module according to the curriculum
Number of ECTS credits allocated	3
Name of lecturer(s)	Charlotta EDLUND

Requirements and Prerequisites

None

Course content

Leadership skills, traits, styles and approaches
Various leadership models
Power, influence and charisma
Gender, diversity and culture in leadership
Sustainability and ethics in organizations and leadership
The future of leadership

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

Students know topical and contemporary leadership models and styles and can describe necessary leadership skills. They know essential management tasks and possible dilemmas that can derive from it.

Comprehension

They understand the interdependency between leaders and followers and understand leadership as a social interaction.

Application

Students apply management tools in various simulated situations and reflect on their effect.

Analysis

Students are aware of their own personal values, their own image of human nature and leadership principles and are able to express them in the analysis of case studies.

Synthesis

Students create and justify a leadership situation according to understandable and theoretical management guidelines.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lecture, workshop, discussions, case studies, simulation, presentations

Assessment methods and criteria

15 % Pre-assignment (written individual)
30 % Case analysis in - Written paper and classroom activity (group work) – two cases will be taught in class, activity in case discussion and hand in 300 word written analysis before class discussions
25 % Workshop (group work) - full day of workshop activities including research and presentations
15 % Online exam (individual)
15 % Attendance and activity in classroom (individual) - presence and activity

All 100% weighed together as one final mark
(note a minimum of 50% attendance is required to be able to reach a passing grade on the course)

Comment

Information about the course will be available in ILIAS about two months before the start of the course module.

Internal

Leadership