Course content - Learning outcome - Admission - Prerequisites - Overlapping courses - Teaching - Examination - Evaluation

Course content

The course gives an introduction to personal leadership and development as a leader with emphasis on psychological and organizational perspectives on the interaction between managers and subordinates.
The following topics will be addressed:
• Theories on Leadership and leadership development
• Conflict management
• Strategies in communication
• The processes of cooperation
• Team management
• Change management
• Clinical governance

Learning outcome

The course will show you the challenges of teamwork and leadership and it will broaden you understanding of central theories of leadership. The course will demonstrate the dynamics and challenges in teams and work cooperation in general. The course will provide personal leadership challenges.

You should adapt methods for development of personal leadership skills. You will gain personal experience of leadership challenges and get feedback on your own leadership and team member performance.

Admission

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Restricted admission.
The course is elective and primarily designed for bachelorstudents in their fifth semester. The student must apply personally before the end of November. The course is also offered as an elective master course when capacity allows it. The course is thought in Norwegian and the participant must speak Norwegian fluently.

The examination in this course is not available for external candidates. Only students admitted to the course may sit for the examination.

Prerequisites

Formal prerequisite knowledge

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Overlapping courses

5 credits overlap with HLED2201 - Lederskap i praksis.

Teaching

The course lecture and seminars are organized in two intensive weeks. The lectures and seminars are mandatory (90%) together with two mandatory home assignments and one written exam.

Access to teaching

A student who has completed compulsory instruction and coursework and has had these approved, is not entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework. A student who has been admitted to a course, but who has not completed compulsory instruction and coursework or had these approved, is entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework, depending on available capacity.

Examination

Portfolio assessment. The assessment involves valid participation, passing of exercises and interaction, passing of a home assignment and a final written exam. Students must pass participation, exercises, interaction and home assignment in order to sit for the final exam.

Examination support material

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Language of examination

You may submit your response in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English. If you would prefer to have the exam text in English, you may apply to the course administrators.

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a pass/fail scale. Read more about the grading system.

Explanations and appeals

You may request an explanation of your grades, and you may also appeal against your grades or make a complaint about formal examination errors. Read more about explanations and appeals.

Resit an examination

You can usually resit an exam, but the conditions depend on whether you had a valid reason for absence from the regular exam. Read more about resitting an exam.

Withdrawal from an examination

A student may sit this exam up to 3 times. If a student wishes to withdraw from the exam, s/he must do so in StudentWeb at least two weeks prior to the first day of the exam. Failure to do so will be counted as one of the three opportunities to sit the exam.

Special examination arrangements

If you have a disability or a health problem that entails significant inconvenience in an examination situation, you may be considered for special examination arrangements. Mothers who are breastfeeding may apply for extra time to complete the exam.

Evaluation

Feedback from our students is essential to us in our efforts to ensure and further improve the high quality of our programmes and courses. All courses are subject to continuous evaluation. At regular intervals we also ask students on a particular course to participate in a more comprehensive, periodic evaluation of this course.