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Objective

ILO's (Intended Learning Outcomes) listed below are essential factors to an awareness-based leadership attitude through which the students of the Basic Leadership Skills experience, learn, and build their leadership journey on the individual and collective level.

ILO's

(IBCOM)
Communication Skills
Communicate responsibly and effectively in English through oral, written and digital formats in academic and professional contexts.

(IBCOL)
Intercultural Collaboration Skills
Demonstrate intercultural teamwork, leadership, and conflict resolution skills.

(IBETH)
Ethical Conduct
Embrace ethical conduct in practice and decision-making. This may be according to the Principles for Responsible Management Education (UNPRME) or the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations.

(IBPER)
Skills for Personal Career Development
Reflect upon and deepen personal and professional learning in order to recognize their strengths to support their career development.

Content

BASIC LEADERSHIP SKILLS educational space starting from FALL 2021 offers two Leadership possibilities to the students according to the attitude/size of the class & the previous leadership studies (this direction is decided by the teacher semester by semester):

1. The *School of Human Transformative Leadership©* conceived and designed by Marcella Zoccoli in 2020 in the digital womb of the BLS course, and co-created and piloted with 70 students in Spring 2021 is an 11 weeks leadership journey open to all the students willing to travel, explore and expand their knowledge/experience in the leadership universe.

2. Basic Leadership Skills - the original journey - for 30 students the course formula seminar+workshop could include one-to-one coaching sessions with Marcella or the EspressoSkillsLAB©MZ21 for the development of the individual and collective skills.

General Info about BASIC LEADERSHIP SKILLS Educational Space:

The course provides:

The course provides:

- Introduction to Leadership - theoretical framework of Theory U
- Brief historical background, definitions, selected theories, and styles
- The area of the Leading of the Self - the Leader as an individual
- Intra & interpersonal relations in Leadership: Human Intelligences Intertwined by Technology
- Leadership Experience
- The Future of Leadership ?


These courses are designed to:

1. Learn the differences between leadership and management and explore leadership eras, theories and styles
2. Increase the students’ understanding of the concept of leadership from the perspective of the leading of the Self and that of the Leadership Experience (relationship with people/stakeholders/followers)
3. Experience emotional intelligence and contemplative practices as pedagogical tool
4. Understand and Experience the 4 human intelligences and their role in creating and performing a balanced and holistic leadership process
5. Explore the Future of Leadership in the Digital Era

The student develops the basic understanding of the leadership process and definitions, theories and styles. The student becomes familiar with the main elements of the practice of the leading of the Self and other people. He or she is self-aware and develops social skills needed in the relationship to other people. He/she trains the skills of listening, reading and inspiring people in the working environment using the components of the emotional intelligence. The student will acquire the knowledge of the leadership and will put it into action. The self-awareness and the experiential learning process of the students will be facilitated by introducing the concept of the Emotional Intelligence, the principle of Mindfulness and the elements of Inner Engineering.

Location and time

THE COURSE IS DELIVERED IN BLENDED MODE
Face-to-face & on Zoom platform
Calendar & Time could change


MAIN CAMPUS: RAJAKATU
JAMK University of Applied Sciences
Rajakatu 35
40200 Jyväskylä - FI

Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus

Daft, R. 2015. The Leadership Experience, 6h Edition – CENGAGE Learning 2015
Daft, R. 2018. The Leadership Experience, 7h Edition – CENGAGE Learning 2018

Other material:

Northouse, P.G. 2018. Leadership. Theory and Practice. 8th Edition. International Student Edition. Sage Publication.
Goleman, D. 2006. Emotional Intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ. New York: Bantam Books.
Kabat-Zinn, J. 2012. Mindfulness for beginners: Reclaiming the present moment and your life.
Sadhguru, J.V. 2016. Inner Enginnering. A Yogi's guide to joy. Spiegel & Grau. New York
Scharmer, O., & Kaufer, K. 2013. Leading from an emerging future: from eco-system to ecosystem economies. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler.
Shankman, M.L., & Allen, S.J. 2015. Emotionally Intelligent. A guide for college students. (2nd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.


