Assignment 📑

Digital Leadership (DL)

Andy Weeger

Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences

March 1, 2024

Assignment

You portray a leader and introduce a theory to critically reflect on the behavior and outcomes of the leader by means of a 20 minutes presentation and 5 minutes discussion.

Leaders

To avoid duplication, you must propose a shortlist of two to three leaders you would like to portray. I will then assign you a leader from your shortlist.

Theories

In addition to the theories and theoretical concepts discussed in class, following theories might be helpful in developing explanations of your observations.

  • Cognitive Dissonance Theory
  • Contingency Theory
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Functional Leadership Theory
  • Identity Threats and Identity Work
  • Job Demands-resources Theory
  • (Digital) Mindset
  • Power Theory
  • Psychological Safety
  • Self-determination Theory
  • Social Cognitive Theory
  • Social Identity Theory
  • Social Judgement Theory
  • Socio-analytic Theory
  • Transformational Leadership Theory

Submission

All students need to submit the required documents at the same time.

  • Upload your presentation slides (.pptx) via Moodle until the deadline
  • Use following naming scheme: DL_ST24_Surname-Name
  • You will present the slides uploaded to Moodle (no late updates)
  • For the deadline and the presentation dates, please see the schedule

The presentation slots will be announced shortly after the submission.

Grading

An excellent presentation has the following characteristics

  • The leader is comprehensibly portrayed.
  • The theory is properly explained.
  • The data on which the portrait is based is transparent.
  • The theoretical foundation is based on scientific literature.
  • The theoretical explanations presented are comprehensible.
  • The theoretical explanations deepen the understanding of leader behavior and outcome.
  • The conclusions drawn flow logically and make sense.
  • Visual aids are carefully selected and enhance the presentation.
  • The presenter is confident and easy to understand.
  • The audience is engaged in an informative and entertaining way.
  • The time was effectively and economically used.

Bonus points

You can earn bonus points.1

The bonus points are assigned based on continuity and quality of your contributions to the exercises and the discussions of the presentations of your fellow students.

The bonus points can improve your performance by up to two grade increments (up to .7).

A note on grades

Grade Meaning
1 — very good A truly outstanding achievement that (not only) shows no deficiencies in the criteria mentioned, but also gives both the supervisor and external assessors an excellent impression.
2 — good Work that exceeds the average requirements/performance and is easily recognizable and presentable to the outside world as a “good performance”.
Note 2.5 is the average of passed assessments, i.e., an “average performance”
3 — satisfactory A performance that achieves the desired goal “to a satisfactory extent”; however, deficiencies can be identified here and there.
4 — sufficient A performance that “still adequately satisfies” the requirements, but deviates from the expectations placed on it in several ways.
5 — not sufficient A performance that does not meet several of the criteria mentioned.

Q&A

Footnotes

  1. The bonus points are only taken into account when determining the module grade if it results in a better module grade and the original module grade is at least “4.0”. Participation in the bonus course is voluntary. For details, please see the general examination regulations of the HNU (APO).