Syllabus

Course name Leadership IX semester

Lecturer surname, first name Vakhtang Surguladze, Invited lecturer

Phone: 577 50 31 09; e-mail: [email protected]

Course status Mandatory

ECTS credits 2 ECTS (1 credit - 25 hours) 50 hours

Lecture - 15 hrs.

Seminar – 15 hrs.

Midterm exam- 1 hr.

Contact hours – 33 hrs.

Individual work 17 hrs.

Course Prerequisite N/A

Course Goal(s) The aim of the course is to teach students the theories of leadership, team management, and enables them to work out their own, individual

approach and put it into practice. The course facilitates students to become more confident, find their own strengths and manage their personal,

team and organization time; assume responsibility, set correct priorities, make right decisions, listen and communicate effectively, make positive

impact on people and work independently; interdependency, in a team, deal with organizational management.

Teaching-learning forms Lecture – a process in which both a lecturer and a student take part. The basic aim of the lecture is to help students to comprehend the major

notions of the subject taught which implies interaction and creative and active perception of the material. Attention is paid to basic concepts,

definitions, designations, assumptions. The lecture provides scientific and logically consistent cognition of basic logically complete concepts.

Facts, examples, schemes, drafts, experiments, and other visual aids help explain the idea conveyed by the lecture. The lecture ensures the

correct analysis of the scientific dialectical process and is based on the ability of the students to perceive and understand main scientific

problems.

Seminar - under the supervision of a lecturer a group of students find and perceive additional information, prepare presentations, write essays,

etc. This enables students to deepen their knowledge of the themes studied at the lecture. At the seminar reports are presented and discussed,

conclusions are made. The lecturer coordinates these processes.

Discussion – collaborative exchange of ideas among a teacher and students or among students for the purpose of furthering students thinking,

learning, problem solving, understanding, or literary appreciation. Participants present multiple points of view, respond to the ideas of others,

and reflect on their own ideas in an effort to build their knowledge, understanding, or interpretation of the matter at hand. Discussions may

occur among members of a small group, or whole class and be teacher-led or student-led.

Debate – requires students to work as individuals and as a team to research critical issues, prepare and present a logical argument, actively listen

to various perspectives, differentiate between subjective and objective information, ask cogent questions, integrate relevant information, develop

empathy, and formulate their own opinions based on evidence.

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 Working in a group (collaboration) – students are divided into groups and are given different tasks. Group members work over it, discuss and

communicate, provide one’s point of view with arguments based in analysis and synthesis.

Quiz – written test – checking the assessment of specific cases within the studied material and skills of integration of knowledge.

Learning Outcomes

General competences:

Knowledge and Understanding

A student will have:

 Deep, systematic knowledge of the field of study and its critical analysis, which includes some of the latest achievements of the field of study and form the basis of innovative, new,

original ideas for development.

Knowledge and Understanding

A student will:

 Determine the theories of leadership and team management.

 Determine the principles of assuming responsibilities and setting priorities.

 Determine the principles of time management.

 Identify the methods of effective communication and making positive impact on people.

13. Professionalism

A student will:

 Work in s multidisciplinary team and communicate with experts in other disciplines.

 Organize and plan the activities to be performed within a proper time.

 Recognize and manage the conflict of interest

 Show critical and self-critical approach, reflective practice.

 Work autonomously when necessary and make decisions, solve problems.

 Adapt to new situations.

 Show initiative, will to succeed and lead other.

Assessment system

The grading system shall allow:

a) Five positive grades

a.a) (A) Excellent – 91-100 grade points;

a.b.) (B) Very good – 81-90 grade points;

a.c) (C) Good – 71-80 grade points;

a.d) (D) Satisfactory – 61-70 grade points;

a.e) (E) Acceptable – 51-60 grade points.

b) Two types of negative grades:

b.a) (FX) Fail – 41-50 grade points, meaning that a professional student requires some more work before passing and is given a chance to sit an additional examination after independent work;

b.b) (F) Fail –40 and less grade points, meaning that the work of a professional student is not acceptable and he/she has to study the subject anew.

In the case of FX assessment, the student can set for the make-up exam no less than 5 days after the announcement of the examination results.

