ME1046 Leadership for Industrial Engineering 3.0 credits

The course focuses on the leadership of individuals and groups in various organizational settings, as relevant to engineering students.

At the individual level, the course covers concepts, models, and theories that define and explain teamwork, effective and successful leadership, the difference between management and leadership, personal leadership, power, motivation, and different leadership styles.

At the group level, the course covers concepts, models, and theories that define and explain group leadership, the strengths and weaknesses of group organizations, development processes within groups, how different roles are established in groups, and leadership and organizational challenges in group-based environments.

In the course, students lead a work group and have the opportunity to reflect in a structured and systematic way on their own leadership and on the work group’s development throughout the course.

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:

1. Explain the concepts, methods, and tools of leadership

2. Apply the concepts, methods, and tools of leadership by leading and coaching a group.

3. Describe how the leadership of a group can be prepared, implemented, and continuously developed.

MG1206 Applied Engineering

• KON1 - Partial exam, 1.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
• PRO1 - Project, 1.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
• INL1 - Assignment, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Matti Kaulio

• All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
• In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
• In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.