Courses Bachelor Display 2014-2015
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Course title | Communication and leadership skills | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course code | EBS2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ECTS credits | 4,0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assessment | None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Level | Intermediate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinator |
Nicolle Bassie van den Elst For more information: nicolle.bassie-vandenelst@maastrichtuniversity.nl |
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Language of instruction | English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Goals |
Communication and leadership are among key skills of managers, chairpersons in meetings, and coordinators of project teams. The objective of the course is therefore twofold:
1.to create awareness of the participant’s communication style, and 2.to increase the effectiveness of the participant’s communication and leadership skills. |
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Description |
This skills training focuses on developing the interpersonal communication skills which leaders in all kinds of organisations should possess in order to achieve the organisation’s objectives. This includes:
- the ability to identify when a problem should be solved by the leader and when problem-solving should be delegated to the subordinate; - the ability to facilitate problem solving by subordinates by making use of listening skills; - the ability to confront people when they display behaviour that is unacceptable by making use of sending skills; - the ability to deal with the subordinate’s response to being confronted by means of switching between a sending and a listening posture; and - the ability to turn conflict into cooperation. Note: Role plays will be part of this skill. |
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Literature |
To be announced.
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Prerequisites |
The willingness to try out new behavior and receive feedback. For instance, role plays will be part of this skill.
An advanced level of English |
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Teaching methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) | PBL / Assignment / Groupwork | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assessment methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) | Final Paper / Attendance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evaluation in previous academic year | For the complete evaluation of this course please click "here" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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