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Course unit description
Course unit title
Leadership
Course unit code
Lecturer(s)
Coordinator: Lect. dr. Žygimantas Grakauskas
Department where the course unit is delivered
Faculty of Economics
Cycle Level of course unit Type of the course unit
Second
Elective
Mode of delivery
Semester or period when the course Language of instruction
unit is delivered
Contact 3rd Semester Lithuanian
Prerequisites
Number of ECTS credits Student’s workload Contact hours Individual work
allocated
5 136 38 98
Purpose of the course unit: programme competences to be developed
The goal of the subject: To familiarise students with leadership phenomenon, theoretical models that explain it, also
with peculiarities of leaders’ selection, assessment and development.
Learning outcomes of the course unit Teaching and learning methods Assessment methods
Students will know how leadership and
management differ
Students will know the major theories of
leadership
Students will be able to describe characteristics of
a leader and explain his/her behaviour
Students will know strong sides and
characteristics for improvement of their own, as
current and potential leaders
Students will be able to organise processes of
leaders’ selection, assessment and development
Lectures, simulation of situations,
role plays, group case analysis and
discussions thematic discussions,
individual study of material, project
method
Written exam, project, test,
practical assignment,
presentation
Course content: breakdown of the topics
Lectures
Tutorials
Individual work: time and assignments
Seminars
Laboratory work
Internship/work placement
Contact hours
Individual work
Assignments
1. Concept of leadership.
2. Leadership and management
3. Theories explaining leadership phenomenon
4. Transformational leadership
2
1
3
2
1
1
2
1
3
2
5
3
3
2
18
6
Independent analysis of
scientific and methodical
literature on the issues of
leadership.
5. Analysis of leader personality: charisma, values,
motives, personal characteristics, competencies
2 1 3 6
6. Formation of personal and organisation’s vision 2 1 3 6
7. Skills of effective presentation 1 0 1 6
8. Emotional intellect and leadership 2 1 3 8
Preparation and
presentation of project on
leader selection,
development and

9. Coaching, mentoring and leadership 1 1 2 3 assessment in selected
10. Change initiation and management 2 1 3 6 organisation
11. Conflict management 1 0 1 8
12. Creativity and leadership 1 0 1 4
13. Peculiarities, methods and procedures of leader
selection and assessment.
1 1 2 8
14. Development of leadership 2 1 3 12
15. Leader and society: dimension of social
responsibility.
1 0 1 2
Total 32 32 64 72
Assessment strategy Weight % Deadline Assessment criteria
Exam 70 In the end of the
course
Correctness of information, depth and grounding of
the answers
Project assessment 30 During the
course
Creativity, internal consistency, realistic approach,
ability to apply knowledge in practice, conformity of
proposals with the organisation’s needs
Author
Publis
hing
year
Title
Required reading
Bennis W., Nanus B. 1998 Lyderiai: Atsakomybės
Issue No or
volume
Publishing house
or Internet site
Vilnius: Algarvė
strategija.
Boyatzis R., McKee A. 2006 Darni lyderystė. Vilnius: Verslo Žinios
Kouzes J.M., Posner B.Z. 2003 Iššūkis vadybai. Kaunas: Smaltijos leidykla
Masiulis K., Sudnickas T. 2007 Elitas ir lyderystė. Vilnius: MRU
Northouse P.G. 2009 Lyderystė: teorija ir praktika Kaunas: Poligrafija ir
Informatika
Optional reading
Bennis W., Goldsmith J. 2003 Learning to Lead. New York: Basic Books
Bratton J., Grint K., Nelson
D.L.,
Puccio G.J., Murdock
M.C., Mance M.
2005 Organizational Leadership. Mason: Thomson South-
Western
2007 Creative Leadership: Skills
Thousand Oaks: Sage
that drive Change.
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