CORO7100 Basic Competence in Coaching Management Style Course description

After completing the course, the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• can develop a research question for their master’s thesis
• can independently describe relevant academic frame of reference and/or context as a foundation for a project plan for the master’s thesis

Skills

The student

• can plan a research project and write a project description in a precise scientific format and language
• can carry out extensive and systematic literature searches relating to their own project description, summarise and discuss the findings of others, and cite sources correctly
• can reflect upon ethical issues related to the project

General competence

The student

• can analyse and deal critically with various sources of data and use them in scholarly arguments
• can critically assess relevant ethical norms and values related to the chosen method in the project plan
• can assess whether a research project requires various forms of registration or approval in accordance with the applicable legislation
• can critically reflect on the responsible use of artificial intelligence in academic work, including assessing the consequences for research and professional integrity.

The course will use varied, student-active work methods. The teaching will be given digital and physical, in addition to blended learning with seminars on campus during the course. Work and teaching methods include digital and physical lectures, individual literature studies and written work, oral presentations, group discussions and supervision. Up to two hours of guidance is given on the project description.

Etter fullført emne har studenten følgende læringsutbytte definert som kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskaper

Studenten har

• grunnleggende innsikt i og forståelse for coaching som basis for en verdibasert og relasjonell lederstil
• kjennskap til det filosofiske, psykologiske og pedagogiske grunnlaget for coaching
• grunnleggende innsikt i og forståelse for ledelse, systematikk, struktur og prosess i coaching, med utgangspunkt i kommunikasjonsverktøy
• grunnleggende innsikt i, og forståelse for, coaching som lederstil, verdibasert ledelse og coachende lederatferd

Ferdigheter

Studenten

• har kommunikasjonsferdigheter som kan bidra til ledelse i samsvar med filosofien om det myndiggjorte mennesket
• kan gjennomføre coaching og coachingprosesser på en strukturert måte
• kan anvende verktøy og strategier for å bidra til god kommunikasjon og relasjonsbygging relevant for en coachende leder
• kan anvende en coachende tilnærming for å håndtere samarbeid og konflikt

Generell kompetanse

Studenten

• har generell kompetanse i å anvende kunnskap og ferdigheter i ulike situasjoner gjennom å vise samarbeidsevne, ansvarlighet, evne til kritisk tenkning i gruppesamarbeid og de praktiske prosjektene.
• kan reflektere faglig og etisk over egen coachende lederstil og væremåte

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The following must have been approved in order for the student to take the examination:

• compulsory attendance and participation at seminar days for your own specialisation
• presentation of own student’s project description for the master’s thesis with subsequent discussion in a plenary session
• held the role of opponent, providing feedback on one or more fellow students' project plan (peer assessment/opponent)

A project examination in the form of a project description for the student's master’s thesis, individual or in groups, depending on whether the thesis will be written individually or in a group. Scope: 3,000 words (+/- 20%). For group assignments, one overall grade is awarded for the whole group.

Resit examination: If the student fails the assignment, he/she will be given opportunity to submit a reworked version.

If the course is taught in English, students can also choose to write/conduct the examination in a Scandinavian language (Norwegian, Swedish or Danish).

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

Pass/fail.

All answers are assessed by one examiner.

An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum for every third ordinary examination. If selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 10 answers. The external examiner’s assessment shall form the basis for the assessment of the remaining answers.

MAVIT4050 Theory of Science and Research Methods, 10 ECTS credits or equivalent. MAVIT4060 Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methodology, 10 ECTS credits.