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Periode	Type	Code	Naam	Taal	ECTS	Uren
» Jaar 1 (1. Personal Development Plan)
hele jaar	verplicht	HCMPD00101	Personal Development Plan	Engels	1	variabel

Opmerkingen	Dit overzicht met de verschillende onderdelen van het Master's Honours Programma voor studenten die in studiejaar 2019-2020 starten met het programma is op dit moment nog niet definitief, er kunnen nog wijzigingen optreden. Studenten die zijn toegelaten tot het programma kunnen meer gedetailleerde informatie over de opzet en inhoud van het programma vinden in de HC Master organization in de Student Portal.
» Jaar 1 (2. Masterclasses)
Periode	Type	Code	Naam	Taal	ECTS	Uren
semester I	keuze	HCMMC00101	MC Design your own Career in Science	Engels	1	variabel
	keuze	HCMMC00201	MC (Neuro)biology of Leadership	Engels	1	variabel
	keuze	HCMMC00301	MC Innovation	Engels	1	variabel
	keuze	HCMMC00501	MC Thinking about Social Issues	Engels	1	variabel
	keuze	HCMMC00601	MC Leadership in Medical Ethics	Engels	1	variabel
	keuze	HCMMC00701	MC Leadership, Conflict, Social Change	Engels	1	variabel
	keuze	HCMMC00801	MC Ubuntu	Engels	1	variabel
	keuze	HCMMC00901	MC Responsibility, Value and New Economy	Engels	1	variabel
	keuze	HCMMC01001	MC Leadership in Historical Perspective	Engels	1	variabel
	keuze	HCMMC01201	MC Leadership across multi-levels	Engels	1	variabel
	keuze	HCMMC01301	MC Experiencing leadership	Engels	1	variabel
	keuze	HCMMC01601	MC Climate law and policy	Engels	1	variabel
	keuze	HCMMC01801	MC In the LEAD	Engels	1	variabel
	keuze	HCMMC02301	MC Journey on Leadership	Engels	1	variabel
	keuze	HCMMC02501	MC Democracy and the Power Elites	Engels	1	variabel
	keuze	HCMMC02701	MC The Riddle of Populism	Engels	1	variabel
	keuze	HCMMC02801	MC Rebuilding Education	Engels	1	variabel
	keuze	HCMMC02901	MC Organization and teaming up	Engels	1	variabel
	keuze	HCMMC03001	MC Leadership in Circular Economy	Engels	1	variabel
» Jaar 1 (3. Personal Development Workshops)
Periode	Type	Code	Naam	Taal	ECTS	Uren
semester I	keuze	HCMPW00101	Workshop The Art of Persuasion	Engels	1	variabel
	keuze	HCMPW00201	Workshop Selecting Future Leaders	Engels	1	variabel
	keuze	HCMPW00401	Workshop Express yourself as a Leader	Engels	1	variabel
	keuze	HCMPW00501	Workshop Sparkle when you Speak	Engels	1	variabel
	keuze	HCMPW00901	Workshop Professional coaching skills	Engels	1	variabel
	keuze	HCMPW01101	Workshop Leadership in Teams	Engels	1	variabel
semester II	keuze	HCMPW01201	Workshop Online Personal Empowerment	Engels	1	variabel

Opmerkingen	Let op: de Personal Development Workshops vormen het aanbod van het vorige academische jaar en zijn enkel een indicatie voor wat er te verwachten valt. De inschrijving voor de Personal Development Workshops volgen in de loop van het eerste semester.
» Jaar 1 (4. Leadership Labs)
Periode	Type	Code	Naam	Taal	ECTS	Uren
semester I b en semester II a	keuze	HCMLL00204	Leadership in Historical Perspective	Engels	4	variabel
	keuze	HCMLL00604	Falling Walls	Engels	4	variabel
	keuze	HCMLL01204	Things that Matter	Engels	4	variabel
	keuze	HCMLL01304	Bringing Science to the Province	Engels en Nederlands	4	variabel
	keuze	HCMLL01604	College Tour	Engels en Nederlands	4	variabel
	keuze	HCMLL02004	Designing Discussion	Engels	4	variabel
	keuze	HCMLL03504	Building blocks for a career in science	Engels	4	variabel
	keuze	HCMLL03704	Leadership Lab Rebuilding Education	Engels	4	variabel
	keuze	HCMLL03804	Agribusiness, sustainability, new farm	Engels	4	variabel
	keuze	HCMLL04004	Leadership Lab Spring School	Nederlands	4
	keuze	HCMLL04104	LLab: Voedselbank Groningen Stad	Engels en Nederlands	4
	keuze	HCMLL04204	ARTS Festival: Involving Soc. Partners	Engels	4	variabel
	keuze	HCMLL04304	Social Impact Consulting	Engels	4	variabel
	keuze	HCMLL04404	Clash lab	Engels	4	variabel
	keuze	HCMLL04504	Multiplier Event Erasmus+project SUSTAIN	Nederlands	4	variabel
	keuze	HCMLL04604	Communication and Marketing coordinator	Engels	4	variabel
	keuze	HCMLL04704	Coordinators Aletta Summer school	Engels	4	variabel

Opmerkingen	Let op: de Leadership Labs vormen het aanbod van wat nu al bekend is. Meerdere opties voor leadership labs volgen binnenkort. De inschrijving voor de Leadership Labs volgen in de loop van het eerste semester.
» Jaar 1 (5. Masterwork)
Periode	Type	Code	Naam	Taal	ECTS	Uren
semester II	verplicht	HCMMW00105	Master Work	Engels	5	variabel

Toon korte vakomschrijvingen

Agribusiness, sustainability, new farm

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The agribusiness is an important sector for the Netherlands and there are a lot of new developments. We will focus our attention to developments related to the farmers and their farms as high tech entrepreneurs. What are the new developments in the farm business? How do the farmers themselves think about how they will develop their business? Which values are important at this moment and might this change? In this leadership lab we want to analyze these developments with the help of a new perspective on local development. This perspective has to be worked out as well and will be based on publications in the field of New Economic thinking and ted talks on Circular Economy (of Rotmans) and Weconomy (see the Ted talk of Jan Jonker). The focus will be on three elements:
(1) responsibility for what will be produced and how,
(2) which values and
(3) whose values are or can be involved.

We want to investigate how this framework can be used in the agricultural sector. For this we will do four case studies on how these farming families are working at the farm and how they want to develop their farm business. Teams will visit the farms (situated in the province Groningen), interview them on how they see the future of their farm and each team will analyses their case with the new framework. As a group we will finally bring these four cases together that will give an overview of new developments in the farm business at a local level.
In terms of planning we will start with two meeting in the first two weeks of February. After that we hope to organize a visit for each of the teams to a farm. Based on these visits all teams have to prepare their interview, discus this in a group meeting at the beginning of March and in last two weeks of March they have to present their case and how their case can be described with the new framework. In the second week of April the four teams have to present how these four cases illustrate (new) developments at the farming world

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	dr. B.J.W. Pennink
Docent(en)	dr. B.J.W. Pennink
Onderwijsvorm	Groepsbijeenkomst(en) en -onderzoeksopdracht(en)
ECTS	4
Entreevoorwaarden	N/A
Opmerkingen	When you are participating in the Honours Master Programme, you can choose from several Leadership Labs. It is mandatory to apply for 1 Leadership Lab.

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ARTS Festival: Involving Soc. Partners

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After a successful first edition, the Faculty of Arts organizes the second Arts Festival (Letterenfestival) in September 2020. The aim of the festival is to showcase the Faculty’s wide variety of research projects and their relevance to society. In this second edition we would like to engage more with organisations outside the university (companies, non-profit organisations, local government) in a way that is interesting and effective for researchers and societal partners.

In this Leadership Lab you will get acquainted with the variety of research in Arts and Humanities. You will learn about societal impact of research and the way this could be achieved and apply this knowledge in the festival organization. Use your networking skills to involve societal partners and help bridge the gap between academia and society at large. You will design part of the festival.

Student activities will involve:
● Identifying interesting societal organisations to engage with for the Arts festival;
● Exploring possibly effective ways to involve and interact with societal partners;
● Consulting potential societal organisations on their interests and effective ways to involve them in the festival;
● Advising the Arts Festival how they can take the interests and expectations of potential societal partners into account;
● Drawing up a detailed plan of the societal part of the Arts Festival (a mini-conference, a data market or any other form you can come up with).

Leadership skills that will be practiced are, among others, effective communication, working interdisciplinary, how to cooperate and motivate fellow students and how to organize an event.

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	dr. S.L. Willemsen
Docent(en)	dr. S.L. Willemsen
ECTS	4
Entreevoorwaarden	Affinity with research at the Faculty of Arts is a prerequisite.
Opmerkingen	The Arts Festival will take place on September 12th, 2020. Students who have participated in the Leadership Lab can apply for a student-assistantship after the Lab is finished. When you are participating in the Honours Master Programme, you can choose from several Leadership Labs. It is mandatory to apply for 1 Leadership Lab.

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Bringing Science to the Province

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The UG Pre University Academy is responsible for the exchange of knowledge and skills between primary and secondary education in the Northern Netherlands and the UG. We do this by making education: we translate current scientific research into activities and materials for teachers and school children. In the city of Groningen, but also for schools in the region. Examples of this are the Children's University, ‘Science date’ guest lessons and assistance with ‘Profielwerkstukken’.

We see that we do not always reach the schools and teachers that we want to reach; this is particularly the case in the region, including East Groningen.

In this Leadership Lab, you will:
- Investigate where the bottlenecks are in the school contact of the School Academy in the East Groningen region;
- Make customer profiles of our customers in this region;
- On the basis of the analysis made, in relation to the vision / mission of the Pre University Academy, advise on how we can improve contact with schools in East Groningen.

The activities you will do:
Attend team-meetings;
School visits in the region;
Interviews with teachers, team leaders, directors;
Make customer profiles;
Write an advisory report;
Write a report about you own development, experience and learning goals;
Show involvement and initiative during the Leadership Lab.

Knowledge and skills you will acquire:
Conducting a market research and translating the results into customer profiles.
Analyze outcomes in relation to an existing vision and mission.

