W937 – Management of Complex Leadership Tasks

Modul
Management of Complex Leadership Tasks
Management of complex leadership tasks
Modulnummer
W937
Version: 1
Fakultät
Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Niveau
Master
Dauer
1 Semester
Turnus
Sommersemester
Modulverantwortliche/-r

Prof. Dr.phil. et rer.nat.habil Rüdiger von der Weth
ruediger.von-der-weth(at)htw-dresden.de

Dozent/-in(nen)

Prof. Dr.phil. et rer.nat.habil Rüdiger von der Weth
ruediger.von-der-weth(at)htw-dresden.de

Lehrsprache(n)

Englisch
in "Management of complex leadership tasks"

ECTS-Credits

5.00 Credits

Workload

150 Stunden

Lehrveranstaltungen

4.00 SWS (1.00 SWS Vorlesung | 1.00 SWS Übung | 2.00 SWS Sonstiges)

Selbststudienzeit

90.00 Stunden

Prüfungsvorleistung(en)
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Lehrform

Lecture 25%

Flipped Classroom 50%

Seminar 25%

Medienform

Presentation

Forum

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Lehrinhalte/Gliederung

I Lecture

  1. Complexity

1.1  Complex demands

1.2 The process of action regulation

1.3 Typical error and it´s reasons

1.4 Interaction between motivation, emotion and cognition in complex situations

2.Managing complexity in sociotechnical systems

2.1  Knowledge and teamwork (shared mental models)

2.2 Self-reflection and Coaching

2.2 Analyzing tasks and information flow in complex work systems

2.3  Organizing a sociotechnical system as a leadership task

2.4 Individual demands for change agents

  1. Case studies

3.1 Emergency: The Tshernobyl disaster

3.2 Long term developments: The decline of the Roman empire

3.3 Actual economical and political developments   

  1. Tools for monitoring and planning complex projects

4.1 Project management me5hods

4.2 Organizing information and work flow

5. Self-efficacy and coaching

II. Flipped classroom sessions 

Topics:

Actual publications on complexity management

Case studies of economical and political decisions

Field studies: Analysis of complex work places

III Simulation Game

Decision making in a complex and dynamic management task

Qualifikationsziele

Knowledge of central concepts; understanding the role of human behaviour in managing complex work tasks; Analyzing suitability of management strategies for the students´own tasks and ressources now and in future

Sozial- und Selbstkompetenzen

Self-reflection strategies

Communication and cooperation skills for complex projects

Strategies for self-assessment

Knowledge of SOP´s for critical and dangerous situations

Besondere Zulassungsvoraussetzung
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Empfohlene Voraussetzungen

Openness for discussing own strengths and weaknesses

Fortsetzungsmöglichkeiten
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Literatur

References

Dörner, D. (1996). The Logic of Failure, New York, Metropolitan Books.

Kahnemann, D. (2011). Thinking, Fast and Slow. Basingstoke: MacMillan.

Kunert, S. & von der Weth, R. (2017). Failure in Projects. In: S. Kunert (Ed.)  Strategies in Failure Management. Berlin. Springer, pp.50-68.

Saifoulline, R., von der Weth, R., Hemberger, C., Grunau J. & Schönwandt,W. (2009). The influence of a problem solving training on shared mental models of spatial planners. Psychologie des Alltagshandelns, 2,1,14-20.

Wäfler, T., von der Weth, R., Karltun, J., Starker, U., Gärtner, K., Gasser, R., Bruch, J. (2010).  Human control capabilities. In: Fransoo, J.C., Wäfler, T., Wilson, J. (Hrsg.) Behavioral Operations in Planning and Scheduling. Berlin: Springer, pp. 199-230.

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