Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

Students will be able to:
• define the role and responsibilities of a manager and leader in different organizations
• understand their individual life motives that impact their leadership behavior
• create strategies for motivating and leading teams and individuals in different situations
• give and receive feedback in a constructive manner
• reflect their own actions and decisions as a leader and identify development needs
• create and implement plans to continuously improve their leadership skills.

Content (course unit)

What are the roles and responsibilities of a manager and leader in different contexts?
What kind of leader am I and HOW can I develop myself as a leader?
How can I successfully lead teams and individuals?
How can I constructively give and receive feedback?

Further information (course unit)

if selected, a minimum of 3 credits is required

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

Passed
The student understands the roles and responsibilities of a manager and leader in different contexts and is able to reflect and develop themselves as a leader. They are able to lead teams and individuals and give and get feedback in a constructive manner.

Failed
The student does not understand the roles and responsibilities of a manager and leader in different contexts and has not shown capability to reflect and develop themselves as a leader. They have not shown evidence of being able to lead teams and individuals or give/get feedback in a constructive manner.

Location and time

According to Proakatemia's common schedules and by organizing independently.

Exam schedules

No exams.

Assessment methods and criteria

According to Curriculum;
- quantity in a timesheet (internal HOPS) reporting hours in seminars, learning cells, team and business meetings
- reading, studying, and publishing essays as agreed
- self-reflection, feedback from team and coach, and possibly from the community or customers.

Assessment scale

Pass/Fail

Teaching methods

There are hardly any traditional lectures or exams at Proakatemia. Learning methods and environments are for example training sessions & "pajas" (primings, dialogue, workshops, independent studying), literature, writing and publishing, expert lectures and other fact-finding, project work, seminars, learning cells, and common events. Learning is connected with business projects.

Courses related to Leadership, Sales, marketing, Customers & Networks, Finance, and Trade Specific Competencies are mostly learned by attending seminars and learning cells and by way of literature/essays.

Learning materials

Literature, seminar, and learning cell advice from coaches, teachers and other teampreneurs.

Student workload

1 cr = 27 hours of students' work, which is reported in personal timesheets.

Content scheduling

Student chooses and plans themselves when, how deeply, and in which order they learn this content.

Completion alternatives

To be agreed with your own team coach.

Practical training and working life cooperation

Seminars, learning cells and literature are related to the development of own business.

Further information

Studies at Proakatemia are integrated into teampreneurs businesses. It is not possible to study separate courses of the curriculum without special arrangements.

Assessment criteria - pass/fail (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Passed,
when the quality of the learning outcomes is acceptable and the hours and essays have been reported as agreed.

Failed,
if there is a lack of hours or the learning outcomes do not meet the learning objectives of the course.