Curricula

Objectives

In the era of disruptions, unpredictability and turbulent market environments challenge traditional management practices. The speed of change is fast, and many organizations will greatly benefit from management competences which fit requirements of constant change.

This course is designed to provide students with conceptual frameworks and practical tools, for leading modern teams ready to excel in global markets. The course will focus specifically on the skills and practices that future (and existing) team leaders need to master, in order to gain sustainable competitive advantage in the era of disruptions.

Content

• Building Agile Global Teams
• Team Types, Structures, Roles
• Effective Design and Implementation of Team Strategies
• Project Leadership Frameworks
• Agility Focused Teams: Practices and Tools
• Communication Tools for Team Leaders
• Negotiations, Risks and Conflict Management
• Time Management
• Global Team Structures: Team Breakups/Reorganizations from Mergers and Acquisitions

Time and location

Monday June 6 - Friday June 10, 2022
Monday June 13 -Thursday June 16, 2022
Monday June 20 - Wednesday June 22, 2022

Daily hours will be published later: each day 1hour 15 minutes

The classroom location informed later.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Shared by the visiting professor in the first classes

Teaching methods

The course follows face-to-face learning methods where students participate in lectures, workshops, and other study activities organized in the classroom. Furthermore, a student also completes individual assignments utilizing virtual study platforms and materials

Practical training and working life connections

This course is ideally suited for students seeking careers in business management, human relations, public relations, marketing, advertising, media development, and teaching.

Exam dates and retake possibilities

Informed by the visiting professor in the first classes.

International connections

Networking potential across the world

Alternative completion methods

None

Student workload

Monday June 6 - Friday June 10, 2022
Monday June 13 -Thursday June 16, 2022
Monday June 20 - Wednesday June 22, 2022

Daily hours will be published later: each day 1hour 15 minutes

The classroom location informed later.
81 hours
- Lessons 18 h
-Assignments, presentations 48
-Independent reading and research 15

Content scheduling

Shared by the vising professor in the first meetings.

Further information for students

Case Studies - 10%
Group Presentations - 20%
Collaborative Team Projects - 20%
Reflective Essays - 10%
Assessment/Quizzes - 40%

Open UAS 5
Edufutura 5

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Sufficient (1) Knowledge and Understanding: The student demonstrates basic conceptual knowledge. The fundamental course frameworks have been generally understood. The student demonstrates passable command of the essential aspects of the Global Team Leadership field.
Intellectual Skills: The student is able to somehow interpret team leadership issues and address rudimentary challenges. The student is able to support his/her argumentation using academic literature at a basic level.

Satisfactory (2) Knowledge and Understanding: The student demonstrates acceptable conceptual knowledge. The central course frameworks have been generally understood. The student demonstrates sufficient command of the Global Team Leadership field.
Intellectual Skills: The student is able to interpret team leadership issues at a superficial level. The student possesses limited analytical skills, assessing uncomplicated challenges, and incorporating limited perspectives. The student reviews relevant academic literature satisfactorily.

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

Good (3) Knowledge and Understanding: The student demonstrates fairly good conceptual knowledge. The central course frameworks have been considerably well understood. The student displays a reasonable command of the Global Team Leadership field.
Intellectual Skills: The student is able to interpret and analyse properly team leadership issues and challenges arising from several perspectives. The student reviews relevant academic literature moderately well.
Very good (4) Knowledge and Understanding: The student demonstrates substantial conceptual knowledge. The central course frameworks have been understood thoroughly. The student displays a high command of the Global Team Leadership field.
Intellectual Skills: The student is able to interpret and analyse with considerable depth team leadership issues and challenges arising from multiple perspectives. The student reviews skillfully relevant academic literature.

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5) Knowledge and Understanding: The student demonstrates solid conceptual knowledge in the area. The central course frameworks have been understood with great clarity and precision. The student displays a very high command of the Global Team Leadership field.
Intellectual Skills: The student is able to interpret and analyse in depth team leadership issues and challenges arising from multiple perspectives. The student reviews relevant academic literature with excellence.

Prerequisites

None