Leadership skills that will be practiced, e.g.:
to structure complex tasks
to make a clear analyses of a problem
to work interdisciplinary
to practice listening skills.
to work with diversity.
to cooperate with people.

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels en Nederlands
Coordinator	D. van der Tuin, MSc.
Docent(en)	D. van der Tuin, MSc.
Onderwijsvorm	Praktische werkvormen
Toetsvorm	Paper
ECTS	4
Entreevoorwaarden	Accepted to the Honours Master Programme.
Opmerkingen	When you are participating in the Honours Master Programme, you can choose from several Leadership Labs. It is mandatory to apply for 1 Leadership Lab.

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Building blocks for a career in science

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Dreaming of a successful future in science? This leadership lab offers a step-by-step approach to help you start your own career. From the functioning of academia in a broad sense to the particularities of your specific field, this lab helps you to gain insight into the academic world. It provides guidance to enhance your skills and combine them with those of others who can support you on the road to success.

Learn about scientific and societal impact, academic networks, and grants and awards, and apply this knowledge to design a research project of your own. In this lab, you will generate original and feasible ideas for your project, strategically prepare and optimize your plan and résumé, provide others with feedback, and convert reviewers’ comments to your advantage. With numerous valuable tips and real-life stories and experiences.

This leadership lab teaches how to step into the shoes of an academic scholar; it helps you to optimize your funding opportunities and take responsibility for your own career.

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	P.D. Meerburg, PhD.
Docent(en)	P.D. Meerburg, PhD.
Onderwijsvorm	Various styles of action learning
Toetsvorm	Individuele beoordeling, Paper
ECTS	4
Entreevoorwaarden	Accepted to the Honours Master Programme. Students who have participated in the master class have priority in participating in the leadership lab.
Opmerkingen	When you are participating in the Honours master Programme, you can choose from several Leadership Labs. It is mandatory to apply for 1 Leadership Lab.

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Clash lab

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Clash is an art event in Groningen. An exhibition of diverse new art forms in a festival setting in venues like Grand Theatre, OOST and VERA. In 2020 Clash Lab will first take place in Groninger Forum. You will be part of a group of 30 people that experiment on the theme ‘identity’. We encourage students that do not work in the field of art to step out of their comfort zone and work together with artists, researchers and young professionals. This five day Clash Lab will create different interdisciplinary art projects and presentation of the collaboration. Experimenting with the theme and discussing the topics while making, programming, writing, observe and draw will enhance your creative and decision making skills in your own field. Making mistakes is part of working in a creative process.
Clash works with institutions in the arts, industry and knowledge area. There are many forms of art that inspire scientists and the industry to look beyond their own field of practice. Join us in Clash Lab.

The activities the student will do: Research on the topic ‘identity’, working together with an artist, other student, scientist and/or company. Observing the collaboration, be part of a masterclass, and create your own project.
Before Clash Lab will launch you will meet with a few other participants to discuss and research the topic you're interested in.

Leadership skills that will be practiced, e.g.:
operating interdisciplinary
to practice listening skills
to work with diversity
decision-making
to motivate people
to cooperate with people
to structure complex tasks
to make a clear analyses of a problem
work within the freedom of the Arts

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Docent(en)	dr. J.A.C. Kolsteeg
Onderwijsvorm	Various styles of action learning
ECTS	4
Entreevoorwaarden	Accepted into the Master Honours Programme. Motivated to work in a complex organization with different sectors working together Interested in the arts is not a pre-condition.
Opmerkingen	When you are participating in the Honours Master Programme, you can choose from several Leadership Labs. It is mandatory to apply for 1 Leadership Lab.

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College Tour

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Next year Khadija Arib, the current President of the Dutch House of Representatives will be awarded the Aletta Jacobsprize by our Rector Magnificus, prof. Cisca Wijmenga on the 6th of March 2020.

To further embody this award and its ceremony, the UoG wants to organize a ‘College Tour’-event on the evening of March the 5th to give students of this university the chance to interview mrs Arib about her career and achievements.

Honours College (HC) students are given the opportunity to organize this College Tour. In earlier years HC students organized very successful College Tours for AJP-winners Noeleen Heyzer (2014), Petra Stienen (2016) and Lilianne Ploumen (2018).

Mrs. Arib migrated from Morocco to the Netherlands at the age of 15, being raised with the valuable lesson that independence for women is something to be cherished. Over the course of more then 40 years, Mrs. Arib has been an exemplary role model in the emancipation of women: First as social worker and family counselor for migrants in the Netherlands, then as politician in the Dutch Labour Party and currently as the first female President of the Dutch House of Representatives with a migration-background. With 2019 being the 100-year anniversary of female suffrage, she emphasized and highlighted the importance of universal suffrage, as well as universal equality, democracy and freedom of expression. For these reasons, the jury found Mrs. Arib to be an inspiration for women in particular, but also for citizens in general and deserving of the Aletta Jacobsprize.
(https://www.rug.nl/news/2019/09/aletta-jacobs-prize-2020-for-president-of-house-of-representatives-khadija-arib)

The activities the student will do:

This Leadership Lab forms the core from which this College Tour will be organized. The HC students involved are free in characterizing this Tour, as long as a solid and responsible organization is realized.

You are responsible for organizing and hosting the entire event. Think off:
- Practical organizational aspects: planning this project, inviting and hosting guests, technicalities, fundraising, marketing etc.;
- Making short films with people who have something nice to say to/about her, will ask her a question or making clips out of existing material;
- Reaching out to student organizations in this field/discipline;
- Organize an audience of lots of students and make them prepare questions in advance;
- Engage with pupils from the ‘Aletta Jacobs School’ in Hoogezand for this event;
- And come up with lots of other creative activities to make this an informative and entertaining event!

Leadership skills that will be practiced, e.g.:
Effective communication
To practice verbal skills
To practice listening skills
How to use your network
Decision-making
To persuade people
To motivate people
To cooperate with people
To organize

The group has to set out the event, divert the different tasks amongst themselves, seek cooperation and organize regular meetings to monitor the progress. The team of students who will organize this College Tour can of course also attend the awarding ceremony.

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels en Nederlands
Coordinator	prof. mr. dr. S.H. Ranchordás
Docent(en)	prof. mr. dr. S.H. Ranchordás
Onderwijsvorm	Praktische werkvormen
Toetsvorm	Paper
ECTS	4
Entreevoorwaarden	Accepted to the Honours Master Programme.
Opmerkingen	When you are participating in the Honours Master Programme, you can choose from several Leadership Labs. It is mandatory to apply for 1 Leadership Lab.

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Communication and Marketing coordinator

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This Leadership Lab is aimed at recruiting one or two students to join a team of three people from the GIA Archaeobotany department to host the second edition of the interdisciplinary summer school: Food from Field to Fork. This Summer School will be hosted 18 -25 July 2020.

You will play a leadership role in the organisation of the 2020 GIA Summer School ‘Food from Field to Fork’. This specifically entails organising the practical arrangements, the logistics of the event, as well as the PR of the Summer School. You will have a key communications role in ensuring that participants and organizers have all the information they need in the lead up to, during and after the event. An important part of your role will be to manage the organization of location, catering and reception, as well as the contact with the RUG Summer School Organisation (Selma Bakker). You will also help in communicating with the participants and other organisers. Furthermore, you will help with the promotion of the Summer School through traditional and innovative channels. Finally, you will be on-site as a co-organiser, during the Summer School and for the wrap-up activities (up to a week) after the Summer School.

You will first and foremost gain knowledge about the workings of starting up a large event, experiencing what can go right and wrong and how to deal with this. You will gain practical experience in event management and budget management. You will learn to improve your promotional skills. You will have to develop and exercise your multitasking skills, communication skills and decision-making skills when organizing the activities of an international group of 15-20 Summer School participants. You will do so by helping to plan all activities in advance, including a back-up plan in case of some unforeseen event.
You are also invited to attend the Summer School and gain insight into the archaeobotanical study of interpreting past food preparation and consumption practices; utilizing ethnographic, historical and experimental methods.

Leadership skills that will be practiced, e.g.:
To organize
To communicate
To cooperate
To structure complex tasks
To transfer complex information
To work in a new and diverse group
To make decisions under time constraint
To keep to a budget
To interact with traditional and innovative media

Some skill with media/pr is practical. A background in Archaeology is not needed. We aim to organize an Interdisciplinary Summer School, so we also welcome student with any other background. Your input will be valued, so feel welcome to help us improve our Summer School.

The students co-organizing the Summer School are welcome to attend the whole Summer School.

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Docent(en)	prof. dr. R.T.J. Cappers
Onderwijsvorm	Praktische werkvormen
Toetsvorm	Paper
ECTS	4
Entreevoorwaarden	Accepted to the Honours Master Programme.
Opmerkingen	When you are participating in the Honours master Programme, you can choose from several Leadership Labs. It is mandatory to apply for 1 Leadership Lab.

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Coordinators Aletta Summer school

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Within this Leadership Lab (LL) we attempt to recruit 2 students to join the Aletta Summer School Team, which consists of 3 coordinators and 2 students. As part of your LL you will have the lead in the development of 2 products: (1) Public Health City Tour and (2) Business Cases.

The student will gain knowledge in (1) project coordination within the summer school and (2) product development with public partners. This LL gives you an unique option to collaborate with the experienced members of the AJSPH.

On Monday morning 10 August there’s a Public Health City Tour scheduled in the program. The students are in the lead of developing this 2 hour Groningen city tour with a specific focus on public health.
Summer school participants work out hands-on business cases. The students are in the lead of the development of these 4-6 business cases. Close cooperation with public partners is required.

Leadership skills that will be practiced, e.g.
effective communication
operating interdisciplinary
to practice verbal skills
how to use your network
to persuade people
to motivate people
to cooperate with people
to organize

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Docent(en)	prof. dr. ir. C.T.B. Ahaus prof. dr. E. Buskens dr. R.M. de Vries R.D. Freriks, MSc.
Onderwijsvorm	Praktische werkvormen
Toetsvorm	Paper
ECTS	4
Entreevoorwaarden	Accepted to the Honours Master Programme.
Opmerkingen	When you are participating in the Honours master Programme, you can choose from several Leadership Labs. It is mandatory to apply for 1 Leadership Lab.

