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
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Level
Master
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Duration
1 Semester
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Semester
Summer semester
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Module supervisor
Prof. Dr.phil. et rer.nat.habil Rüdiger von der Weth |
Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr.phil. et rer.nat.habil Rüdiger von der Weth |
Course language(s)
English |
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
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Examination(s)
Alternative examination - Portfolio Alternative examination - Presentation |
Form of teaching
Lecture 25% Flipped Classroom 50% Seminar 25% |
Media type
Presentation Forum more (optional) |
Instruction content/structure
I Lecture
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
3.1 Emergency: The Tshernobyl disaster 3.2 Long term developments: The decline of the Roman empire 3.3 Actual economical and political developments
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
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Recommended prerequisites
Openness for discussing own strengths and weaknesses |
Continuation options
No information
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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
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Link to course/learning resources in OPAL
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