Course syllabus for Leadership and organizational development

Course syllabus adopted 2023-02-12 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameLedarskap och organisationsutveckling
  • CodeTEK741
  • Credits7.5 Credits
  • OwnerTKMAS
  • Education cycleFirst-cycle
  • Main field of studyIndustrial Engineering and Management
  • ThemeMTS 7.5 c
  • DepartmentTECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS
  • GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language Swedish
  • Application code 55112
  • Maximum participants60
  • Open for exchange studentsNo
  • Only students with the course round in the programme overview.

Credit distribution

0121 Design exercise + laboratory 1.5 c
Grading: UG		 1.5 c
0221 Take-home examination 6 c
Grading: TH		 6 c

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Examiner

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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

TEK441 or LMU450 or similar.

Aim

The aim of this course is to introduce the subject areas of leadership and organizational development, to understand how to achieve economically and social sustainable organizations. In the course, students will actively participate and reflect on how sustainable workplaces and work processes can be led and designed, to meet people and organisations various challenges in today's technology-intensive society. Important parts are leadership, decision theory, change management, motivation, group dynamics and work environment.

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

• compare and exemplify different organizational theories
• explain organizational culture and power relations
• describe management and leadership principles
• compare leadership models
• describe communications theory and decision making processes 
• explain group dynamics and team development
• explain motivation theories and relate to performance
• describe models for change management and organizational learning
• critically reflect on equality aspects of work organization
• describe psychosocial work environment models

Content

The course contents:
• organizational theories and structure
• organizational culture and power relations
• leadership
• motivation and performance
• decision making processes and communication
• teams and groups
• change management and organizational learning
• equality in organizations
• psychosocial work environment

Organisation

The course is based on lectures, seminars and workshops. Seminars and workshops are compulsory and are used to facilitate and deepen the understanding of the subject area.

Literature

Two weeks before the start of the course

Examination including compulsory elements

Individual home exam and participation in compulsory parts. All parts must be approved for final grade.

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.