The minimum score for passing the midterm and final exams is 50% of the maximum score. The same applies to the integrated course modules. In each module, the student must score 50% of the

points assigned to each module. If a student does not score the required points in a course or one or two modules of an integrated course, they are eligible to take the makeup exam.

The minimum score for admission to the final exam is 50% of the sum of ongoing and midterm assessments.

If a student fails to pass the make-up exam, he/she will study the course / the whole integrated course (all modules) again.

In the case of failure of the make-up exam, a student shall study the course/integrated course again with all its modules.

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 ASSESSMENT FORMS, COMPONENTS, METHODS AND CRITERIA

Interim evaluation Final exam evaluation Final evaluation

Activity 40 points Midterm Exam 20 points Final Exam 40 points 100 points

Quiz – 24 points Test-20 points Test – 40 points

Working in a group – 16 (4x4) points

Activity Quiz – is held once, consists of 48 MCQs, each correct answer earns 0.5 point, total – 48 x0.5=24 points.

Working in a group – is held 4 times, total 16 (4x4) points

Active participant in the group, makes a strong positive contribution to the discussion – 1 point

Respects varying ideas, relates well to other’s point of view, shows respect – 1 point

Contributes meaningfully to discussions, encourages and supports others – 1 point

Midterm Exam Mid-term exam – 20 points

Test consists of 10 close and 5 open questions. Each close question is evaluated by 1 point and each open question is evaluated with 2 points.

Rubric for open questions:

2 points - the student is well prepared, his/her knowledge of the topic is exhaustive; answers to the questions are comprehensive, correct and provided with

the reasoning; the student understand and has thorough knowledge of the topic.

1 point – the student’s knowledge is poor, answers to the questions are not thoroughly supported by the reasoning; the student has no understanding of the

topic.

0 point -the student is not prepared, doesn’t know the topic; his/her answers are incorrect.

Rubric for close questions:

Each correctly pointed answer earns 1 point.

Each incorrectly pointed answer earns 0 point

Final Exam Final-term exam maximum point-40 points

Test consists of 40 close and 10 open questions. Each close question is evaluated with 1 point and each open question is evaluated by 2 points.

Rubric for open questions:

2 points - the student is well prepared, his/her knowledge of the topic is exhaustive; answers to the questions are comprehensive, correct and

provided with the reasoning; the student understand and has thorough knowledge of the topic.

1 point – the student’s knowledge is poor, answers to the questions are not thoroughly supported by the reasoning; the student has no under-

standing of the topic.

0 point - the student is not prepared, doesn’t know the topic; his/her answers are incorrect.

Rubric for close questions:

Each correctly pointed answer earns 0.5 point.

Each incorrectly pointed answer earns 0 point.

Textbook and course materials

Required literature 1. Leadership: Theory and Practice, Peter G. Northouse, Seventh edition, 2018, SAGE Publications

2. The Six P's of Physician Leadership: A Primer for Emerging and Developing Leaders Paperback – November 20, 2013 by Dr. Bruce

Flareau (Author), J.M. Bohn (Contributor)

3. Growing Physician Leaders: Empowering Doctors to Improve Our Healthcare 1st Edition

4. Textbook of Medical Administration and Leadership Editors: Long, Paul W., Loh, Erwin, Spurgeon, Peter (Eds.)

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Additional literature 5. Turning Doctors into Leaders Thomas H.Lee,MD https://hbr.org/2010/04/turning-doctors-
into-leaders
6. Physician Leadership Skills – Why Doctors Make Poor Leaders and What YOU Can Do AboutIt.

https://www.thehappymd.com/blog/bid/290715/physician-leadership-skills-3-reasons-doctors-make-poor-leaders-and-what-you-can-do-

about-it

7. Organizational Behavior“ - ORM634 Professor George Griffin

Course content

Study week Teaching-learning methods hours Topic

I Lecture 1 hr. Topic 1. Definition of Leadership

Seminar 1 hr. Issues to consider:

The essence of leadership. What is Leadership? Who is a leader? General description of leadership and case

study.

The steps of a future leader.