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Designing Discussion

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How to engage in a reasonable, constructive, fruitful discussion, such as a debate, a deliberation or a negotiation? Within education, argumentation theory, and deliberation theory, various proposals regarding the proper design of such discussions have been tabled. In this leadership lab, small groups design a discussion format, and test it on (for example) fellow students. What design choices promote a proper balance between on the one hand cooperation, understanding, and rapprochement and on the other hand a sound dose of competition, criticism and dissent? How to avoid pitfalls due to for example confirmation bias, polarization or group think? How to deal with (alleged) fake news without giving up the freedom of speech?

The activities the student will do: Within a small group, you design a format for a high quality, deliberative discussion (for example: a debate or a negotiation), test it, and write a report about it.

Leadership skills that will be practiced:
effective communication
to write a policy or vision essay
to practice verbal skills
to practice listening skills
to work with diversity
decision-making
to persuade people
to motivate people
to cooperate with people
to make a clear analyses of a problem
opinion formation; compromise formation

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	dr. J.A. van Laar
Docent(en)	dr. J.A. van Laar
Onderwijsvorm	Various styles of action learning
Toetsvorm	Paper
ECTS	4
Entreevoorwaarden	Accepted to the Honours Master Programme.
Opmerkingen	When you are participating in the Honours master Programme, you can choose from several Leadership Labs. It is mandatory to apply for 1 Leadership Lab.

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Falling Walls

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The University of Groningen Centre of Entrepreneurship (UGCE), together with the Honours College, offer you the unique opportunity to co-organize the Dutch qualifying round for an internationally well-known pitch competition. In this competition, participants will pitch their breakthrough ideas in science and society in front of an (international) jury of experts. Qualifying rounds will take place all over the world, in such places as New York, Moscow, Cairo, Thessaloniki, Johannesburg, as well as in Groningen. The final of the event will take place in Berlin. More details can be found at http://www.falling-walls.com.

As co-organizers of the qualifying round in Groningen you will get the chance to practice several leadership skills while being responsible for a variety of tasks related to the event organization. Examples of these tasks are:
- Logistics and organization of the event
- Getting public attention (press, TV); making it into a media event
- Getting a minimum of 30 contestants who will participate in the lab and present their pitch
- Finding a jury
- Finding a moderator for the event
- Finding sponsorship for the event
- Using the event as a forum for exposure of talent; finding talent scouts/employers/venture capitalists to attend the event

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	S.R. White, PhD.
Docent(en)	S.R. White, PhD.
Onderwijsvorm	Praktische werkvormen
Toetsvorm	Presentatie(s)
ECTS	4
Entreevoorwaarden	Accepted to the Honours Master Programme.
Opmerkingen	When you are participating in the Honours Master Programme, you can choose from several Leadership Labs. It is mandatory to apply for 1 Leadership Lab.

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Leadership in Historical Perspective

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In the practicum the students will use what they learned from the lectures in the Masterclass ‘Leadership in Historical Perspective’ as they further explore the qualities and representations of historical leadership in their cultural and historical contexts.The lab focuses on the study of leadership in its historical context, as group project, or in smaller groups.

Project: The group project will be determined by the students themselves, using a number of parameters:
1) Leadership should be examined using examples of historical leaders, which can be drawn from a wide range, e.g. political, military, spiritual, economic, industrial, scientific, education, etc.
2) Leadership should assessed as to style in relation to context, i.e. the leader should not be studied in isolation, but within the historical/social/political context of the time
3) Leadership may also be assessed according to personality traits, but should be related to context, e.g. successful strategies, opportune circumstances, the role of media

Method: Students will ideally perform research in small groups (depending on the number of students) based on a common theme (e.g. period, type, or domain of leadership).

Media: Students will also be responsible for the end results of the research (presented e.g. in essay form) but also for communicating this to a wider audience. Examples include a website or poster exhibition using a common approach to assess various leaders according to the designated criteria.

Knowledge the student will acquire:

Understanding of different leadership styles and qualities.
Understanding of the dynamics of leadership. Understanding of the dependency of leadership and style effectiveness on social/cultural/political context.
Ability to practice leadership skills in the organization of a group project. Improvement of research skills in a team setting. Ability to communicate research results to a wider audience.

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	dr. C. van Regenmortel
Docent(en)	dr. C. van Regenmortel
Onderwijsvorm	Organisatie van de cursus, Presentatie(s), Praktische werkvormen, Essay, Bijeenkomst(en)
Toetsvorm	Nog niet bekend
ECTS	4
Entreevoorwaarden	Accepted to the Honours Master Programme. Students who have participated in the master class have priority in participating in the leadership lab.
Opmerkingen	When you are participating in the Honours Master Programme, you can choose from several Leadership Labs. It is mandatory to apply for 1 Leadership Lab.

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Leadership Lab Rebuilding Education

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What is your best and worst learning experience? How would you redesign your own education if you could?

Why?
We spend the majority of our educational career in formal learning environments such as classrooms or lecture halls, where learners are too often positioned as passive (listening, watching, attending, consuming) rather than encouraged to engage as creators (designing, analysing, producing, constructing). Educational pioneers have long demonstrated that the essence of good education is not to transfer 'packages of knowledge' from sender to receiver, but to facilitate and stimulate the unique learning processes of different students. During this course you will have the unique opportunity to zoom in on one aspect of your own educational path and redesign it partially or completely.

How?
You can choose your own topic, for example an educational situation you encountered in your bachelor or master. You may also pick a casus delivered by one of our stakeholders. The programme consists of three seminars, combined with self-study, fieldtrips and personal consults from innovation experts. The first two seminars are two full days (Saturday … and Saturday …). During these days you will work on the redesigns in close collaboration with stakeholders and educational experts. Here, the course coordinators will act as facilitators by assisting you and stimulating peer-to-peer feedback to understand problems in a hands-on way, and by coaching you in attaining your personal and group-based goals. In this way you can ultimately benefit by learning from your peers with different academic backgrounds. The leadership lab will be concluded by an evening symposium where you will present your results to a jury of stakeholders and educational experts. Finally, all redesigns will be bundled in an eBook to disseminate the initiatives beyond the network of Rebuilding Education.

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	F.D. Cnossen, MSc.
Docent(en)	F.D. Cnossen, MSc. Bertram Loth, MSc Dr. Jorim Tielbeek
Toetsvorm	Presentatie(s)
ECTS	4
Entreevoorwaarden	Only available for students who have been accepted into the MA Honours College Programme.
Opmerkingen	Finishing the masterclass Rebuilding Education is an admission requirement for the Leadership Lab Rebuilding Education. If you were not able to follow this masterclass, but still want to join the Leadership Lab Rebuilding Education, you can contact the Honours College. By taking part in this Leadership Lab you agree with sharing the results in an e-book, that will be available in several app stores. When you are participating in the Honours master Programme, you can choose from several Leadership Labs. It is mandatory to apply for 1 Leadership Lab.

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Leadership Lab Spring School

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Although Dutch is a comparatively small language (with just over 20 million native speakers), there is a surprising number of universities worldwide with Dutch departments teaching bachelor and master programmes of Dutch language and culture. The IVN (Internationale Vereniging Neerlandistiek) serves as a platform for the teachers, researchers and lecturers of Dutch outside the Netherlands and Flanders.
The spring school Actuele Ontwikkelingen in de Neerlandistiek (Current developments in Dutch Studies) comprises workshops on the latest developments in, among other things, the teaching of historical, modern and adolescent literature; Dutch in primary and secondary schools; the teaching of Dutch as a second or foreign language; the teaching of communication skills and rhetoric’s; language variation and multilingualism. In addition, there will be several excursions and city walks. The number of participants will be between 10 and 20.
This spring school is organized for the first time. Students will work with and under the supervision of the academic coordinator, Dr. Marijke Meijer Drees and her assistant, and with the overall coordinator, Ingrid Sennema. MA.

An appeal will be made to many leadership skills:
• effective communication
• to practice verbal skills (in Dutch)
• to work with diversity
• decision-making
• to cooperate with people
• to organize
• to structure complex tasks
• to make a clear analyses of a problem
• writing skills

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Nederlands
Coordinator	dr. M.E. Meijer Drees
Docent(en)	dr. M.E. Meijer Drees drs. I.D. Sennema
ECTS	4
Entreevoorwaarden	This Leadership Lab offers two positions for honours students who will be tasked with co-organizing a spring school for lecturers and advanced students of Dutch outside the Netherland and Flanders. We are looking for two students who are fluent in Dutch, with a minimum proficiency level of C1. This Leadership Lab is of particular interest for students of language and culture studies, but other backgrounds will be welcome too.
Opmerkingen	When you are participating in the Honours Master Programme, you can choose from several Leadership Labs. It is mandatory to apply for 1 Leadership Lab.

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LLab: Voedselbank Groningen Stad

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The Voedselbank Groningen Stad developed the ‘’Tenpointsplan’’ (in Dutch: Tienpuntenplan) to decrease the amount of families that suffer from poverty. The plan is not only developed for the city of Groningen, but also for other cities and villages in the Netherlands. The plan contains the following ten steps:
1. You can only receive something (goods, clothes etc.) when you already paid for it.
2. The help with debt problems needs to be changed.
3. If families have debts problems, the collection costs increase too fast.
4. Because of the ‘’own risk agreement’’ (in Dutch: ‘’eigen risico principe’’) there are a lot of families who live in poverty that do not go to the dentist or general practitioner because they are afraid of the extra costs. No regular control visits to the dentist or GP on the longer term only lead to higher costs.
5. People should be more prepared to share things with each other (food, goods).
6. Being ashamed of the poverty situation only leads to an even more poor situation for children.
7. Poor families are surviving; they do not have space in their head to think clear/properly.
8. The presence of so many students in Groningen causes repression on the labor market.
9. Mapping the real causes of poverty in the city of Groningen.
10. Stadjes hand in hand: a project in which more rich families are linked to families who live in poverty.

