Project Management and Leadership Theories

11M0615

Master

German

5.0

only winter term

1 semester

Projects represent processes for corporate development. Students should be able to assume advanced project and group responsibilities beyond the role of a project participant.

Theoretical Foundations:

1. Project Management (Project Definition, Project Planning, Project Control, Project Closure, Time Management)

2. Organizational Theory (Terms, Concepts, Line Organization, Process Organization)

3. Leadership Theory (Definitions and Origins, Leadership Theoretical Concepts, Trait Approaches, Behavioral Approaches, Situational Approaches, Contemporary Leadership Approaches)

Practical Examples:

4. Leadership Practice - Overview (Terms, Leadership Competence, Leadership Styles, Levels of Leadership)

5. Self-Leadership (Personal Values and Skills, Personality and Development Models)

6. Employee Leadership (Goal Setting, Situational Leadership, Performance Evaluation, Communication Theory)

7. Team Leadership (Team Development, Leadership Methods, Conflict Management, Team Meetings)

8. Business Leadership (Work Organization, Values and Visions, Leadership Strategies, Change Management)

The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

• Homework / Assignment or
• Oral presentation, with written elaboration or
• Project Report, written

The examination format can take into account the number of exam participants.

Graded examination performance:

• Term paper: approx. 20 pages, plus accompanying explanation if applicable: approx. 20 minutes
• Presentation: approx. 20 minutes, plus accompanying paper: approx. 20 pages
• Project report, written: approx. 20 pages, plus accompanying explanation: approx. 20 minutes

Foundations of Project Management

The students have an overview of project management and leadership methodologies.

Students who successfully complete this module possess a deep understanding of:

- the systematic methodology of project management, with particular emphasis on the current state of technology

- evaluation of decision-making processes in a corporate context

- mastery of team development processes and conflict management

- familiarity with the basic principles of leadership theories

- application of tools and methods

Students reflect situationally on the concepts of project management, particularly with regard to team leadership. They consider these concepts in relation to the complex context within the respective organization and project phase, critically weigh them against each other, and solve problems with professional plausibility in mind, considering possible connections.

The students can systematically utilize project management tools. They understand project management as team leadership and can deliberately apply various leadership styles in group dynamic processes.

The students master the systematic approach of project management and leadership theories. They can independently study advanced literature. The students are able to independently contextualize new research findings and test hypotheses using appropriate scientific methods.

The students can present project management tasks using specialized vocabulary and employ various communication techniques effectively.

The students can contextualize advanced academic literature on project management according to the current state of research.

• T?njes, Ralf

• T?njes, Ralf
• Pfisterer-Heise, Stefanie
• Pfisterer, Hans-Jürgen