Communication, Leadership and Ethics
Code
1458
Academic unit
null
Department
null
Credits
3,5
Teacher in charge
Laurinda Alves
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
Many students probably have not considered how their personality influences other people, or explored their own values and attitudes. Because interpersonal relations contribute so heavily to effective leadership, this course has been designed to provide students with the basics of Communication skills in a way that will help them to be more aware of the way they communicate, as well as to be more ethic and effective in their leadership roles over the course of their careers, and in their personal lives. We created a course where learning means to be actively involved and we want to help to turn classrooms into a dynamic interactive learning experience. Students will be challenged to learn more about Communication, Leadership & Ethics through self-assessments, case studies and discussion points.
Prerequisites
N/A
Subject matter
| 1. Communication: The Big Picture | Course introduction (expectations, purpose, etc.); Teachers Self-Pitch; Students Cross-Presentation; 4 Communication Traps. Challenge #1 | |
| 2. Debate Skills, Story Telling and Feedback | Feedback; Story Telling Exercise; Introduction to Debate; Dilemmas quick debate exercise. Challenge #2 | |
| 3. Contemporary Leadership and Ethics | Contemporary leadership; Watch Movie; Prepare Group Presentations. Definition of ethics; Ethics Quiz; Drivers of unethical behavior and Debating ethical issues. Challenge #3 | |
| 4. Pitching Yourself, Ideas and Projects | Pitching yourself in professional interviews; Self- confidence, credibility, honesty, integrity, authenticity. Challenge #4 | |
| 26th April 11h-12h30 | ||
| 5. New Gen preparation | Individual pitch about the challenge 4. Challenge #5 | |
| 6. Deans Speech | Inspirational talk about the importance of soft skills in the future. 9th May 17:30 | |
| New Gen | Final pitch made in groups in an auditorium. |
Bibliography
BRITO, Alberto s.j./ ALVES, Laurinda, Ouvir, Falar, Amar, Oficina do Livro, 2011.
FRANKL, Viktor E., O Homem em busca de um sentido, Lua de Papel, 2012.
DUBRIN, Andrew J., Human Relations, Interpersonal Job- Oriented Skills, 6ª ed., Prentice Hall, 1997.
HARKINS, Philip J., Powerful Conversations: How High Impact Leaders Communicate, McGraw-Hill, 2016.
RILKE, Rainer Maria, Cartas a um jovem poeta, Coisas de Ler, 2007.
CARNEGIE, Dale, Como Fazer Amigos e Influenciar as Pessoas, Lua de Papel, 2015.
Teaching method
A hands-on approach to the subject will be used with many practical exercises and material from the field. Classes will be highly dynamic youll have exercises in which you have to speak to the class and give feedbacks, the learning method will be based on feedback.
Evaluation method
| By participation, we mean assiduity, punctuality, attitude towards fellow students and professors/TAs, engaging in class exercises, being fully present in class, etc. | |||
| At the end of each class a group/ individual assignment will be given to bridge the subject of the current class with that of the next class. In total, there are 4 assignments, to be submitted through the Moodle Platform. These 4 assignments are worth 2,5% each and are graded on a pass or fail scheme. | |||
| Students are asked to write an essay with focus on ethics. This essay is worth 15%. | |||
| The intermediate test will test participants knowledge and attitudes on the first four subjects of this course. More information will be given closer to the date. | |||
| Students are asked to make a final presentation in groups. |
In order to complete the course, each student MUST obtain a minimum grade of 8,5 on EACH parameter (Participation, Assignments, Essay, Final Test and Final Pitch).
Resit exam period:
Not applicable.
Grade improvement in regular period:
The student is required to enroll in the following semester and complete ALL the grading parameters again with no exceptions.
Grade improvement in resit period:
Not applicable: as mentioned above, the student is required to enroll in the following semester and complete ALL the grading parameters again with no exceptions.