The Voedselbank Groningen Stad wants to do research on one or more of these ten steps. We can discuss which step you want to do research on in dialog with the Voedselbank. It is possible to conduct quantitative research (i.e. questionnaires) or qualitative research (i.e. literature search, interviews or a focus group). In the end, students will have to provide the Voedselbank Groningen with a summary of the findings (short policy and/or research report) and a presentation. Leadership skills that are going to be trained during this project are for example effective communication, writing a policy or research report, to cooperate with people and to make a clear analysis of the research question.

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels en Nederlands
Coordinator	K.E. Evenboer
Docent(en)	K.E. Evenboer
Toetsvorm	Actieve deelname, Onderzoeksverslag, Portfolio
ECTS	4
Opmerkingen	If you have any questions, please feel free to contact: Dr. K.E. (Els) Evenboer, Senior Onderzoeker, Algemeen coördinator Wetenschapswinkel Geneeskunde en Volksgezondheid Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Afdeling Gezondheidswetenschappen, k.e.evenboer@umcg.nl When you are participating in the Honours Master Programme, you can choose from several Leadership Labs. It is mandatory to apply for 1 Leadership Lab.

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Master Work

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The masterwork is the final project of the Master's Honours programme. During your masterwork you have to demonstrate that you can put the knowledge you have gained and the skills you have learned into practice by designing and implementing your own project. The Faculty Coordinator will assess whether the proposed project is a suitable tool for testing if the student can successfully apply the acquired knowledge and skills in the field of leadership and if this project meets the requirements.

The topic and design of the Masterwork must reflect the student’s ability to achieve the learning outcomes of the Masterwork.

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Docent(en)
Onderwijsvorm	Individueel programma
Toetsvorm	Individuele beoordeling, Verslag(en)
ECTS	5
Entreevoorwaarden	Only available for students who have been accepted into the MA Honours College Programme. The Faculty Coordinator will assess whether the proposed project is a suitable tool for testing if the student can successfully apply the acquired knowledge and skills in the field of leadership and if this project meets the requirements.
Opmerkingen	The following condition (Article 3.6 of the EAR, to be found in your Student Portal under Organizations) applies: “Except in the event of extraordinary circumstances, all Master’s Honours Programme course units have a 100% attendance requirement, which includes preparation for and active participation in the course units.”

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MC Climate law and policy

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The course will consist of several interactive and research driven meetings where we analyse and discuss Climate law and policy. Students do independent research and give presentations. Topics covered include:

- Climate science and Paris
- Smart instrument mixes
- Linking of Climate policies (EU, Korea, China)
- Linking of Climate policies (US climate policy)

Given the limited time and scope of the course our ambitions are modest. We offer an introduction into the complexities of Climate law and policy. At the end of the masterclass students will be able to engage in academic discussions on climate change, evaluate the usefulness of different instruments in different circumstances and have a basic knowledge on national climate change policies and the challenges posed by ‘linking them’.

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	prof. dr. S.E. Weishaar, LLM.
Docent(en)	prof. dr. S.E. Weishaar, LLM.
Onderwijsvorm	Bijeenkomst(en), Discussiebijeenkomsten
Toetsvorm	Actieve deelname, Opdracht(en)
ECTS	1
Entreevoorwaarden	Only available for students who have been accepted into the MA Honours College Programme.
Opmerkingen	The following condition (Article 3.6 of the EAR, to be found in your Student Portal under Organizations) applies: “Except in the event of extraordinary circumstances, all Master’s Honours Programme course units have a 100% attendance requirement, which includes preparation for and active participation in the course units.”

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MC Democracy and the Power Elites

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The ideal of a liberal democracy is based on values such as equality, freedom and participation. In practice, however, power plays a central role in political systems that subscribe to these ideals. Power is exerted by a governmental elite who typically subscribe to a one-sided set of values. This is in tension with the idea that all people are equal and free, and that everybody should have the opportunity to participate. As such, political parties on the left side of the political spectrum have been particularly critical of the power elite. However, left-wing parties and social movements rely on a ruling class as well. Marxists, for instance, present themselves as those who will liberate the proletariat from its shackles. This masterclass consists of two parts. The first provides the necessary background for understanding what power is and how power elites work. The second addresses the key question that arises from the conundrum just presented: when are elites acceptable?

Requirements. Students prepare the meetings by reading assigned literature and formulating questions. They actively engage and discuss with the two philosophical and political contributors. And they write a brief essay in which they critically reflect on a particular power elite using the material from the masterclass.

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	prof. dr. F.A. Hindriks
Docent(en)	Gastdocent(en)prof. dr. F.A. Hindriks Diederik Olders
Onderwijsvorm	Discussiebijeenkomsten, Essay, Literatuurstudie
Toetsvorm	Actieve deelname, Essay
ECTS	1
Entreevoorwaarden	Only available for students who have been accepted into the MA Honours College Programme.
Opmerkingen	The following condition (Article 3.6 of the EAR, to be found in your Student Portal under Organizations) applies: “Except in the event of extraordinary circumstances, all Master’s Honours Programme course units have a 100% attendance requirement, which includes preparation for and active participation in the course units.”

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MC Design your own Career in Science

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The students will experience what it is to show leadership, either through examples from others or by means of workshops and assignments. During the course they are challenged to test their own ideas, and further develop their general and personal insights. There will be time for questions and discussions - both with the trainers and the speaker, as well as within the group. After the actual master class students draw up a personal career plan in which they incorporate insights gained during the course, and report back on discussing this plan with an expert as well as a close acquaintance or relative. The course provides opportunities to show initiative, to plan and organize independently; it increases insights in leadership processes and personal strategies.

The central questions addressed are:
- What is important to me? Where do I position myself in five years’ time?
- What qualities and skills do I need to develop in order to achieve my personal/career goals?
- What makes an academic career successful, and what does it take to make it happen?
- What steps can I take in the near future, and do these steps differ per academic field?

This module explains the build-up of careers, primarily within the academic world. We start with exploring personal dreams and ideas, and how they can become the basis for a successful and satisfying career. We will then discuss personal skills and talents that contribute towards leadership qualities, and explore how these qualities have played a role in the career of a successful scientist. This module helps explore the route towards a subsequent PhD trajectory – the highest level of education.

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	P.D. Meerburg, PhD.
Docent(en)	Gastdocent(en) P.D. Meerburg, PhD.
Onderwijsvorm	Bijeenkomst(en), Discussiebijeenkomsten, Literatuurstudie, Opdracht(en), Workshop(s), Praktische werkvormen, Veldwerk, Zelfstudie
Toetsvorm	Actieve deelname, Individuele opdracht(en)
ECTS	1
Entreevoorwaarden	Only available for students who have been accepted into the MA Honours College Programme.
Opmerkingen	Book available at the Honours College before the start of the Masterclass, instructions will follow. The following condition (Article 3.6 of the EAR, to be found in your Student Portal under Organizations) applies: “Except in the event of extraordinary circumstances, all Master’s Honours Programme course units have a 100% attendance requirement, which includes preparation for and active participation in the course units.”

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MC Experiencing leadership

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People sometimes emerge as leaders because of the way they behave. They have charisma, a clear presence, or a natural gift to connect with their followers. But what about their behavior makes them a good leader?

In this masterclass we want to answer this question from a social psychological perspective. However, the focus of this masterclass is not on theory, but on experiencing what leadership means in practice. Together with a professional choreographer we explore, by means of movement, posture and expression, how a good leader behaves. The following questions will be addressed: How does it feel to lead or follow, how do group dynamics change under different leadership styles, and what happens in groups without a leader?

Please be aware that this masterclass requires physical participation. We therefore recommend you to wear comfortable/sports clothes.

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	prof. dr. T.T. Postmes
Docent(en)	Ido Batash drs. K.L.S. Krans prof. dr. T.T. Postmes
Onderwijsvorm	Workshop(s)
Toetsvorm	Actieve deelname, Verslag(en)
ECTS	1
Entreevoorwaarden	Only available for students who have been accepted into the MA Honours College Programme.
Opmerkingen	Please be aware that this masterclass requires physical participation. We therefore recommend you to wear comfortable/sports clothes. In case you have doubts about participating due to your physical abilities, please contact the coordinator of this masterclass. The following condition (Article 3.6 of the EAR, to be found in your Student Portal under Organizations) applies: “Except in the event of extraordinary circumstances, all Master’s Honours Programme course units have a 100% attendance requirement, which includes preparation for and active participation in the course units.”

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MC In the LEAD

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In this masterclass, across three lectures, we will delve into the intricacies of leadership research. In the first session, we will cover the development of leadership research of the past century. Specifically, we will focus on how leadership research has evolved from the trait approach, through the behavioral, power-influence, and contingency approaches, all the way to the integrative approach. In the second session, we will cover the importance of context for leadership in theory and practice. Specifically, we will focus on different theoretical and practical examples in which context dictates when, why, and how leadership is most effective. In the third session, we invite the participants of the course to present a case that demonstrates how context influences leadership processes.

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	prof. dr. J.I. Stoker
Docent(en)	prof. dr. J.H. Garretsen prof. dr. J.I. Stoker
Onderwijsvorm	Bijeenkomst(en), Discussiebijeenkomsten, Hoor- en werkcolleges, Hoorcolleges, Opdracht(en), Presentatie(s), Zelfstudie
Toetsvorm	Actieve deelname, Groepsopdracht(en), Presentatie(s)
ECTS	1
Entreevoorwaarden	Only available for students who have been accepted into the MA Honours College Programme.
Opmerkingen	The following condition (Article 3.6 of the EAR, to be found in your Student Portal under Organizations) applies: “Except in the event of extraordinary circumstances, all Master’s Honours Programme course units have a 100% attendance requirement, which includes preparation for and active participation in the course units.”

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MC Innovation

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The course is organized in 3 three-hour sessions (attendance obligatory). In the first session, the core innovation concepts, typologies and processes will be introduced. The two remaining sessions will each address a specific innovation management topic and introduces innovation-related games.

