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Study Course Description

Semester Project III - Leadership and Pitches at RSU Business Incubator

Main Study Course Information

Course Code
SBUEK_187
Branch of Science
Economics and Business
ECTS
6.00
Target Audience
Business Management
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor
Structure Unit Manager
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts

Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv

About Study Course

Objective

To develop students' leadership skills, business presentation skills and business idea development skills.

Preliminary Knowledge

Practical Entrepreneurship. Business Research Methodology. Business English and Concise Writing. Microeconomics. Macroeconomics. Accounting. Finance.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.The course will provide knowledge of leadership, its development and history, as well as emotional knowledge. Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to name various types of leadership and practical examples of leadership.

Skills

1.Upon completion of the course, students will have skills in leadership, emotional intelligence and they will know how to apply it in different life situations. In addition, they will be able to distinguish between leadership and management. The course will also develop the ability to motivate and inspire team members, group members, etc. Students will develop their business idea presentation skills in a real and simulated business environment at RSU Business Incubator.

Competences

1.Through the group work included in the course, students will develop the competences required to work in and take on different roles within groups. The course will require a number of case studies, which will enable students to use competences of their own, their group members and other groups and exemplified competences. Students will understand the importance, the pace and the high potential of presenting a business idea.

Assessment

Individual work

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.
Individual work
-
-
Three case studies in groups that will require presentations and written answers. Two workshop texts followed by seminars with test questions at the end. Preparation of business idea presentation and preparation for presentation. Presentation of business idea to investors at RSU Business Incubator. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.

Examination

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.
Examination
-
-
2.
Examination
-
-
Attendance of lectures and classes - 10%. Activity and quality of independent work - 40%. Final work - 30%. Presentation of the business idea to investors at RSU Business Incubator - 20%.

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME
Semester 1
  1. Leadership history.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Lecture
On site
Auditorium
2
  1. Key features of a leader.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Lecture
On site
Auditorium
2
  1. Importance and application of emotional intelligence in everyday life.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Lecture
On site
Auditorium
2
  1. Creating a leader profile.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2
  1. A story of a leader's experience.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2
  1. Differences between a leader and a manager.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Lecture
On site
Auditorium
2
  1. Leadership challenge – solving a practical example.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2
  1. Decision making.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2
  1. Motivating and inspiring.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Lecture
On site
Auditorium
2
  1. A practical example of leadership failure.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2
  1. Preparation of a Pitch on the business idea and plan developed in the 1st semester.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Lecture
On site
Auditorium
2
2.
Lecture
On site
Auditorium
2
3.
Lecture
On site
Auditorium
2
4.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2
  1. Presentation of the business idea (Pitch) to investors at RSU Business Incubator.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Class/Seminar
On site
Other
2
2.
Class/Seminar
On site
Other
2
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
6.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
PART-TIME
Semester 1
  1. Leadership history.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Lecture
On site
Auditorium
2
  1. Key features of a leader.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Lecture
On site
Auditorium
2
  1. Importance and application of emotional intelligence in everyday life.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Lecture
On site
Auditorium
2
  1. Creating a leader profile.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2
  1. A story of a leader's experience.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2
  1. Differences between a leader and a manager.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Lecture
On site
Auditorium
2
  1. Leadership challenge – solving a practical example.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2
  1. Decision making.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2
  1. Motivating and inspiring.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Lecture
On site
Auditorium
2
  1. A practical example of leadership failure.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
6.00
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

7.

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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

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