Admission requirements
This course is only available to students of the Honours College TGC.
Students will need to provide proof (through the motivation letter and CV) of basic knowledge about leadership theory.
Maximum number of students: 30
Description
Public Leadership is much more than the collection of leaders in the public sector. It is about empowered individuals who engage creatively with their social context to improve their wellbeing and that of the people they work with. Leadership is an emergent field of study that departs from that of management studies towards the problematization of effective leadership as a behavior rather than a trait. Leadership then, as a verb, can be exerted by individuals, groups and organizations to deal with concepts like social impact, engagement, meaning, group dynamics, change management, and purpose.
This course is designed for you to experience a real-life scenario of leadership within an organization from the lenses of a group of consultants. In four months, you will dive deep into the current leadership challenge of a large public organization along with four other students, developing your analytical skills to frame the issues at hand, your creative skills to research and draft solutions and your leadership skills within your group and in the final presentation. A team of experts will provide in-depth workshops and coaching sessions in order to support you in creating a harmonious and productive work environment with your teammates and in developing the skills necessary to help your clients move forward.
Course objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
Understand the role of leadership in complex organizational and societal issues.
Apply theories and insights from Public Leadership literature into a consulting project.
Analyse and reflect on the leadership approach within a public institution from a multidisciplinary perspective.
Develop and apply leadership skills to contribute to public objectives.
Develop a professional consulting report in group.
Programme and timetable
On the right side of the programme front page of the E-guide you will find links to the website and timetables, uSis and Blackboard.
Location
Wijnhaven
Reading list
A selection of academic papers/articles announced through Blackboard.
Course load and teaching method
This course is worth 5 ECTS, which means the total course load equals 140 hours.
Seminars: 4 seminars of 2 hours, PUPOL conference of 4 hrs and a final seminar of 4hrs (16h)
Work group sessions: 4 coaching sessions of 1 hour (participation is mandatory) (4h)
Literature reading: 3 hours/14 weeks (42h)
Practical work & client visits: 3 hours/ 14 weeks (42h)
Assignments & presentation: 36 hours
Assessment methods
The assessment methods will look as follows:
75% Group Assignments
25% Individual Assignment
Students could only pass this course after successful completion of all partial exams.
Blackboard and uSis
Blackboard will be used in this course. Registration will be done centrally.
Registration through uSis will be done centrally.
Registration process
TGC coordinator/administration will take care of enrollment.
Please note: students are not required to register through uSis for this class. Your registration will be done centrally after successful completion of the Class.
Remarks
Topics: public leadership, social challenges, social impact, consulting, organizational change
Skills: leadership, multidisciplinary research, multicultural communication, diagnosing public challenges, designing solutions for social impact, developing recommendations for social impact, creating a professional consulting report, professional presentation
Contact
Lecturer: Dr. B. S. Kuipers