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	dr. T.L.J. Broekhuizen
Docent(en)	dr. T.L.J. Broekhuizen prof. dr. P.M.M. de Faria dr. P.J. Steinberg
Onderwijsvorm	Discussiebijeenkomsten, Bijeenkomst(en)
Toetsvorm	Actieve deelname, Opdracht(en)
ECTS	1
Entreevoorwaarden	Only available for students who have been accepted into the MA Honours College Programme.
Opmerkingen	The following condition (Article 3.6 of the EAR, to be found in your Student Portal under Organizations) applies: “Except in the event of extraordinary circumstances, all Master’s Honours Programme course units have a 100% attendance requirement, which includes preparation for and active participation in the course units.”

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MC Journey on Leadership

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The purpose of this course is to explore ‘leadership’. It will be offered in the way of an interactive journey with two experienced senior executives from the public sector. Central to this journey will be the correlation between you as a person and the concept of leadership.

We will explore leadership from three different perspectives in four sessions. The perspectives are determined through dialogue between tutors and students at the end of the first session.

In prior years, the following perspectives have been used:
- Theoretical: modernistic philosophy of leadership (post-enlightenment and industrial revolution). How did views on leadership development over time and why?
- Contextual: Dutch leadership, or leadership in relation to the students’ culture. (How) does context impact leadership?
- Personal: The relationship between you as a unique person and leadership. How do you perceive the world around you and how does it impact your leadership?

Session one starts off with the personal story of the two tutors: How have their careers developed up to now? What styles of leadership have they developed and why? How did their personal context (upbringing, circumstances, experiences) in their private and professional lives affect their style?

From these personal stories, the students will engage in dialogue in the search for common threads: what aspects are involved when looking at leadership? What factors concerning context determine what leadership ‘looks like’ in everyday practice? Through this dialogue, three perspectives are selected, each explored in each of the consecutive sessions.

Each of the following three sessions is structured as follows. The students will divide into groups of three and will use video or any other visual art form to produce a 5-minute creation about their ideas on the specifically chosen perspective on leadership. Students will pick and choose from theoretical sources as well as personal and other people’s experiences to substantiate their case. During the sessions, the groups will present their case to the tutors and the other students and together they will reflect on what they’ve seen and heard.

In the course of the four sessions, the students will be able to conceptualize ‘leadership’ in their own way i.e. construct their own leadership framework. Students will be able to position the tutors’ leadership stories and leadership stories of other leaders, in that framework. Furthermore and more importantly, students will discover their own determining factors of their own preferred leadership styles.

Because of the emphasis on dialogue and interaction in this course, with considerable attention given to each student’s individual leadership journey, the maximum group size is set at 15.

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Docent(en)	Jan Herman De Baas Pieter Hilhorst
Onderwijsvorm	Discussiebijeenkomsten, Hoor- en werkcolleges, Veldwerk, Workshop(s)
Toetsvorm	Actieve deelname, Groepsopdracht(en), Presentatie(s)
ECTS	1
Entreevoorwaarden	Only available for students who have been accepted into the MA Honours College Programme.
Opmerkingen	The following condition (Article 3.6 of the EAR, to be found in your Student Portal under Organizations) applies: “Except in the event of extraordinary circumstances, all Master’s Honours Programme course units have a 100% attendance requirement, which includes preparation for and active participation in the course units.”

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MC Leadership across multi-levels

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Max van den Berg’s career has taken him across a wide array of political and management positions. These include city councillor in Groningen, party chairman of the Dutch Labour party, director of the development organization Novib, member of European Parliament and Commissary of the King in Groningen. He now brings his experience with leadership in governance from across all these different positions and levels of governance to an Honours Masterclass. In an interactive fashion, Max van den Berg will help students explore the issues and solutions of case studies from different periods (age as well as positions) in his own career, and the valuable lessons on leadership they provide. On every evening a different case will be introduced by Max van den Berg after which the students will try to solve the case in groups (taken into account the different parties involved) and present it. After the group presentations Max van den Berg will share and explain the way he handled the case.

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	dr. H.J. van der Strate
Docent(en)	prof. drs. M.J. van den Berg dr. H.J. van der Strate
Onderwijsvorm	Discussiebijeenkomsten, Presentatie(s), Various styles of action learning, Zelfstudie
Toetsvorm	Actieve deelname, Groepsopdracht(en), Individuele beoordeling, Verslag(en)
ECTS	1
Entreevoorwaarden	Only available for students who have been accepted into the MA Honours College Programme.
Opmerkingen	The following condition (Article 3.6 of the EAR, to be found in your Student Portal under Organizations) applies: “Except in the event of extraordinary circumstances, all Master’s Honours Programme course units have a 100% attendance requirement, which includes preparation for and active participation in the course units.”

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MC Leadership, Conflict, Social Change

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Cognisant of the fact that leaders find themselves in contexts of conflict, either amongst the people they lead, or between them and the people they lead, and aware of the multiple levels of conflict, this masterclass will focus on the discourse and practice of leadership in relation to conflict and social change. It will offer the students some relevant theoretical and practical insights, to expand their knowledge on sources of conflict, types of conflict, responses to conflict as well as the strategies to resolve and transform.

- Before the masterclass: Students will put down their thoughts and ideas on leadership in conflict transformation (what is conflict, leadership, transformation, what skills does it require, how they see their own leadership aspirations in relation to the theme, what they hope to learn).
- After reading the literature: they answer some reflective questions.
- After the masterclass: they reflect on their experiences in the workshop, what they learned, what was most insightful, how it influenced their ideas on conflict transformation as well as on their own development as a potential leader, which skills they would like to develop further.

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	dr. J. Tarusarira
Docent(en)	dr. B.E. Bartelink dr. J. Tarusarira
Onderwijsvorm	Literatuurstudie, Praktische werkvormen, Workshop(s)
Toetsvorm	Actieve deelname, Portfolio
ECTS	1
Entreevoorwaarden	Only available for students who have been accepted into the MA Honours College Programme.
Opmerkingen	MC of one day, contribution for lunch drinks, and accommodation (about € 10,-). If you have any dietary needs, please inform us at least 1 week before the start of the Master Class, at honours@rug.nl. The following condition (Article 3.6 of the EAR, to be found in your Student Portal under Organizations) applies: “Except in the event of extraordinary circumstances, all Master’s Honours Programme course units have a 100% attendance requirement, which includes preparation for and active participation in the course units.”

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MC Leadership in Circular Economy

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The context of the course is about communication in groups and how you can make optimal use of communication styles. The lectures and exercises will be illustrated with examples from the circular/biobased economy based upon genuine experiences. In addition, a number of entrepreneurs in biobased business will showcase their experiences in their path from idea to business. In groups of maximal 5 students, a business proposal will be written and pitched in maximal 2 minutes each. A short reflection upon your own communication style, leadership skill and performance in the group is expected as an individual assignment.

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Docent(en)	prof. dr. G.J.W. Euverink dr. J. Krooneman
Onderwijsvorm	Opdracht(en), Hoorcolleges, Zelfstudie
Toetsvorm	Groepsopdracht(en), Individuele opdracht(en), Presentatie(s)
ECTS	1
Entreevoorwaarden	Only available for students who have been accepted into the MA Honours College Programme.
Opmerkingen	The following condition (Article 3.6 of the EAR, to be found in your Student Portal under Organizations) applies: “Except in the event of extraordinary circumstances, all Master’s Honours Programme course units have a 100% attendance requirement, which includes preparation for and active participation in the course units.”

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MC Leadership in Historical Perspective

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Each professor will supply a key text that the students will have read ahead of time. Students will then engage in discussion, with the professor and the group. Each session is organized by a different team of students.
What can we learn from history when it comes to leadership? When we study leaders from the past, questions arise that remain crucial in our own time. How important is manliness, or motherliness? How are reputations established and destroyed? How do local leaders operate in global power structures? In this Masterclass we will explore these themes to understand how leadership functioned in different historical contexts, from modern times to antiquity, for men and women, from private life to public life. We will discover the different kinds of leadership that have evolved over the ages, which ones were successful, but also which ones were not. These sessions provide a unique historical laboratorium where theoretical ideas can be tested against historical practices.

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	dr. C. van Regenmortel
Docent(en)	dr. J.W. Drijvers prof. dr. R.M. Esser prof. dr. C.G. Santing prof. dr. C. Six dr. C. van Regenmortel
Onderwijsvorm	Discussiebijeenkomsten, Bijeenkomst(en)
Toetsvorm	Actieve deelname, Opdracht(en)
ECTS	1
Entreevoorwaarden	Only available for students who have been accepted into the MA Honours College Programme.
Opmerkingen	Guest lecturers are Dr. Clemens Six, Prof.dr. R. Esser, Prof. dr. C.G. Santing and Dr. J.W. Drijvers. The following condition (Article 3.6 of the EAR, to be found in your Student Portal under Organizations) applies: “Except in the event of extraordinary circumstances, all Master’s Honours Programme course units have a 100% attendance requirement, which includes preparation for and active participation in the course units.”

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MC Leadership in Medical Ethics

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Technological developments have provided tools to deal with many consequences of premature birth and congenital anomalies. However, there are still conditions that we cannot treat and cases where treatment fails. The decision when to start and when to withhold or withdraw treatment in individual cases is very difficult. Even more difficult are the decisions regarding end of life measures in infants who have no hope for improvement and lead a life of severe suffering that can not be alleviated. This scenario of potential consequences of high-tech support is also well known in adult medicine.When should we withhold and/or withdraw support and when and how can an autonomous person decide that enough is enough if suffering becomes hopeless and unbearable?

This masterclass will introduce the participants to the practice and ethics of end-of-life decision making. We will talk about the ethical dilemmas and learn about the different perspectives of the healthcare providers, the nurses, parents, children and other stakeholders. We will reflect on the leadership roles connected to these perspectives.

