Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Leadership
Course Code
SBUEK_158
Branch of Science
-
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Business Management; Management Science; Marketing and Advertising
LQF
All Levels
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Kristaps Zaļais
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
To provide students with insight and knowledge about the main features of leadership and to develop leadership skills.
Preliminary Knowledge
Not required.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Within the course, you will gain knowledge about leadership, its development and history, as well as emotional knowledge. After completing the course, the student will be able to name different types of leadership and practical examples of leadership.
Skills
1.By the end of the course, students will have leadership skills, emotional intelligence and its application in various life situations. In addition, they will know how to distinguish between leadership and management. Within the framework of the course, the ability to motivate and inspire teammates, group members, etc. will also be developed.
Competences
1.By using the group works included in the course, students will develop the necessary competences while working in groups and assuming different roles in them. As part of the course, several situation analyzes will have to be carried out, after which the students will be able to use their own, group members' and other groups' competences, as well as the competences reflected in the example itself.
Assessment
Individual work
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Title
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Individual work |
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-
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The independent work will be in three situation analysis groups, to which it will be necessary to prepare presentations and written answers. Two seminar texts, followed by seminars with test questions at the end.
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Examination
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Title
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Examination |
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-
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Analysis of the leadership situation.
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2.
Examination |
-
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-
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Attendance at lectures and seminars - 10%, activity and quality in independent work - 40% and the final work - 50% will be taken into account when making the assessment.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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A history of leadership.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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The main characteristics of a leader.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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The meaning and application of emotional intelligence in everyday life.
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-
Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Creating a leader's profile.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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A story of leadership experience.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Differences between leader and manager.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Leadership challenge - solving a practical example.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Decision-making.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Motivating and inspiring.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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A practical example of leadership failure.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
20 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
PART-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
|
A history of leadership.
|
-
Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
|
The main characteristics of a leader.
|
-
Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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The meaning and application of emotional intelligence in everyday life.
|
-
Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
|
Creating a leader's profile.
|
-
Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
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Topics
|
A story of leadership experience.
|
-
Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
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Topics
|
Differences between leader and manager.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
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Location
|
Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Leadership challenge - solving a practical example.
|
-
Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
|
On site
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Auditorium
|
2
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Topics
|
Decision-making.
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Motivating and inspiring.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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A practical example of leadership failure.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
20 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
R. Ashkenas, B. Manville. The Fundamentals of Leadership Still Haven’t Changed
2.
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership
3.
S. Sinek. Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't
4.
J.C. Maxvell. Leadershift: The 11 Essential Changes Every Leader Must Embrace
5.
T. Bradberry, J. Greaves. Emotional Intelligence 2.0
6.
A. Algahtani. Are Leadership and Management Different? A Review
Additional Reading
1.
S. Mohammadpour. Authentic Leadership: A New Approach to Leadership (Describing the Mediatory Role of Psychological Capital in the Relationship between Authentic Leadership and Intentional Organizational Forgetting)
2.
A. Vance. Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
3.
D. Dudley. Everyday leadership
4.
F. C. Lunenburg. Leadership versus Management: A Key Distinction—At Least in Theory