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Online Master of Science in Supply Chain Management and Technology (Guided)

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Management skills

Description
Subject name Management Skills ECTS Credits 5 Temporality Semester 2 Qualifications Master's Degree in Logistics Management Subject code(s) LG008 Modality Face-to-face / Online Guided / Online Self Driven Language of instruction Spanish The professional assumes a key role for the organization and for the work teams. It is key to the extent that their vision of the business, their decisions and their behaviors directly impact on the achievement of objectives, on the quality of work, on relationships between employees, on customer relations, etc. In this sense, you must ensure superior performance by assuming the responsibilities inherent in your role. To do this, this subject aims to offer the keys, through an eminently practical approach (that is, providing techniques and tools), so that the student has a greater ability to adapt to the demands of their environment, promoting sustainable changes in their behavior in order to improve the effectiveness in their management style. This managerial style will be based on a personal leadership well established in self-knowledge, that is, being aware of its strengths and its areas of improvement, in humanistic values, and projecting itself towards others with a clear vocation of service and ensuring an efficient orientation to results.
Type Subject
Primer - Obligatoria
Semester
Second
Course
1
Credits
5.00
Previous Knowledge
Objectives

The learning outcomes of this subject are:

RA5: The student analyzes their level of competence as a starting point for their professional improvement.
RA6: The student knows techniques to improve their leadership skills, people and team management, which is fundamental in logistics management.

Contents

• Personal development and change orientation
• Effective communication and presentations
• Negotiation and conflict resolution
• Teamwork
• Leadership and management styles
• Development of collaborators
• Personal efficiency, productivity, planning and time management
• Innovation and creativity applied to decision-making

Methodology

On-campus Methodology

The teaching methodology used in the on-campus modality is divided into four steps for each of the sessions that make up the subjects of the program:
• Students must prepare at home the previous tasks of the session recommended by the teacher: reading an article, watching a video, solving a practical case or exercise, etc. In this way, the student prepares the topic of the session and acquires prior knowledge that will allow him to take better advantage of the session together with the teacher and the rest of the classmates.
• The teacher dedicates the first part of the session to working on the concepts related to the theme of the day, encouraging debate and discussion among the students, taking advantage of the fact that they have prepared the previous tasks and are based on prior knowledge.
• The teacher dedicates the second part of the session to the analysis, debate and resolution of the practical case or exercise proposed in the previous tasks. In this way, the concepts covered in the first part of the session are taken to a practical environment to strengthen the student's learning. It is essential that students work on the case or exercise at home to make the most of the contributions of the rest of their classmates during the second part of the session, as well as make valuable contributions to the group.
• It is recommended that students prepare at home the subsequent tasks of the session recommended by the teacher, which aim to finish consolidating the knowledge discussed and worked on in class.
Online Guided Methodology

The teaching methodology used in the online modality is based on a proprietary methodology developed by La Salle URL called SDBL (Self Directed Based Learning). SDBL is an active methodology based on situational learning and self-directed learning. With situational learning, the student is taught, through challenges, to address real problems and situations of the company with which he can consolidate the new knowledge acquired. With self-directed learning, the student decides how to advance in their training based on their previous experience.
Weekly, the LMS (Learning Management System) platform releases the content of a new topic. The operation of the week is as follows:
• Synchronous kick-off session:
o The teacher makes an overview of the contents and tasks that the student will find throughout the week. The objective of this meeting is to try to discover and reveal on a personal level which aspects of the week that are going to be discussed may be more difficult for the individual student.
o The professor solves possible doubts of the students about the subject of the previous week.
• Among synchronous connections:
o The students view session contents and develops the tasks entrusted to them about the topic of the week to consolidate knowledge and identify doubts.
• Synchronous session Check point:
o The professor solves any doubts that students may have about the contents of the current week.
o The professor presents additional content or practical cases, which are interesting for the students.
o The professor generates debate and discussion among the students about the content of the current week to help the students in their assimilation, therefore, improving their learning.
o The professor provides oral feedback about the deliverables registered by the students in the feedback well of the previous week, emphasizing the difficulties and errors found. This instance is for feedback only and not for qualification. The feedback is an instrument so that the students to validate with the mentor, in general terms, the resolution to the proposed tasks. In this way, the feedback wells are created thinking of giving the students an opportunity to feel the answers with the mentor. Based on the feedback provided by the mentor, the students will be able to finish developing the task and present it as a final deliverable, with the advantage of having had prior advice from the professor.
• Rest of the week. The objective is to finish the development of the tasks of the current week from the clarifications received in the synchronous check point session to pass the exercises, tasks and / or deliverables of the topic. It is worth mentioning that most of the time spent during this last part of the week should be spent on solving tasks and deliverables, rather than assimilating content (an aspect that should have been resolved between the kick-off and check point sessions).
The LMS platform gradually opens content (week by week) so that the whole group follows the same academic itinerary. In other words, the sequential opening of topics is done so that all students in the program are working on the same subjects simultaneously.

Self Driven Methodology

The teaching methodology used in the online modality is an active methodology based on situational learning and self-directed learning. With situational learning, the student is taught, through challenges, to deal with real problems and situations of the company with which he can consolidate the new knowledge acquired. With self-directed learning, the student decides how to advance their training based on their previous experience.

The teacher (mentor) guides the student in the subject. The teacher actively monitors the students, giving guidelines, instructions and resolving any doubts that may arise. The communication between the teacher and the student is done through the learning platform. At the request of the teacher and/or the student, synchronous follow-up sessions can be held by videoconference.

The teacher of the subject provides the support required by the student throughout the learning process of the subject. The student must contact his teacher through the general forum of the subject to resolve any doubts that may arise.