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	prof. dr. A.A.E. Verhagen
Docent(en)	dr. E.L.M. Maeckelberghe prof. dr. A.A.E. Verhagen
Onderwijsvorm	Opdracht(en), Praktische werkvormen, Bijeenkomst(en), Discussiebijeenkomsten
Toetsvorm	Actieve deelname, Groepsopdracht(en), Presentatie(s)
ECTS	1
Entreevoorwaarden	Only available for students who have been accepted into the MA Honours College Programme.
Opmerkingen	MC of one day, contribution for lunch drinks, and accommodation (about € 10,-). If you have any dietary needs, please inform us at least 1 week before the start of the Master Class, at honours@rug.nl The following condition (Article 3.6 of the EAR, to be found in your Student Portal under Organizations) applies: “Except in the event of extraordinary circumstances, all Master’s Honours Programme course units have a 100% attendance requirement, which includes preparation for and active participation in the course units.”

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MC (Neuro)biology of Leadership

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The master class will be given in 2 blocks of 3,5 hours each. Three topics will be addressed: a. evolutionary origin of leadership, b. biology of personality, c. neurobiological basis of leadership.
Each topic will be introduced by one or two lectures followed by discussions in small groups on a few challenging statements.
The course will be completed by an individually written report of about two pages summarizing the main line of reasoning of the entire course.

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	dr. S.F. de Boer
Docent(en)	dr. S.F. de Boer
Onderwijsvorm	Bijeenkomst(en), Discussiebijeenkomsten
Toetsvorm	Actieve deelname, Verslag(en)
ECTS	1
Entreevoorwaarden	Only available for students who have been accepted into the MA Honours College Programme.
Opmerkingen	The following condition (Article 3.6 of the EAR, to be found in your Student Portal under Organizations) applies: “Except in the event of extraordinary circumstances, all Master’s Honours Programme course units have a 100% attendance requirement, which includes preparation for and active participation in the course units.”

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MC Organization and teaming up

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In this course, we will explore leadership in society by emulating the ways teams of entrepreneurs create opportunities by engaging with their surroundings. The assumption of this course is that opportunities emerge as entrepreneurs interact with people around them and prepare themselves for the possibility of exploiting opportunities as they emerge in this process. Finally, we look at how the exploitation of an opportunity can, in turn, trigger a new process of opportunity creation, and explore how different entrepreneurs navigate these possibilities.

At the end of the course, one team will be selected for the “Falling Walls” Leadership Lab, an elite group that will work as a local student association for generating and showcasing entrepreneurial ideas. This is connected to an international endeavour that connects groundbreaking innovation ideas to investors and mentors.

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	S.R. White, PhD.
Docent(en)	S.R. White, PhD.
Onderwijsvorm	Discussiebijeenkomsten, Groepsbijeenkomst(en) en -onderzoeksopdracht(en), Hoor- en werkcolleges, Opdracht(en), Presentatie(s), Various styles of action learning
Toetsvorm	Actieve deelname, Opdracht(en), Presentatie(s)
ECTS	1
Entreevoorwaarden	Only available for students who have been accepted into the MA Honours College Programme.
Opmerkingen	The following condition (Article 3.6 of the EAR, to be found in your Student Portal under Organizations) applies: “Except in the event of extraordinary circumstances, all Master’s Honours Programme course units have a 100% attendance requirement, which includes preparation for and active participation in the course units.”

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MC Rebuilding Education

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By addressing the complex connections between neuroscience, cognitive development, artificial intelligence, economic and social change, and education, the course will tackle the question: where should we start Rebuilding Education?

The course consists of three 2,5-hour evening sessions. In these sessions we will discuss the following themes:
1) Why do we learn? (Economics vs. Bildung)
2) How do we learn? (Neuroscience vs. Pedagogy)
3) How do we motivate to learn? (Artificial Intelligence vs. Engagement studies)

Each session consists of interactive lectures on the session’s theme and active group discussions. Before each session you will receive some introductory study material (research papers, websites or a video). After each session, you will write a mini-essay where you apply the theories presented to your own education experiences. At the end of the course, you will make a why-how-what poster on the main question of the course: where would you start redesigning your own education? You will use both your own reflections and the theories presented to you in the course.

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	F.D. Cnossen, MSc.
Docent(en)	F.D. Cnossen, MSc. Bertram Loth, MSc Dr. Jorim Tielbeek
Onderwijsvorm	Hoorcolleges, Zelfstudie, Bijeenkomst(en), Discussiebijeenkomsten
Toetsvorm	Actieve deelname, Essay
ECTS	1
Entreevoorwaarden	Only available for students who have been accepted into the MA Honours College Programme.
Opmerkingen	This masterclass is an admission requirement for the Leadership Lab Rebuilding Education. If you were not able to follow this masterclass, but still want to join the Leadership Lab Rebuilding Education, you can contact the coordinator. The following condition (Article 3.6 of the EAR, to be found in your Student Portal under Organizations) applies: “Except in the event of extraordinary circumstances, all Master’s Honours Programme course units have a 100% attendance requirement, which includes preparation for and active participation in the course units.”

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MC Responsibility, Value and New Economy

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This Master class will not be limited to economics but focuses on new developments in our (local) society. Local development means in the traditional way, setting up a business and trying to create conditions that will facilitate the creation of new business activities. This looks like a traditional business in which the ultimate purpose is realizing profits, needed as a reward for entrepreneurship and needed as investment tools for the continuation of the company. Local development in a modern way means that besides economic activities social initiatives are also part of the local development and should be studied and facilitated.

In this Master class, we want to develop a new perspective on local development that could contribute to local economic and social development. This perspective is based on ideas from the field of Circular Economy (see the Ted talk of Rotmans) and Weconomy (see the Ted talk of Jan Jonker). The focus will be on three elements: (1) responsibility for what will be produced and how, (2) which values and whose values are or can be involved, and (3) new ways of thinking in economics.

During the masterclass (one day) we will work with these three new dimensions: which values are central, which participants are (intended to be) involved and finally what can be the role of these new projects for the local development of a region?
In the group work after the masterclass you are asked to make a portfolio which contains a short report and a two-minute video in which you work out how the three elements can be used to describe (new) economic initiatives

For those who want to continue on the theory from the masterclass and go more into depth, we offer a leadership lab (“Sustainable models and shared values”). In this leadership lab, we will have the opportunity to interview some agricultural entrepreneurs and to study in depth how this model can be used to describe the initiatives of these entrepreneurs and perhaps also how the model (three dimensions) can be improved.

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	dr. B.J.W. Pennink
Docent(en)	dr. B.J.W. Pennink
Onderwijsvorm	Groepsbijeenkomst(en) en -onderzoeksopdracht(en), Literatuurstudie, Presentatie(s), Veldwerk, Workshop(s)
Toetsvorm	Actieve deelname, Groepsopdracht(en), Onderzoeksverslag, Video
ECTS	1
Entreevoorwaarden	Only available for students who have been accepted into the MA Honours College Programme.
Opmerkingen	MC of one day, contribution for lunch drinks, and accommodation (about € 10,-). If you have any dietary needs, please inform us at least 1 week before the start of the Master Class, at honours@rug.nl The following condition (Article 3.6 of the EAR, to be found in your Student Portal under Organizations) applies: “Except in the event of extraordinary circumstances, all Master’s Honours Programme course units have a 100% attendance requirement, which includes preparation for and active participation in the course units.”

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MC The Riddle of Populism

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It is impossible these days to read any newspaper without coming across the word “populism” or the characterisation “populist”. But what, precisely, are we talking about? Is “it” always a problem for liberal democracy, or actually a useful or even critical litmus test for its current functioning? What are (seen as) causes and consequences of this phenomenon, and how these are related? And, to the extent that certain causes or consequences of “populism” are indeed problematic or worthy of more specific attention, who is/are (a) current leader(s) (such as journalists, politicians and activists) who are making a positive contribution to address them in an effort to return or move to a better functioning liberal democracy? What could or should future leaders themselves focus on?

Before the masterclass: Students will read assigned literature. They will also receive instructions individually or in groups to study certain aspects of the assigned literature in more depth based on individual research. They should prepare to actively discuss this aspect during the class in a way that links to the literature that everyone has read and that they view as most appropriate for a fruitful exchange with others.

After the masterclass: students will express their views on “populism”, and what others or they themselves could or should do to engage with aspects of its causes or consequences, in a short newspaper like opinion piece (op-ed) (no more than 700 words).

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	prof. dr. J. Morijn
Docent(en)	prof. dr. J. Morijn
Onderwijsvorm	Discussiebijeenkomsten, Literatuurstudie, Opdracht(en)
Toetsvorm	Actieve deelname, Essay
ECTS	1
Entreevoorwaarden	Only available for students who have been accepted into the MA Honours College Programme.
Opmerkingen	MC of one day, contribution for lunch drinks, and accommodation (about € 10,-). If you have any dietary needs, please inform us at least 1 week before the start of the Master Class, at honours@rug.nl. The following condition (Article 3.6 of the EAR, to be found in your Student Portal under Organizations) applies: “Except in the event of extraordinary circumstances, all Master’s Honours Programme course units have a 100% attendance requirement, which includes preparation for and active participation in the course units.”

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MC Thinking about Social Issues

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This Masters Honours leadership course (1ECTS) provides an opportunity to develop an interdisciplinary understanding of the social and human rights issues associated with real large development projects (e.g. mines, dams, highways, railways, major infrastructure, etc.). It will also consider how these social issues might be managed better. Enhancing benefit and creating shared value will be considered alongside mitigating negative social impacts. Ideas drawn from the fields of corporate social responsibility (CSR), human rights, social performance and social impact assessment & management will be introduced and applied to real life situations. Concepts like ‘social license to operate’, ‘social risk’, ‘human rights due diligence’, and ‘free, prior and informed consent’ (FPIC) will be introduced. Other topics discussed may include: sustainable livelihoods; ecosystem services; social inclusion, resilience and vulnerability, gendered impacts, cumulative impacts; social investment, local content and local procurement, grievance mechanisms, and other emerging ideas. Although a mining case study from a developing country will be used for teaching purposes, the concepts will be general and potentially apply to any sector in developed as well as developing country contexts. The teaching format will be a one-day, interactive training course; with assessment based on the subsequent group discussions of a case study.