Open Source:

- Zoccoli, M. 2017. Mindful Leadership at Fratelli Branca Distillerie srl. Master’s Degree Programme in International Business Administration. Jyväskylä: JAMK University of Applied Sciences. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017102716360
- Zoccoli, M. 2018. Flying on the Eagle: Millennials' educational journey into the Mindful Leadership. JAMK Publications
- Zoccoli, M. 2019. Creating Leadership: Leadership eMagazine: https://verkkolehdet.jamk.fi/creatingleadership/
- Zoccoli, M. 2019. Connectivism, the pedagogical social fabric and the pipe as a knowledge and skills conductor in the professional identity formation of the student in higher education in the 21st century.
https://verkkolehdet.jamk.fi/ev-peda/2019/11/02/connectivism-the-pedagogical-social-fabric-and-the-pipe-as-a-knowledge-and-skills-conductor-in-the-professional-identity-formation-of-the-student-in-higher-education-in-the-21st-century/
- Zoccoli, M. 2020. The Apple & The Candle. Human students transformative leadership experience. JAMK Publications

+ EXTRA DEDICATED MATERIAL
Teacher's presentations
Articles
Thesis
Videos etc...

Note:
the teaching material is updated regularly by the teacher every semester and also while the course ongoing

Teaching methods

The context of the course is international, intercultural, interreligious and interdisciplinary
The model is blended: face-to-face + webinars (via zoom)


The course is meant as a journey where the student experience:
1. Experiential learning
2. Individual & Collective Coaching
3. Network activation
4. Executive process and follow up
5. Awareness-based leadership & decision making

Three main stages of the teaching/learning process:

- Knowledge through lectures
- Knowledge /experience through practical work and challenges
- Knowledge /experience through teamwork project-based learning

For the pedagogical approach:

Zoccoli, M 2019. Connectivism, the pedagogical social fabric and the pipe as a knowledge and skills conductor in the professional identity formation of the student in higher education in the 21st century.
https://verkkolehdet.jamk.fi/ev-peda/2019/11/02/connectivism-the-pedagogical-social-fabric-and-the-pipe-as-a-knowledge-and-skills-conductor-in-the-professional-identity-formation-of-the-student-in-higher-education-in-the-21st-century/

Exam schedules

The precise dates of the project-base work delivery are announced during the course

Student workload

To access the BLS course-journey the student needs to:

- read the eBook ''Flying on the Eagle'' - especially the chapter Mindful Class (page 70) -> an overview of the course journey.
(Zoccoli, M. 2018. Flying on the Eagle: Millennials' educational journey into the Mindful Leadership. JAMK Publications)
Open source: https://www.theseus.fi/handle/10024/151348;

- participate in the Session Zero of the Basic Leadership Skills course (15.02.2021)

- Course CHECK-IN:
one-to-one conversation with Marcella Zoccoli to happen online or in presence but before the Session One ( XX.XX.2021)
The student will experience 11 minutes coaching session: ‘’envisioning my commitment to the BLS course-journey''.

The teacher will offer the students the calendar for the one-to-one sessions after session zero and after the session ten ( course CHECK-OUT session will follow at the end of the course - 11 minutes one-to-one session: reflections & feedback)

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General schedule and workload:

Attendance 10%
Participation/project-based group presentations 60%
Individual essay/self-reflective work 30% ( inclusive of Check-In & Check-Out sessions)

The course-journey is co-created with the students and tailor-made according to the class size, the students talents & attitudes, and the present moment in which the course happens.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

- Sufficient (1) - The student shows only a sufficient understanding of the subject and of relevant theories and methods and fails to show a convincing ability to apply the knowledge to real life situation nor to communicate the concepts in an effective manner.

- Satisfactory (2)- The students knowledge covers restricted part of concepts and theories related to the subject and has deficiencies in showing the ability to apply them in assignments. Communication skills need improvement..

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

Good (3) The students knowledge covers major parts of concepts and theories related to the subject. The student´s ability to apply the knowledge to assignments shows need for improvement, as well as there is room for improvement in oral and written communication

Very Good (4) - The student shows good knowledge of the subject fundamentals and concepts and is able to communicate these in an effective way

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5) - The student shows exceptional theoretical knowledge of fundamentals of the subject. The student demonstrates the ability to apply the knowledge to assignments and presentations with excellent written and oral communications skills

Qualifications

To access the BLS course-journey the student needs to:

- read in the eBook ''Flying on the Eagle'' - the chapter Mindful Class (page 70) -> an overview of the course journey
(Zoccoli, M. 2018. Flying on the Eagle: Millennials' educational journey into the Mindful Leadership. JAMK Publications) Open source: https://www.theseus.fi/handle/10024/151348

- read in the eBook '' The Apple & The Candle" - the Appendix (page 272) - Basic Leadership Skills - the course
(Zoccoli M. (Ed)., (2020). The Apple & The Candle : Human students transformative leadership experience.)
Open source: https://www.theseus.fi/handle/10024/346459

- participate in the Session Zero or the Check-In day

Further information

Welcome to make your choice between the course Basic Leadership Skills and Co-Creative Organizational Leadership.
The student can choose to be enrolled in only ONE course in the same semester.