At the beginning of the subject, the student has to view the presentation video of it (KickOff) that is available on the learning platform. In this KickOff the subject is introduced, the learning objectives, the contents, the structure, the work plan, the tasks to be carried out, the deliverables and the evaluation criteria are explained.

The student begins the subject with session 1 and the visualization of the contents is carried out by sessions. All sessions have an evaluation test. When the student has passed the evaluation test of a session, they will be able to access the next session.

Each session is made up of content, video-lessons, presentations, readings, resources and/or tasks in a different format. Likewise, in each session there is a learning guide that accompanies the student during the learning process, indicating the tasks to be completed and the use of the session materials.

The teacher monitors the student and if he does not make progress in completing the sessions, the teacher alerts him and offers him support so that he can finish them. In the same way, if the student is late in completing the deliverables, the teacher contacts him to give him support and thus help him in his learning process.

At the end of the session, the student is encouraged to view the WrapUp video reviewing what they have done and learned.

The steps students must follow to take the course are summarized below:
1. View the KickOff video of the subject.
2. Study the first session:
a. View the KickOff video of the session.
b. Carry out the indicated tasks following the order proposed in the learning guide for the session.
c. Carry out and pass the evaluation test of the session.
d. View the WrapUp video of the session.
3. Study the second and third session of the subject.
4. Deposit the deliverable of the first topic.
5. Study the fourth, fifth and sixth sessions and review the return of the first theme.
6. Deposit the deliverable of the second theme.
7. Study the seventh and eighth sessions and review the return of the second theme.
8. Deposit the deliverable of the third theme.
9. Review the feedback given by the teacher of the third topic.
10. View the WrapUp video of the subject.
11. Realization with the professor of the final interview of the subject.

Evaluation

Face-to-face modality
Highly significant evaluation activities:
• Final questionnaire [20%]
• Class participation [20%]
• Equipment Diagnostic Report [20%]
• Interview Personal development plan of evaluation and feed-back [40%]

Online Guided Modality

The evaluation is carried out based on the resolution of 4 deliverables whose weighting is as follows:
• Questionnaire: 30%
• Deliverable for the Personal Development Plan and final interview with the mentor: 70%

The grade is about 10 and is passed with a grade equal to or greater than 5 and it is necessary to pass each part separately to pass the subject.

Recovery period: The parts that have not been approved in the ordinary call must be made, in this case, the maximum grade is a 7.

Copying Regulations: https://www.salleurl.edu/es/normativa-de-copias

Online Self Driven Mode

The evaluation is carried out based on:
• Questionnaire: 30%
• Deliverable for the Personal Development Plan and final interview with the mentor: 70%

The grade is about 10 and is approved with a grade equal to or greater than 5 and it is necessary to pass each deliverable separately to pass the subject.

On the final deliverable, the teacher will have an interview with the student to ensure that the student has acquired the knowledge. If the student does not pass this interview, the subject will not be considered approved.

Recovery period: The works that have not been approved in the ordinary call must be submitted, in this case, the maximum grade is a 7.

Copying Regulations: https://www.salleurl.edu/es/normativa-de-copias

Evaluation Criteria

Face-to-face modality

• Final questionnaire: Test answers.
• Participation in class: the demonstration of active participation during the class, demonstration of application of knowledge and demonstration of having prepared the class through the concerns or contributions in the class will be valued.
• Team diagnostic report: the student's ability to identify the strengths of a team will be evaluated, as well as the risks to which it must provide a solution for the team to achieve high performance.
• PDP interview of evaluation and feed-back: Validation of the plan and contribution of feed-back on the main opportunities for improvement of the student. If the student encounters barriers to attending the planned interview, they are expected to handle the situation with the teacher by putting into practice the skills learned in the course, including, but not limited to Assertive Communication, Conflict Management, etc. If the student loses his interview time without having managed the change with the teacher, he will not be able to do it.

Online Guided Modality

• Final questionnaire: Test answers. 30%
• Final development plan with interview of knowledge of managerial skills and evolution of your PDP 70%

Online Self Driven Mode

• Final questionnaire: Test answers.
• Final development plan with interview of knowledge of managerial skills and evolution of your PDP: Validation of the plan and contribution of feed-back on the main opportunities for improvement of the student.

Basic Bibliography

• The seven habits of highly effective people. Steven Covey. Editorial Paidós plural.
• Leadership at a high level. Ken Blanchard. Editorial Granica.
• The practice of emotional intelligence. Daniel Goleman. Kairos Publishing House.
• Human behavior in the organization. Huse-Bowditch. Editorial Deusto.
• Decision making. Drucker, Peter F.; Hammond, John S.; Keeny, Ralph L.; Raiffa, Howard; Etzioni, Amitai; Argyris, Chris; Stryker, Perrin; Hayashi, Alden M. Harvard Business Review – Editorial Deusto.
• The new rational manager. Charles H. Kepner, Benjamin B. Tregoe. McGraw Hill Publishing House.
• Organize effectively: maximum personal productivity without stress. David Allen. Editorial Active company.
• First things first. Rebecca R. Merrill, A. Roger Merrill, Stephen R. Covey. Editorial Paidós.
• So much you grow, so much worth. Proposals on personal growthl. Franc Ponti, Oriol Pujol among others. Editorial Granica.
• What Color is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers. 2017. Richard Bolles. Published in the United States by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House LLC, a Penguin Random House Company, New York

Additional Material

• Johari's window: exercises in group dynamics, human relations and awareness. Fritzen, Dilvino José, 1987 Ed. Sal Terrae.
• Siddartha, Hess, Herman 2003 Ed. Debolsillo