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	prof. dr. F.M.D. Vanclay
Docent(en)	prof. dr. F.M.D. Vanclay
Onderwijsvorm	Bijeenkomst(en), Literatuurstudie, Opdracht(en)
Toetsvorm	Actieve deelname, Opdracht(en)
ECTS	1
Entreevoorwaarden	Only available for students who have been accepted into the MA Honours College Programme.
Opmerkingen	MC of one day, contribution for lunch drinks, and accommodation (about € 10,-). If you have any dietary needs, please inform us at least 1 week before the start of the Master Class, at honours@rug.nl The following condition (Article 3.6 of the EAR, to be found in your Student Portal under Organizations) applies: “Except in the event of extraordinary circumstances, all Master’s Honours Programme course units have a 100% attendance requirement, which includes preparation for and active participation in the course units.”

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MC Ubuntu

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Beginning with a short overview regarding Ubuntu as defined in South African management literature, we will focus on what it means to reflect on Ubuntu in two ways: first of all from the empirical perspective and secondly from the perspective of globalization.
This master class will begin with a lecture on the concept of Ubuntu and both perspectives. Based on empirical research carried out with young researchers (Master students), we will also describe how this concept can be situated in management theories. We will close this part with relating the concept of Ubuntu to the participants themselves.
In the second part, the participants, during this day, will have to learn what this concept is about and reflect on this. In small groups, several aspects of this concept and the two perspectives will be worked out and at the end of the day this must be presented.
In the third and last part at the end of the day the participants are able to create a general overview of Ubuntu as an African Management style and start thinking how this can be used in the global world.

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	dr. B.J.W. Pennink
Docent(en)	dr. B.J.W. Pennink
Onderwijsvorm	Groepsbijeenkomst(en) en -onderzoeksopdracht(en)
Toetsvorm	Actieve deelname, Groepsopdracht(en)
ECTS	1
Entreevoorwaarden	Only available for students who have been accepted into the MA Honours College Programme.
Opmerkingen	MC of one day, contribution for lunch drinks, and accommodation (about € 10,-). If you have any dietary needs, please inform us at least 1 week before the start of the Master Class, at honours@rug.nl. The following condition (Article 3.6 of the EAR, to be found in your Student Portal under Organizations) applies: “Except in the event of extraordinary circumstances, all Master’s Honours Programme course units have a 100% attendance requirement, which includes preparation for and active participation in the course units.”

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Multiplier Event Erasmus+project SUSTAIN

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Science LinX coordinates the Erasmus+ project SUSTAIN, an educational project about sustainable landscapes. SUSTAIN aims to engage pupils in secondary education in citizen science projects on biodiversity, bird migration and water management. In total 12 partners are involved. Together they developed three different e-learning modules on ‘sustainable landscapes’ and research in Spain, Cyprus and the Netherlands.

The SUSTAIN project started in 2017. Currently, we are in the third and final year. As part of the project, each of the three countries will organize a multiplier event to showcase the results of the SUSTAIN project and to inspire more schools to use the modules of the project. The aim of this event is to attract schoolteachers (and management) of secondary education, farmers, nature organisations and the public in the northern region. We wish to attract more than 100 attendees.

More information:
Maaike de Heij: me.e.de.heij@rug.nl
https://www.rug.nl/sciencelinx/overons/samenwerkingen/sustain/
https://www.sustainablelandscapes.eu/

Aim of the LLab is to organize a Multiplier Event for the SUSTAIN project. The student will:
- Organise the programme for this event
- be responsible for the logistics (planning, location, ..)
- do the PR for this event to make the event attracts more than 100 attendees

Leadership skills that will be practiced, e.g.:

- effective communication
- operating interdisciplinary
- how to use your network
- to work with diversity
- decision-making
- to persuade people
- to motivate people
- to cooperate with people
- to organize
- to structure complex tasks

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Nederlands
Docent(en)	dr. M.E. de Heij
Onderwijsvorm	Various styles of action learning
ECTS	4
Entreevoorwaarden	Accepted into the Master Honours Programme. Speaking Dutch, because of the target groups (a.o. teachers secondary education)
Opmerkingen	When you are participating in the Honours Master Programme, you can choose from several Leadership Labs. It is mandatory to apply for 1 Leadership Lab.

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Personal Development Plan

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At the Honours College, we believe Master’s Honours Students should be able to become the leaders they want to be. Therefore students can decide for themselves which skills and knowledge they want to acquire. To keep track of the development of these skills and this knowledge, the students write a Personal Development Plan. This plan begins with the start document. In this document, the student indicates which skills and knowledge he/she wants to acquire, why he/she wants this and how he/she plans to acquire those skills and this knowledge. The objectives of the students have to be in line with the learning outcomes of the Master’s Honours Programme. During their time in the Master’s Honours Programme, students keep track of their development in the Personal Development Plan and portfolio. At the end of the Master’s Honours Programme, the Personal Development Plan is concluded with a final reflection report in which the students present a comprehensive overview of what they have learned, and to what extent they have realized their learning objectives. In this way, students can become the leaders they want to be.

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Docent(en)
Onderwijsvorm	Individueel programma
Toetsvorm	Verslag(en), Individuele beoordeling
ECTS	1
Entreevoorwaarden	Only available for students who have been accepted into the MA Honours College Programme.
Opmerkingen	The following condition (Article 3.6 of the EAR, to be found in your Student Portal under Organizations) applies: “Except in the event of extraordinary circumstances, all Master’s Honours Programme course units have a 100% attendance requirement, which includes preparation for and active participation in the course units.”

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Social Impact Consulting

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Description Leadership Lab: We are living in exciting times: we’re witnessing a gradual transition from the predominant neo-liberal economy to an impact economy in which non-financial values are becoming equally important as financial performances. As a result, more and more organizations feel the urge to start measuring and managing their social impact in order to fulfill the needs of customers, business partners, investors and the government.

Alexander Impact is a research and consultancy bureau in the northern Netherlands specialized in impact measurement & management (IMM). While we work for a wide array of organizations, from social entrepreneurs to local governments and from foundations to banks, we believe we can be of greater importance to local governments. And we truly believe that a multidisciplinary team of enthusiastic and talented students can collaborate with us to devise a strategy to accomplish this. This strategy must at least consist of an analysis of:
(1) needs of one or two local governments in the area of IMM, (2) reasons of ‘progressive’ local governments to carry their IMM steps further,
(3) opportunities to act upon and
(4) a prototype of a specific service we can offer.

How your team will develop this strategy with us, is for a large part in your hands: we strongly advocate the importance of trust and freedom amongst employers and employees. You will have the opportunity to work with and to consult Alexander Impact in its business decisions. At the same time, we will share our knowledge and network with you.

Student are expected to:

- Act as consultants consulting Alexander Impact in its business development
- Write a project plan
- Interview professionals of one or two local governments (local government of Groningen, possibly another)
- Carry out desk research to find out which Dutch local governments already set steps in their IMM (example: Leeuwarden as a ‘Global Goals Gemeente’)
- Develop a business strategy targeted on local governments in collaboration with Alexander Impact
- Develop a prototype of a promising IMM service for local governments.

Leadership skills that are practiced include, among others, decision-making, cooperating with people (in an interdisciplinary fashion), consulting businesses and clearly analyzing a problem.

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	Alexander Impact
Docent(en)
ECTS	4
Opmerkingen	When you are participating in the Honours Master Programme, you can choose from several Leadership Labs. It is mandatory to apply for 1 Leadership Lab.

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Things that Matter

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In the first part of the leadership lab, the team, ie. the three course tutors and the Honours students set up a virtual learning environment: the international classroom. The Honours students guide and support the summer school participants in their virtual learning tasks. Subsequently they support and guide the participants in their on-site learning experience in Groningen.

Knowledge the student will acquire:
a)To acquire new knowledge in a multidisciplinary environment, being engaging with new digital learning tools in an international academic environment
b)To acquire new knowledge in a multidisciplinary environment, being the tension between materiality and digitization in the study of the past

Activities the student will do:
•Setting up and maintaining an online learning environment.
•Supporting and guiding students virtually and on-site.

The student should have an affinity with and interest in virtual learning tools (further training will be provided).

Leadership skills that will be practiced, e.g.:
effective communication
operating interdisciplinary
to transfer complex information
to practice verbal skills
to work with diversity
to cooperate with people
to organize
to structure complex tasks

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	prof. dr. R.M. Esser
Docent(en)
Onderwijsvorm	Praktische werkvormen
Toetsvorm	Paper
ECTS	4
Entreevoorwaarden	Accepted into the Master Honours Programme.
Opmerkingen	When you are participating in the Honours Master Programme, you can choose from several Leadership Labs. It is mandatory to apply for 1 Leadership Lab.

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Workshop Express yourself as a Leader

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We will work with the model of Leary’s Rose and practice challenging situations. Eva Pantelakis will function as training actress and trainer. We will practice challenging situations. Students will receive case sensitive, personal feedback, as well as practical exercises in body language, facial expression and vocal training to develop leadership behaviour that will result in a greater communicative impact in challenging situations.

The different, personal case studies provide a wider range of learning environments.Whether you want be a more powerful leader, more charismatic or more emphatic, there is a place for you in this inspiring workshop.

After going through the two parts of this workshop, you will know exactly how to apply body language, vocal abilities and facial expression in a challenging situation. You will learn to assess a situation so that you will know whether to apply a professional, playful or more emphatic attitude in your role as a leader. By more consciously making yourself visible and audible as a true leader, you will inspire people around you to work with you.

Leadership behaviour induces others to follow!

In these workshops you will find:
- An insight into what leadership means to you
- Practical exercises that help you use body language and vocal abilities to be a better communicator
- Insight into situations you would personally experience as challenging
- The ability to create greater communicative impact in challenging conversations
- A new found courage and positivity when entering these challenging conversations
- The knowledge to motivate change in others
- Personal feedback and exercises provided by the trainer to enhance your leadership abilities

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	Eva Pantelakis
Docent(en)	Eva Pantelakis
Onderwijsvorm	Opdracht(en), Presentatie(s), Workshop(s)
Toetsvorm	Actieve deelname, Individuele opdracht(en)
ECTS	1
Entreevoorwaarden	Only available for students who have been accepted into the MA Honours College Programme.
Opmerkingen	This workshop will be organized by Eva Pantelakis (info@zoooeva.nl). The following condition (Article 3.6 of the EAR, to be found in your Student Portal under Organizations) applies: “Except in the event of extraordinary circumstances, all Master’s Honours Programme course units have a 100% attendance requirement, which includes preparation for and active participation in the course units.” There are no exceptions to this rule when it comes to the Personal Development workshops.

