LEADERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNICATION SKILLS
| Title | ΗΓΕΣΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΑΝΑΠΤΥΞΗ ΕΠΙΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΑΚΩΝ ΔΕΞΙΟΤΗΤΩΝ / LEADERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNICATION SKILLS |
| Code | ΣΣΑ03 |
| Faculty | Law |
| School | Law |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Ioanna Kostarella |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600022169 |
Programme of Study: Koinó PMS Stratīgikés Spoudés (2022-sīmera)
Registered students: 198
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| ENERGEIA KAI VIŌSIMĪ ANAPTYXĪ | Compulsory Course | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| EPIKOINŌNIES KAI NEES TECΗNOLOGIES | Compulsory Course | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| DIOIKĪSĪ ERGOU | Compulsory Course | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 2 |
| Total Hours | 26 |
| Class ID | 600289316
|
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600289316
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=17122
- Other: GOOGLE DRIVE (STUDENTS ONLY)
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
- Explain and critically analyse the theories and concepts of leadership and management and their application in organisations.
- Critically analyze and evaluate approaches to formulate and implement leadership development and management strategies to meet organizational needs and evaluate leadership performance and competencies.
- Design, critically evaluate and advise on a range of leadership and management development interventions to implement leadership and management development strategies and plans.
- Critically evaluate the role of leaders in the ethical management of change
- Demonstrate a systematic understanding of how to act ethically and professionally with a demonstrated commitment to leadership and management development and ongoing personal and professional development
- Develop their analytical skills by linking theoretical perspectives on leadership to contemporary organisational situations throughout the module.
-To understand the importance of supervisory skills and the cultivation of emotional intelligence.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Basic concepts, introduction to leadership
Classical and modern leadership theories
Types of leadership
Leadership Characteristics
Communication skills
Emotional intelligence
Perception and active listening
Keywords
Leadership, communication, emotional intelligence, communication skills
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
Description
- Integrated e-learning management system (elearning.auth) (LMS) which is implemented by the open source software Moodle and allows the creation and hosting of a virtual classroom.
- Provide a friendly modern tele-education environment for real-time interaction of the participants that allows to conduct remote lectures for course needs using tools such as Zoom, MS Teams, Google Meet, BigBlueButton
- Classrooms with appropriate audio-visual equipment to host a distance learning postgraduate programme.
- Creation and hosting of the website of each MSc using the service https://websites.auth.gr/.
- Technological support for the creation of multimedia material (podcasts - videocasts) synchronized with the presentation of a speaker in the offered courses through the production infrastructure of educational material of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (https://it.auth.gr/service/studio/)
- Support for live and recorded streaming/recording of the courses.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 26 | 1.0 | ✓ | ||
| Seminars | 20 | 0.8 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 54 | 2.2 | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 3 | 0.1 | ✓ | ||
| Other / Others | 22 | 0.9 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 125 | 5 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Q&A during lectures (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Kissinger, H. (2022). Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy. Penguin Books.
Merritt, Edward (2017). Leadership and Strategy. New York: Merritt Press
Additional bibliography for study
Hunt, J. & Blair, J. (1985). Leadership of the future battlefield. Virginia: Pergamon Press
Kayan Genc, The Rise and Rule of Turkey’s Islamist Shapeshifter, Foreign Affairs
Last Update
07-01-2024
