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RAD3039

Coaching and Relational Leadership

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Credits 7.5
Level Second degree level
Course start Autumn 2024
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Assignment

About

About the course

Course content

The rapid changes and transitions in society bring complex and demanding tasks for people in all types of organizations. This requires creating good conditions for learning and innovation in organizations, for example; developing good relationships, promoting dialogue and a collaborative climate, with a focus on creating good results at the same time. The course supports students being able to meet these requirements by contributing to in-depth theoretical knowledge and capacity building focused on coaching and relational leadership. The course contributes to an understanding of how coaching and the process leader role can be used to facilitate a co-creative and learning organization. Central to the course is to be able to contribute and influence through coaching and relational leadership, using active learning processes and meta-reflection for increased perspective awareness and capacity building.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

The candidate...

  • has in-depth knowledge of various theoretical perspectives related to coaching and relational leadership
  • has in-depth knowledge of the process leader role for learning and development of co-creative and learning organizations
  • can assess and discuss what promotes and prevents learning, development and innovation in relationships and organizations

Skills:

The candidate...

  • can analyze and apply relevant coaching skills to facilitate growth and development at the individual and organizational level.
  • has an advanced understanding of relational capacity and the process leader role and can thereby apply coaching and process leadership to contribute to learning, development, innovation and co-creation processes for individuals, groups and organizations.

General competence:

The candidate...

  • has advanced competence in coaching and leadership of processes that can contribute and are relevant to different situations and contexts.

Learning methods and activities

Dialogic teaching, experiential learning, exercises, and reflections.

Compulsory assignments

  • 80 % approved attendance in lectures
  • Submission of a reflection log from coaching sessions.
  • Approved presentation of videobased coaching sessions.

Compulsory assignments

  • Submission of reflection notes from coaching sessions
  • Presentation of a videotaped coaching session
  • Obligatory attendance in the lectures (80%)

Further on evaluation

Assessment: Submission of an essay with 4500 words +/- 10% (A4, line spacing 1,15, Verdana 10 pt.). The topic for the assignment is given by the course coordinator. The essay's topic will be given in the last lecture. Submitted in Inspera. The deadline will be announced on the topic page.

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Counselling Science (MRÅDG)

Required previous knowledge

Admission to a programme of study is required:

Counselling Science (MRÅDG)

Course materials

Will be announced at the start of the semester.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
PED3039 7.5 sp Autumn 2011
PED3035 7.5 sp Autumn 2011
This course has academic overlap with the courses in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Education
  • Counselling
  • Social Sciences
  • Guidance Education

Contact information

Course coordinator

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Education and Lifelong Learning

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Assignment
Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2024

Assignment
Weighting 100/100 Date Release 2024-12-02
Submission 2024-12-09
Time Release 09:00
Submission 15:00
Exam system Inspera Assessment

Ordinary examination - Spring 2025

Assignment
Weighting 100/100 Date Submission 2025-05-16 Time Submission 15:00 Exam system Inspera Assessment