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Workshop Leadership in Teams

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Teamwork is essential in projects. Do you know what your added value is and how you can lead your team to excellent performance? We will provide a workshop in which you will learn what differences in personality make the difference in teams and when these teams will be most effective. Question is: What will your added value be?!

We will stretch your comfort zone and we will be confronting you with your talents or non specific talents. We will show you how to lead a group with your (non)specific talent.

In this workshop you will learn insights on how to recognize peoples talents, which will lead to the ability to distinguish peoples added values. If you know how to distinguish talents, you’ll be able to influence them.

What is your added value?

1. Learn all about competing values in teams.
2. Get insights in your own personality (Big Five/OCEAN).
3. Learn to recognize and detect other talents and their pitfalls
4. Learn how personality affects business outcomes and team results
5. When teams get stuck or infected by different personalities

To the point/down to earth: the Dutch approach.

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	Geertje Dam
Docent(en)	Geertje Dam
Onderwijsvorm	Bijeenkomst(en)
ECTS	1
Entreevoorwaarden	Only available for students who have been accepted into the MA Honours College Programme.
Opmerkingen	If less than 10 students sign up, this workshop might be cancelled. The maximum number of participants is 20. This workshop will be organized by Geertje Dam (damgeertje@gmail.com). The following condition (Article 3.6 of the EAR, to be found in your Student Portal under Organizations) applies: “Except in the event of extraordinary circumstances, all Master’s Honours Programme course units have a 100% attendance requirement, which includes preparation for and active participation in the course units.” There are no exceptions to this rule when it comes to the Personal Development workshops.

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Workshop Online Personal Empowerment

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In this Online Personal Empowerment Group, we will go on a self-exploration journey that will bring more depth to your leadership. We will explore topics that will make you more self-aware, reflective, and confident, by bringing forth your most authentic self. This will empower your leadership and inspire others. Additional to affecting your leadership, it will also support you to live your life more aligned with yourself.

The workshop will be most appealing to those interested in personal growth for professional development. The six 2-hour meetings will be very interactive and ask you to participate actively. The majority of the meetings will be spent discussing and reflecting on the discussed material. Possible topics could be perfectionism, the leader as a role model, motivation, authenticity and vulnerability, trust, communication and emotions, and coaching skills for leaders.

The 1-on-1 support conversations with your peers give you the opportunity to put your leadership skills into practice while listening, being honest and authentic, and connecting with someone on a deeper level.

The course takes 28 hours to complete, divided as follows:
1. 12 hours of meetings
2. 2 hours of after meeting reflection
3. 6 hours of self-study (including reading articles and watching videos)
4. 8 hours of final reflection
5. extra: support conversations (strongly encouraged)

Dates and times:
1. 8-Feb-2020, 18:00-20:00
2. 7-Mar-2020, 18:00-20:00
3. 4-Apr-2020, 18:00-20:00
4. 25-Apr-2020, 18:00-20:00
5. 23-May-2020, 18:00-20:00
6. 20-Jun-2020, 18:00-20:00

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	Jorim Holtey-Weber
Docent(en)	Jorim Holtey-Weber
Onderwijsvorm	Bijeenkomst(en), Praktische werkvormen, Workshop(s)
ECTS	1
Entreevoorwaarden	Accepted to the Honours Master Programme.
Opmerkingen	The following condition (Article 3.6 of the EAR, to be found in your Student Portal under Organizations) applies: “Except in the event of extraordinary circumstances, all Master’s Honours Programme course units have a 100% attendance requirement, which includes preparation for and active participation in the course units.” There are no exceptions to this rule when it comes to the Personal Development workshops.

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Workshop Professional coaching skills

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As a leader, it’s important to know how you can effectively and professionally coach other people. What are your strengths in communication? What are your weaknesses? How can you convince/coach others to work on and reach a common goal, while paying attention to the human factor in this process?
We will work on your professional coaching and communication skills. During the first session, we will pay attention to communication models and the solution-focused coaching model. We will then also start practising. In the second session, practice will be the main focus. In groups, you will work on cases to explore and experiment with interactional skills. We will work on skills like listening and feedback skills, effective interactional skills, dealing with resistance, self-reflection, empathy, persuasive skills and personal leadership. A reflection report is a mandatory parts of this course.

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	drs. B.M.A. Munstra
Docent(en)	drs. B.M.A. Munstra
Onderwijsvorm	Bijeenkomst(en), Opdracht(en), Praktische werkvormen, Presentatie(s), Various styles of action learning, Workshop(s)
Toetsvorm	Actieve deelname, Opdracht(en)
ECTS	1
Entreevoorwaarden	Only available for students who have been accepted into the MA Honours College Programme.
Opmerkingen	If less than 8 students sign up, this workshop might be cancelled. The maximum number of participants is 14. The following condition (Article 3.6 of the EAR, to be found in your Student Portal under Organizations) applies: “Except in the event of extraordinary circumstances, all Master’s Honours Programme course units have a 100% attendance requirement, which includes preparation for and active participation in the course units.” There are no exceptions to this rule when it comes to the Personal Development workshops.

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Workshop Selecting Future Leaders

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Na de workshops weet je exact hoe de selectie funnel van bedrijven is ingericht om hun toekomstige leiders te selecteren en hierdoor vergroot je jouw kansen op de arbeidsmarkt. Je leert hoe je de selectiefunnel kunt overleven en ervaart hoe het is om een leuke en uitdagende selectie-opdracht te voltooien, die gebruikt wordt door bedrijven op selectiedagen. Het resultaat van de twee workshops is dat je;
• De belangrijkste valkuilen van het selectieproces kent
• Weet welke kenmerken het succes van leiders voorspellen
• Hoger scoort op capaciteiten tests
• Vaardigheid om een ‘case study’ succesvol te voltooien, neemt toe
• Beter voorbereid bent om een selectie dag af te ronden.

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Docent(en)	Gastdocent(en) David Plaut
Onderwijsvorm	Hoor- en werkcolleges, Opdracht(en), Praktische werkvormen, Presentatie(s), Various styles of action learning
Toetsvorm	Actieve deelname, Groepsopdracht(en), Presentatie(s)
ECTS	1
Entreevoorwaarden	Only available for students who have been accepted into the MA Honours College Programme.
Opmerkingen	This workshop will be organized by David Plaut (info@plaut.nl). The following condition (Article 3.6 of the EAR, to be found in your Student Portal under Organizations) applies: “Except in the event of extraordinary circumstances, all Master’s Honours Programme course units have a 100% attendance requirement, which includes preparation for and active participation in the course units.” There are no exceptions to this rule when it comes to the Personal Development workshops.

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Workshop Sparkle when you Speak

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After the workshop you know exactly what it is to sparkle when you speak. You learn to recognize professional situations in which it is appropriate and functional to speak in a more professional, playful or personal way. By confidentially switching in a conversation between those styles, you enlarge your personal leadership. Share this consciously with your employees! When you sparkle when you speak to your employees, you stimulate them to sparkle when they speak about themselves and their share in the organization. The results of this workshop are that you:
- can present yourself with a sparkle when you speak
- know your preference in terms of speaking style
- are conscious and able to speak in a more professional, playful or personal way
- start a (difficult) conversation with more joy and confidence
- know how to invite and stimulate another person to sparkle when they speak with you
- know practical exercises to activate your voice and body to create more impact in a conversation
- received personal feedback and exercises to improve your style of speaking

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	Eva Pantelakis
Docent(en)	Eva Pantelakis
Onderwijsvorm	Bijeenkomst(en), Presentatie(s)
Toetsvorm	Actieve deelname, Individuele beoordeling
ECTS	1
Entreevoorwaarden	Only available for students who have been accepted into the MA Honours College Programme.
Opmerkingen	This workshop will be organized by Eva Pantelakis (info@zoooeva.nl). The following condition (Article 3.6 of the EAR, to be found in your Student Portal under Organizations) applies: “Except in the event of extraordinary circumstances, all Master’s Honours Programme course units have a 100% attendance requirement, which includes preparation for and active participation in the course units.” There are no exceptions to this rule when it comes to the Personal Development workshops.

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Workshop The Art of Persuasion

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Beweging creëren
Effectief beïnvloeden gaat over mensen in beweging krijgen. Door deze workshop krijg je inzicht in waarom mensen in beweging komen en hoe je ze kunt motiveren voor jouw voorstellen. Het gaat over slimme trucjes, maar ook over afstemming en gevoel voor groepsdynamiek. We gaan aan de slag met praktische technieken om op een authentieke manier effectiever te zijn in je communicatie.

Thema’s
We werken aan de hand van vier thema’s:
1. Inspireren – motiverend en beeldend spreken
2. Zin van onzin scheiden – het ontmantelen van valse argumenten en rattenstreken
3. Charisma – non-verbale communicatie van (wereld)leiders
4. Tactisch communiceren – draagvlak creëren en omgaan met weerstand

Leren door doen
Leren door doen is het motto, dus je kunt praktische oefeningen verwachten, waarin je je eigen communicatiestijl stevig onder de loep neemt!

Faculteit	Honours College
Voertaal	Engels
Coordinator	Imre Végh
Docent(en)	Imre Végh
Onderwijsvorm	Opdracht(en), Presentatie(s), Workshop(s)
Toetsvorm	Presentatie(s)
ECTS	1
Entreevoorwaarden	Accepted to the Honours Master Programme.
Opmerkingen	This workshop will be organized by Imre Végh: imrevegh@gmail.com. The following condition (Article 3.6 of the EAR, to be found in your Student Portal under Organizations) applies: “Except in the event of extraordinary circumstances, all Master’s Honours Programme course units have a 100% attendance requirement, which includes preparation for and active participation in the course units.” There are no exceptions to this rule when it comes to the Personal Development workshops.

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