Leadershp & Management teaches the meaning and processes of leadership and management, their impacts on people, organizations and relationships, and their fundamental importance to effective performance. It covers the nature of managerial work and activities, and managerial responsibilities, styles, and effectiveness. The process of leadership is explored and explained, as are matters concerning control and power, behavior, and organizational variables. Culture, employee commitment, conflict and change management are all covered from the perspective of the role and importance of managers and leadership.
The course focuses on how to carry out the managerial leadership role, how to be a ‘good’ leader and how to satisfy the needs of people at work, how to create an organizational climate in which people work willingly and effectively and achieve the goals of the organization through the process of management.
Management and leaders need to strike the right balance between the needs and influences of individuals, of groups, of the organization and the environment; and appropriate management and leadership styles must be adapted to successfully deal with these factors. Making effective decisions, and motivation, is the duty of management and responsibility of leadership as part of guiding the organization to the attainment of its objectives. The course covers classroom lectures, self-home studies, research, quizzes, tests, exams, interviews
Features
- Award of the Professional Diploma is based on the successful completion of assignments, group projects, final written exam, a work-based project and two interviews conducted by two panels (Panel for Academic Competency and Panel for work/professional Competency) of the university.
Target audiences
- This course is designed for all those who want to take a career in law. It also targets those who want to train as court clerks, legal assistants, and personnel in the legal departments of various corporate bodies. The professional diploma program also targets those already in employment in legal offices, law firms and judiciary.