Introduction to Leadership

II Lecture 1 hr. Topic 2. Formal and Informal Leaders .

Seminar 1 hr. Issues to consider:

Leadership for better future.

10 qualities of a leader.

The difference and similarities between the leader and the manager, the team and a group.

Strategic planning

Pro-active and re-active people

Exercise – internalize the differences.

Varieties of formal leadership: the organizational leader, state leader, etc.

Leadership for successful future.

Types of informal leaders: leader of an informal group; leader of the criminal world, etc.

III Lecture 1 hr. Topic 3. Leader and Team

Seminar 1 hr. Issues to consider:

Group dynamics and the leader’s function in a group

Complementary function of a leader

Leader’s function – case study and diagnosis

Leader’s function – identifying the action’s direction

Leader as a coordinator of individual skills while solving group aims.

Personal traits of a leader

Four competencies of a leader; four talants

Turn yourself into a leader

Exercise – Evaluate your leadership skills

IV Lecture 1 hr. Topic 4. Golden Rules

Seminar 1 hr. Issues to consider:

Essence and significance of effective presentation

“Golden Rules” that a future leader should know

Preparing effective presentation.

Exercise – personal values for effective leadership

Leadership values

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 Leadership crisis

V Lecture 1 hr. Topic 5. Leadership and Conflicts

Seminar 1 hr. Issues to consider:

Conflict management;

Corporate culture and conflicts

Interpersonal, inter-group and intragroup conflicts

Conflicts between managers and their subordinates

Stress management

Leader’s response to conflicts

VI Lecture 1 hr. 6. Leadership and Decision Making

Seminar 1 hr. Working in a group

VII Lecture 1 hr. Topic 7. Leader’s commitment

Seminar 1 hr. Working in a group

VIII Lecture 1 hr. Topic 9. Successful Team

Seminar 1 hr. Issues to consider:

Peculiarities of relationship with the boss

Differences of opinion

Work on yourself

Useful advice

Create a successful team

12 steps for creating an effective team

Secret of a successful team

IX Lecture 1 hr. Topic 9. Successful Team

Seminar 1 hr. Issues to consider:

Forma leaders

Main functions of the leaders of successful teams

The task and strength of a team

Peculiarities of a team-working and team management

Exercises – instructions for mental representations

X Lecture 1 hr. Topic 10. Leadership and Ethics

Seminar 1 hr. Issues to consider:

Creating a vision

Exercise: Your organizational vision

Vitality of leadership; Leadership outcomes.

Leader’s ethics

Management of belief

Who should be an example

XI Lecture 1 hr. Topic 10. Leadership and Ethics

Seminar 1 hr. Issues to consider:

Responsibility

Identify personal ethics

Suspicious ethics

Understanding ethics

Measures of ethics

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 Ethical patterns in leadership

Real world Ethics

Situational ethics

XII Lecture 1 hr. Topic 11. Art of Relationship with People (Motivation Theory)

Seminar 1 hr. Issues to consider:

Motivation

What is motivation and what are the basic requirements of people

Career develop28.ment management of employees

Discussing attitudes and motivations

Art of relationship with people

How to make busy and successful contacts with people

Art of convincing

How to win friends and influence people

XIII Lecture 1 hr. Topic 13. Leadership and Trust. Become a successful leader

Seminar 1 hr. Issues to consider:

Retaining trust through wholeness

Setting and achieving principle-oriented goals

Setting long-term and contextual goals

Let’s follow “the list of opportunities”

Description of the week’s efficient goal.

Self-confidence and courage,

Exercise – Leadership qualities.

Working in a group

XIV Lecture 1 hr. Topic 14. Leadership and Trust. Become a successful leader

Seminar 1 hr. Issues to consider:

Becoming a successful leader

Issues of effective management

Test your assumption

Encouraging subordinates

Art of motivation

Criticizing employees. Quiz.

XV Lecture 1 hr. Topic 15. Leadership and Trust. Become a successful leader

Seminar 1 hr. Issues to consider:

Self-management
Managing time
Methods of time management
Holding meetings and conferences so as to save time
Working in a group
XVI- XVIII Final exam

XVII-XIX Make-up exam