INTERNATIONAL BURCH UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences
Department of International Business
2015-2016
SYLLABUS |
Code |
Name |
Level |
Year |
Semester |
IBS 212 |
Leadership and Corporate Responsibility |
Undergraduate |
3 |
Spring |
Status |
Number of ECTS Credits |
Class Hours Per Week |
Total Hours Per Semester |
Language |
Compulsory |
5 |
2 + 1 |
121 |
English |
Leadership and Corporate Responsibility covers the leadership essentials with the focus on ethical considerations |
COURSE OBJECTIVE |
Upon completion of this course the student will develop a working knowledge of leadership theory and practice. The student will also develop self-knowledge of his or her leadership philosophy and preferred leadership styles along with a skill for successful analysis of cases involving leadership. |
COURSE CONTENT |
- Introduction: The Nature
- Managerial Traits and Skills
- The Nature of Managerial Work
- Perspectives on Effective Leadership Behavior
- Participative Leadership, Delegation, and Empowerment
- Early Contingency Theories of Effective Leadership
- Power and Influence - Midterm
- Dyadic Relations, Attributions,
- Charismatic and Transforma-tional Leadership
- Leading Change in Organizations
- Ethical, Servant, Spiritual,
- Leadership in Teams and Decision Groups
- Strategic Leadership by Executives
- Developing Leadership Skills
- Review
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Description |
- Interactive Lectures
- Presentation
- Student debates
- Assignments
- Case Studies
- Use of educational films
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Learning outcomes |
- Develop a greater understanding of the range of perspectives about leadership
- Become prepared as a potential leader to be more discerning about how you enact the role of leader within your organization
- Increase your awareness in terms of your own strengths (or areas needing strength) as a leader
- Better appreciate which areas should be further developed to improve as a leader
- Be aware of the range of choice available in the enactment of the leadership role
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TEXTBOOK(S) |
- Yukl, Gary (2010) Leadership in Organizations, 7th Edition, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson-Prentice.
- Richard L. Hughes, Robert C. Ginnett, Gordon J. Curphy, Leadership
- Enhancing the Lessons of Experience, 7th Ed,
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ECTS (Allocated based on student) WORKLOAD |
Lecture (14 weeks x Lecture hours per week) | 2 | 28 | 56 | Laboratory / Practice (14 weeks x Laboratory/Practice hours per week) | 1 | 14 | 14 | Midterm Examination (1 week) | 1 | 1 | 1 | Final Examination(1 week) | 1 | 2 | 2 | Preparation for Midterm Examination | 2 | 6 | 12 | Preparation for Final Examination | 2 | 8 | 16 | Assignment / Homework/ Project | 2 | 8 | 16 | Seminar / Presentation | 1 | 4 | 4 |
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