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IB592A: THE LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE (2018-2019)

Last modified: 22 May 2019 17:07


Course Overview

You cannot lead if you do not understand yourself or the impact that you have on others.

In this module you will investigate the underlying theories which underpin the popular views about leadership and explore why understanding your own leadership style, competency and behaviour is the key to encouraging followership.

This module will focus on five main themes:

  • The Different Dimensions of Leadership

  • Leadership and Culture

  • The Supportive Leader

  • Leadership in Practice

  • Understanding Leadership

The global nature of the University of Aberdeen MBA will enable you to gain a greater understanding of your own leadership behaviours and capabilities in the context of your geographical culture and professional context.

You will carry out an insights analysis of your personality and leadership type before working to complete an online leadership simulation that requires you plan and execute strategy with limited resources to overcome challenges. 

You will then explore a range of leadership cases to see how and why different decisions are made depending on situation, context and past experience.

 

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Online Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Ian Heywood

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

You cannot lead if you do not understand yourself or the impact that you have on others.

In this module you will investigate the underlying theories which underpin the popular views about leadership and explore why understanding your own leadership style, competency and behaviour is the key to encouraging followership.

This module will focus on five main themes:

  • The Different Dimensions of Leadership

  • Leadership and Culture

  • The Supportive Leader

  • Leadership in Practice

  • Understanding Leadership

The global nature of the University of Aberdeen MBA will enable you to gain a greater understanding of your own leadership behaviours and capabilities in the context of your geographical culture and professional context.

You will carry out an insights analysis of your personality and leadership type before working to complete an online leadership simulation that requires you plan and execute strategy with limited resources to overcome challenges. 

You will then explore a range of leadership cases to see how and why different decisions are made depending on situation, context and past experience.

 


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

  • Just like industry, we don’t run our programmes around exams – in fact there are no exams, just intensive real-world learning that helps you gain relevant knowledge, quickly and effectively.
  • All assessments are done by a portfolio of work-based assignments.
  • We’re talking about powerful knowledge that will stay with you and make you more marketable within industry long after you’ve completed the MBA.

Each of the first 9 (15 credit) modules has two assessments, each worth 50%. 

 

- The first assessment looks at putting theory into practice and provides you with the opportunity to explore how the knowledge you have gained from the programme can assist you develop your understanding and appreciation of a business scenario. This may be a work-based challenge you have encountered, or a challenge faced by another organisation. The key to completing this assignment will be to critically review how the theories and frameworks, introduced in the course, help you interpret and analyse a business scenario. 

 

- The second assessment requires you to complete a piece of 'reflective practice’ in which you will be required to identify your own key learning points from the module, how they help you in your own professional context and what you will do next to develop your own skills, knowledge and competence in this area. Over the course of programme these reflective assignments will assist you with the development of your continuing professional development portfolio. In many cases, you will be able to use this as evidence for supporting professional accreditation. 

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

None.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.

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