Digital Leadership and New World of Work
# Digital Leadership and New World of Work
# Overview
# Contents
- Trends in the economy: globalization, digital transformation and Industry 4.0 etc.
- Trends on the labour market: demographic change, diversity, changing values etc.
- Trends in HR management (e.g. talent Management, digital HR, new organisations, age management, diversity management etc.)
- Traditional theories of property, behavior and situation of leadership
- Modern leadership concepts (e.g. transformational leadership, agile leadership, servant leadership, etc.)
- Leadership from a distance
- Agile organizational models (e.g. Scrum, Holacracy etc.)
- Competence requirements and transfer in the digitalised world of work
# Outcomes
After passing this course successfully students are able to
- outline the most important trends on the labour market and in HR management
- weigh the advantages and disadvantages of different leadership theories and concepts
- motivate employees and lead virtual teams in an increasingly digitalized world of work
- weigh the advantages and disadvantages of traditional and agile organizational structures (e.g. Holacracy etc.)
- design digital education measures for lifelong learning
# Methods
The course consists of 5 blocked lectures (3h to 7h, 28h in total, online) at the beginning of the semester (February, March).
Additionally, students will have to research certain topics individually and prepare and do presentations in groups. Lecturers and students systematically compare the results of their work with their practical experience. In this way, acquired knowledge is placed in relation to one’s own work situation.
| Type | Effort [h] |
|---|---|
| Independent | 10 |
| Practical | 15 |
| Lecture | 25 |
# Materials
| Author | Title | Publisher | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swetlana Franken | Führen in der Arbeitswelt der Zukunft | Springer Gabler | 2016 |
| Thorsten Petry | Digital Leadership. Erfolgreiches Führen in Zeiten der Digital Economy | Haufe Fachbuch | 2016 |
# Assessment
Course immanent assessment method and written reflection (grade). Attendance is compulsory.
# Methods
| Type | Points/Percent |
|---|---|
| Project | 60% |
| Exams/Tests | 20% |
| Final paper | 20% |
# Criteria
| Grade | Grade (letter) | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Nicht Genügend | < 50 points |
| 4 | Genügend | 50 to 62 points |
| 3 | Befriedigend | 63 to 74 points |
| 2 | Gut | 75 to 87 points |
| 1 | Sehr gut | 88 to 100 points |
# Requirements
# Skills
- No special prior knowledge required
- Practical work experience helpful
# Equipment
No special equipment required.
# Enrollment
Participation is free of charge. Student of partner universities can send applications to participate in courses.
#University
# UAS Technikum Wien
UAS Technikum Wien
# Lecturers
# Nicolai Sawczynski
Mag. Nicolai Sawczynski, MAS, studied Business Administration at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. He is the lead of the competence field Social Skills and works as a senior lecturer and trainer at UAS Technikum Wien since 2007. He is also coach for social skill development and holds workshops for Intercultural Skill Development, Gender Mainstreaming and Diversity Management.