Course

Leadership and Organisational Change (MSB203)

This course is designed to develop your leadership capabilities and capacity. Acknowledging leadership as a verb (something we do - not something we are) will facilitate your critical understanding and application of leadership and organisational change theory, models and tools. You will engage in, and actively contribute to a challenge-based, future-focused learning experience built on a philosophy of co-creation of knowledge. The intention is not to present a historical and retrospective overview and analysis of leadership through the times, but to focus on a live challenge together with stakeholders from the public, private and/or third sector.


Dette er emnebeskrivelsen for studieåret 2021-2022. Merk at det kan komme endringer.

See course description and exam/assesment information for this semester (2024-2025)

Semesters

Fakta

Emnekode

MSB203

Vekting (stp)

10

Semester undervisningsstart

Autumn

Undervisningsspråk

English

Antall semestre

1

Vurderingssemester

Spring

Content

This challenge-based, future-focused course is typically delivered as a mixture of lectures, cases, tutorials, workshops, and presentations in support of student-defined leadership challenges. There will be an emphasis on you as an active learner and co-creator of knowledge working closely with students and other stakeholders identifying and developing current leadership challenges and solutions. Typical theoretical elements included in the course are leadership as a verb; leadership as purpose; anticipation and future literacy; organisational transformation and change; change readiness; and resilience.

Learning outcome

On completion of this course you should meet the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge

  • You have a critical understanding of leadership and organisational change theory and practice;
  • You acknowledge the opportunities and responsibilities (including CRS) of leadership;
  • You have embarked on a journey defining and developing your own leadership;

Skills

  • You are solution and future-focused in your approach when addressing local, regional, national and international leadership and organisational change challenges;
  • You are better equipped to challenge status quo and contribute to new, better, ethical and sustainable solutions;
  • You are an active contributor to the co-creation of knowledge, and take responsibility for your own learning and that of other stakeholders in private, public and/or third sector;

Forkunnskapskrav

Ingen

Exam

Form of assessment Weight Duration Marks Aid Exam system Withdrawal deadline Exam date
Group work 4/10 Letter grades Inspera assessment
Individual report 6/10 Letter grades Inspera assessment


The mark awarded will consist of:

  • Prepare and run a Leadership Challenge (40%; group mark)
  • Leadership Challenge final report to key stakeholders (60%; individual mark on group report contribution)

Vilkår for å gå opp til eksamen/vurdering

Mandatory attendance , 100% Compulsory attendance first week of class, 80% attendance of all mandatory sessions from week two of classes 

- 100% Compulsory attendance first week of class

- 80% attendance of all mandatory sessions from week two of classes (non-attendance authorised by qualified healthcare workers not included in this %)

Fagperson(er)

Course coordinator:

Espen Olsen

Study Program Director:

Ingeborg Foldøy Solli

Method of work

The course is based on principles of co-creation of knowledge and challenge-based learning in teams.

Regarding the use of video and audio during virtual, non-recorded sessions: In support of course learning outcomes and attendance requirements outlined in the course descriptor, students undertaking Leadership and Organisational Change are required to actively engage through the use of video and audio when sessions are being facilitated on virtual learning platforms for which UiS have data processor agreements (as for example Teams and Zoom). These requirements are in support of the optimal delivery of, and active learning from virtual sessions and in alignment with GDPR article 6, number 1, letter e, with supplementary legal basis in universitets- og høyskoleloven (uhl.) § 1-3, § 3-8 on education, § 4-2 on education plan and § 4-3 on the students' learning environment. These sessions will not be recorded and only registered students, course staff and invited guests (external partners) will have access to the sessions in real time.

Overlapping

Emne Reduksjon (SP)
Leadership and Organisational Change (MSB203_1) , Leadership and Organisational Change (MØA203_1) 10

Åpent for

Only open for students in the specialization Leadership in a Digital Economy on the Master of Science program in Business Administration and incoming exchange students. Max. 36 students in total.

Emneevaluering

Students will have the opportunity to give feedback on the course first in an early dialogue, and then in a written course evaluation at the end of the course.
The course description is retrieved from FS (Felles studentsystem). Version 1