Development as a leader (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Content scheduling

0.5 ECTS Course orientation and learning outcomes
1 ECTS Theoretical background of leadership theories and concepts
0.5 ECTS Ethical Leadership
1.5 ECTS Self-knowledge and leadership identity
1.5 ECTS credits Self-leadership, agency and leadership career development

Objective

Purpose of the course
Leadership is a key skill in various organisations in working life. Development as a leader course helps students in understanding leadership, enhancing their self-awareness, identifying their personal strengths and areas for development, as well as analysing, reflecting, and developing themselves as leaders. Through self-awareness and reflection, understanding of one’s own leadership is increased, and enabling the planning of a leadership career and potentially even improving one’s career prospects.

It is important to be able to adapt the leadership style to the organisation’s goals. Leadership has various effects on different functions of the organisation, such as communication, conflict management, and decision-making. Understanding the principles of ethical and responsible leadership is important so that a leader can take ethical responsibility for their organisation and employees. This creates a framework for growing responsible, fair, sustainable, and ethical leaders.

The course aims to develop the following competencies:

Learning to learn
You can evaluate and plan your leadership career in a versatile and goal-oriented way.

Ethics
You can promote the realisation of ethical principles in work communities and organisations with your leadership.

The learning objectives of the course are:
You will increase your self-awareness, which will enable you to analyse and evaluate your leadership from the perspectives of self-management, leadership, and management in general. You can apply key leadership theories and concepts to strengthen your own leadership identity.

You can promote the implementation of ethical principles in your work community and/or organisation by reflecting on your ethical leadership and acting as a role model in your organisation. You can plan your leadership career through self-reflection.

Developing as a leader is a process that requires time and self- and peer reflection to grow. Considering this development, the course lasts for a semester/year.

Content

In this course, you will learn about self-awareness, self-leadership, leader identity, agency in leadership, leadership theories and concepts, ethical leadership, and career development for leaders. You will apply the competence gained to develop and enhance your leadership.

Materials

Anttila, K. (2023, December 1). Johtajana kasvamisen ytimessä on johtajaidentiteetin kehittyminen. Finnish Business Blog. https://blogit.jamk.fi/fbb/2023/02/01/johtajana-kasvamisen-ytimessa-on-johtajaidentiteetin-kehittyminen/

Northouse, P. G. (2021). Leadership: Theory and practice. Sage publications.
Goller, M., & Harteis, C. (2017). Human agency at work: Towards a clarifica-tion and operationalisation of the concept. In M. Goller & S. Paloniemi (Eds.), Agency at work: An agentic perspective on professional learning and devel-opment (pp. 85–103). Cham: Springer.

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Other material based on independent information gathering

Teaching methods

Tämä Johtajana kehittymisen toteutus on verkko-opiskeluna toteutettava opintojakso. Opiskelusi tapahtuu Moodle-oppimisympäristössä ja webinaareissa. Verkkotapaamisissa on asiantuntijapuheenvuoroja ja reflektoit sekä jaat oppimaasi yhteisöllisen oppimisen menetelmin. Webinaareihin osallistuminen edellyttää kameraa, kuulokkeita ja mikrofonia.

Teet itsenäistä tiedonhankintaa ja sovellat oppimaasi Johtajana kehittymisen työkirja -oppimistehtävässä, johon koostat kaikki opintojakson tehtävät.

Ohjaus
Saat ohjausta verkkotapaamisissa. Lisäksi ohjaus tapahtuu Moodle-oppimisympäristössä (kysymys- ja vastauspalsta).
Ohjausta saat myös vertaisilta ja mentoroinnin muodossa.

Palaute
Saat palautetta Johtajana kehittymisen työkirja -oppimistehtäväsi.
Annat palautetta opintojaksosta (puoliväli- ja loppupalaute toteutuksesta).

Employer connections

Your student group forms a working life peer learning network.

Exam schedules

No exam.

International connections

During the course, you will utilise international research literature and reflect on the cultural dimensions of leadership

Completion alternatives

You can familiarise yourself with 17§ of Jamk's degree regulations when considering the recognition of course competence based on your previously acquired competence and the objectives of the course.

Student workload

Ohjeellinen ajankäyttösi 5 opintopisteen opintojaksolla on 135 työtuntia, joka jakautuu seuraavasti:
Verkkoluennot ja yhteisölliset webinaarit 18 tuntia
Opiskelumateriaaliin perehtyminen 24 tuntia
Yksilötehtävä 94 tuntia
Vertaisohjaus 2 tuntia
Mentorointi 2 tuntia

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

You are able to evaluate and analyse yourself and your leadership based on leadership theories and course assignments. You are able to analyse the implementation of ethical principles in your work community and/or organisation by reflecting on your ethical leadership. You are able to plan your leadership career in a goal-oriented and versatile way.

Qualifications

No prior knowledge required.

Further information

The learning during the course will be qualitatively evaluated based on the learning outcomes using many different methods: feedback and mentoring from the teacher, the student's own self-assessment and feedback received from peers in webinars.

During the course, the utilization of artificial intelligence, instructions and possible ethical questions follow the updated recommendations of Arene and Jamk's rules.

The participants of the course will be checked three weeks after the start of the implementation. Participation in the course requires that you have submitted given Learning Assignment.