International Leadership and Power: An Introduction
Increase your understanding of leadership theory.
Duration
2 weeksWeekly study
8 hours
International Leadership and Power: An Introduction
What makes a good leader?
Leadership as an academic field is incredibly wide, often crossing borders into neighbouring fields such as psychology, politics, organisation theory, sociology, and management studies. This short course provides an overview of the field of leadership theory and a toolkit to help you develop into an effective leader.
You’ll have the opportunity to explore three of the key elements of leadership – people, goals and communication – and how they relate to one another. You will also consider the relationships between leadership and management, followership, and power.
What topics will you cover?
- The historical context of leadership
- Leadership vs management
- Leadership and power
Learning on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Demonstrate knowledge of basic leadership terminology
- Describe the scope and limitation of leadership as an academic field
- Produce a definition of leadership
- Compare ‘management’ and ‘leadership’
- Compare ‘leadership’ and ‘power’
Who is the course for?
Students studying MSc International Business Management.
Please note that the individuals detailed in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below, are current staff members and may be subject to change.
Who developed the course?
Coventry University
Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.
Established
1992Location
Coventry
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- Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
- Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores
Join a global classroom
- Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
- Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
- Join the conversation by reading, @ing, liking, bookmarking, and replying to comments from others
Map your progress
- As you work through the course, use notifications and the Progress page to guide your learning
- Whenever you’re ready, mark each step as complete, you’re in control
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