| CODE | EMA5100 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Leadership and Personal Development | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit introduces participants to the dynamics of leadership and prepares them to take on positions of leadership in organizations. The study-unit adopts a practitioner approach even if grounded in the established and latest thinking on leadership as a discipline. The study-unit incorporates knowledge and skills related to personal development given the necessary link between personality and person qualities and the leadership of an organization. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit aims to provide a sound understanding of the fundamentals of leadership. As outlined in the Learning Outcomes, the study-unit facilitates learning both on a knowledge front as well as at the level of specific skills. This study-unit aims to bring forward reflection, discussion and critical evaluation of approaches to leadership in different contexts - with a view to practical real-world application. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: a. Appraise different leadership styles and approaches and discuss their appropriateness in specific contexts; b. Recognize and explain different personality traits and personal attributes, and describe their role in leadership; c. Discuss the main approaches to the management of change and the roles of managers and leaders in that context; d. Demonstrate awareness of the movement from management to leadership, especially in the context of the global and societal environments in which organizations function; e. Discuss and analyze the links between strategic leadership, innovation and organizational change; f. Analyse effective ways to facilitate and lead team tasks. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: a. Develop a personal improvement plan with clear objectives and actions aimed at addressing personal attributes that are important for leadership; b. Apply principles and tactics of effective interpersonal communication in different contexts; c. Practice conflict resolution and problem solving approaches to provided situations; d. Demonstrate negotiation and meeting management skills through activities and role-play. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Text: - Ladkin, D., 2020. Rethinking Leadership: A New Look at Old Questions. 2nd Edn. Edward Elgar Publishing Inc. Massachusetts USA. 196p ISBN 9781788119313 - Topping, P., 2001. Managerial Leadership. McGraw-Hill, London. 223p McGraw-Hill Executive MBA Series. ISBN 0071375236 - Day, J., and Antonakis, J.E., Eds. 2017. The Nature of Leadership. 3rd Edn. Sage Publications, Inc. 592p. ISBN 9781483359274 Supplementary Text: - Bass, B.M., and Bass, R., Eds. 2008. The Bass Handbook of Leadership: Theory, Research, and Managerial Applications. 4th Edn. Free Press. New York. 1536p ISBN 9780743215527 |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Marco Ambrogio Morgan Chambers Mikela Fenech Pace Joseph Schembri (Co-ord.) |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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