Course syllabus for Leadership and communication, work safety and risk management

Course syllabus adopted 2024-02-13 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameLedarskap och kommunikation, arbetssäkerhet och riskhantering
  • CodeBOM380
  • Credits7.5 Credits
  • OwnerTISAM
  • Education cycleFirst-cycle
  • Main field of studyCivil and Environmental Engineering
  • DepartmentARCHITECTURE AND CIVIL ENGINEERING
  • GradingUG - Pass, Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language Swedish
  • Application code 61116
  • Maximum participants50
  • Minimum participants20
  • Block schedule
  • Open for exchange studentsNo

Credit distribution

0117 Examination 4.5 c
Grading: UG		0 c0 c0 c4.5 c0 c0 c
  • 11 Okt 2024 am J DIG
0217 Project 3 c
Grading: UG		0 c0 c0 c3 c0 c0 c

In programmes

Examiner

Eligibility

General entry requirements for bachelor's level (first cycle)
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Specific entry requirements

The same as for the programme that owns the course.
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Course specific prerequisites

BOM295 Construction management and logistics

BOM315 Design methodology infrastructure or BOM305 Design management or ARK675 Building design methodology    

Aim

The course aims at providing the student with good knowledge about the leadership role as well as about cooperation in teams. The course covers theory and practice on leadership and how cooperative and effective teams are created. Furthermore, the course aims to give students sufficient knowledge of the purpose of a work safety plan, when it is to be established, and what is should contain.

Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)

- Account for as well as explain different perspectives of central theories concerning leadership. 
- Offer suggestions on the complexity of leadership and name different types of leadership.
- Account for as well as explain different perspectives of central theories concerning cooperation between and within groups.
- Identify emerging conflicts and be able to come up with a positive solution
- Identify, discern and handle gender- and diversity perspectives on leadership and cooperation.
- Account for the content of a safety and health plan
- Identify the most common accidents, health risks and incidents on a construction site
- Have knowledge about ergonomical risk situations on a construction site and how these can be prevented.
- Value risks and decide on different types of risk management to ensure the safety of the employees on site.

Content

In the construction industry, a lot of the work is carried out in the form of projects with many actors involved. On a construction site, there are direct relationships between communication, perceived job satisfaction, involvement, motivation and sense of participation. It is the responsibility of the leaders to establish the conditions that leads to enjoyment, good relations and effectivity. The leader is also responsible for ensuring the safety of the employees and should be able to investigate, judge, document, and correct potential risks on a construction site.
The course involves both theoretical and practical elements

Organisation

The course consists of lectures, exercises and seminars.

Literature

Organisering och ledning (Magnus Forslund) Upplaga 3

Examination including compulsory elements

The examination consists of continuous assessment of individual tasks as well as group tasks. The course ends with an individual written digital classroom exam. In addition, attendance is required at the lectures and seminars that are mandatory.

Project work - to draw up proposals for a work environment plan. Investigate, assess, remedy risks

To pass the course, 75% participation in the course, approved group assignments and 70% of the maximum score on the exam are required.

The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers on educational support due to disability.