W937 – Management of complex leadership tasks

Module
Management of complex leadership tasks
Management of Complex Leadership Tasks
Module number
W937
Version: 1
Faculty
Business Administration
Level
Master
Duration
1 Semester
Semester
Summer semester
Module supervisor

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

Lecturer(s)

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

Course language(s)

English
in "Management of complex leadership tasks"

ECTS credits

5.00 credits

Workload

150 hours

Courses

4.00 SCH (1.00 SCH Lecture | 1.00 SCH Seminar | 2.00 SCH Other)

Self-study time

90.00 hours

Pre-examination(s)
None
Examination(s)

Alternative examination - Portfolio
Module examination | Weighting: 100% | tested in English language
in "Management of complex leadership tasks"

Alternative examination - Presentation
Examination time: 30 min | Weighting: 0% | not graded | tested in English language
in "Management of complex leadership tasks"

Form of teaching

Lecture 25%

Flipped Classroom 50%

Seminar 25%

Media type

Presentation

Forum

more (optional)

Instruction content/structure

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

Qualification objectives

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

Social and personal skills

Self-reflection strategies

Communication and cooperation skills for complex projects

Strategies for self-assessment

Knowledge of SOP´s for critical and dangerous situations

Special admission requirements
No information
Recommended prerequisites

Openness for discussing own strengths and weaknesses

Continuation options
No information
Literature

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.

Current teaching resources

Script

Forum (OPAL)

Work sheets

Simulation game

Laboratory equipment for behaviour analysis

OPAL:

https://bildungsportal.sachsen.de/opal/auth/RepositoryEntry/29585440802/CourseNode/83139228332295?22

Notes
No information