Course

AOS234 Leadership - Course for Student Representatives

Credits (ECTS):5

Course responsible:Stephen Sirris

Campus / Online:Taught campus Ås

Teaching language:Norsk

Limits of class size:40. The course will be given with at least 30 students.

Course frequency:The subject is given in every spring depending on the availability of teaching staff and sufficent number of students.

Nominal workload:125 hours.

Teaching and exam period:This course has teaching and evaluation in the Spring parallel.

About this course

The course provides an introduction to the four topics of leadership, leadership roles and volunteerism; governance and board work; NMBU's and the university sector's societal mission, mission, and vision; strategy, entrepreneurship, and innovation. The topics are respectively illuminated through relevant theory and practical cases, while significant emphasis is placed throughout the course on developing the academic connections between them. The connections are clarified through the use of practical, real-world examples, as well as in the form of integrative theory and analytical frameworks. The course makes students better equipped to function in the role of student representative at NMBU and provides competence in leadership-relevant organizational theoretical topics.

Learning outcome

After completing the course, the student should have the following learning outcomes, divided into knowledge, skills, and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

  • has knowledge of governance and leadership, strategy, and tools used to implement change
  • has good knowledge of volunteerism and volunteer management
  • has knowledge of the board's tasks and working methods
  • has knowledge of NMBU as an organization and the challenges the organization faces in light of societal development

Skills

The student

  • can contribute constructively in team work
  • can actively work in a board and have a clear understanding of the division of labor between the board and daily management
  • can use relevant insights and critically reflect on the prerequisites for mastering a leadership role when interacting with employees and volunteers

General competence

The student

  • can apply theoretical knowledge and experiences from practical organizational and volunteer work at NMBU
  • can consistently identify and reflect on ethical issues related to board work, leadership, and management
  • Learning activities
    Individual preparations (syllabus reading etc.), lectures, group work, class discussions, reflection notes and group presentations.
  • Teaching support
    Group assignments with guidance, feedback on submitted work.
  • Prerequisites
    Practical management/board experience.
  • Recommended prerequisites
    AOS130 and AOS230 or equivalent courses.
  • Assessment method
    3 hour written exam on campus. Grading rule: A-F.

    Written exam Karakterregel: Letter grades Hjelpemiddel: A1 No calculator, no other aids
  • Examiner scheme
    External censor assesses quality of exam and teaching plan.
  • Mandatory activity

    Participation (80%) in group work, lectures and seminars is compulsory.

    Submission of reflection papers.

    Compulsory activity must be done anew if attending the course again.

  • Notes
    The course requires at least 30 registred students to start.
  • Teaching hours
    There are approximately 24 hours of teaching in the subject divided between sessions in the afternoon and evening.
  • Preferential right
    Student union representatives at NMBU.
  • Reduction of credits
    None.
  • Admission requirements
    Priority: Student union representatives at NMBU. Registration to the course will be organized by the Student Parliament at NMBU.