DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

BAHRIA UNIVERSITY
KARACHI CAMPUS

GENERAL INFORMATION
Course Title Leadership

Course ID MGT 630: MBA Weekened Semester: Summer

Course Pre-requisite Management and Organizational Behavior

Course Schedule Saturday 6:00 to 9:00 pm

INSTRUCTORs INFORMATION
Name Naveed M. Khan Phone 9920006 : 251 naveedmkhan@bimcs.edu.pk
Office Address
Faculty 7- 2nd Floor Main Building Quaid Block
Consultation Timing
5:30 to 6PM and during break of the class
UNIVERSITY POLICY OF FAIRNESS

Bahria University follows strict policy of fairness in examinations, assignments, other academic activities
and conduct. The University appreciates decent behavior, acceptable moral norms and respectful display
of attitude towards others in the campus. Details of expected behavior and conduct are covered in
students handbook which is available on university website. It also covers in detail plagiarism and its
consequent disadvantages to the students as per HEC policies / rules.

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Extra ordinary business results are produced in organizations that have authentic leadership. This course
guides students in building their own foundation of leadership through exploration of vision, values and
styles. This course includes large group discussions, small groups and experiential learning through cases
to understand how one becomes a leader

COURSE OBJECTIVE
The objective of this course is to change the mindset of the students. Understanding the importance of
authentic leadership in our culture is extremely important where cult of personality is widespread and
concept of leadership is widely misunderstood. Students will develop a broader perspective on their
leadership capacity, improve their decision making skills in tough conditions and learn the process of
becoming a Leader.
 LEARNING OUTCOMES
After having completed this course successfully, participants will be able to:

1. Differentiate between managers and leaders

2. Describe the qualities and traits of a leader
3. Explain the process of developing leaders.
4. Develop their own ability to decide as leaders through use of critical thinking.
5. Develop a broader look on business issues and to decide as leaders

WEEK WISE COURSE DISTRIBUTION

Week Topics Activities
1. Introduction to course: Conduct, - Self Assessment exercise on leadership potential
University and HEC Policies and Brief case studies : Remarkable turnaround
assessment / evaluation system. : Recruitment for the bank

Leadership: Definition and -Post Class Assignment:

Overview. Read Book: The Prince by Machiavelli
Mastering the context https://group.yahoo.com/neo/groups/bahrialeadership/files
Understanding the Basics

2. 2 Becoming a leader -Discussion on Pre-class assignment

Leaders not managers -Presentation and discussion
Once born, twice born -Post Class Assignment: Read HBR article: What makes a
leader by Daniel Goleman
https://group.yahoo.com/neo/groups/bahrialeadership/files

3. 3 -Discussion on Pre-class assignment

Developing yourself: Strike Hard, -Presentation and discussion
Try Everything -Post Class Assignment: Case Study Steve Jobs
Universe inside you Article on Steve Jobs Leadership
Ten essentials of leadership
4. 4 -Discussion on Pre-class assignment
Styles of Leadership -Presentation and discussion
-Post Class Assignment: GE case study- Jack Welch
Leadership
5. 5 Case study- discussion -Discussion on Pre-class assignment
-Presentation and discussion
-Post Class Assignment: Read Case James Mwangi- Equity
Bank case study.
6. 6 Case study discussion -Discussion on Pre-class assignment
-Presentation and discussion
-Post Class Assignment: Read Chapter Olivia Lums
7. 7 Forging the future -Discussion on Pre-class assignment
Elon Musk Creating future -Presentation and discussion
-Revision before midterm
8. 8 Midterm Exam
9. 9 Micro managers and Leadership -Discussion on Pre-class assignment
-Presentation and discussion
-Post Class Assignment: Read Case Study.Nissan

10. 10 Case Study and Discussion -Discussion on Pre-class assignment

11. 11 Servant Leadership
12. 12 5 Levels of Leadership
Authentic Leadership
-Presentation and discussion
-Post Class Assignment: Read Dominos Pizza case study
-Discussion on Pre-class assignment
-Presentation and discussion
-Video case study
Post Class Assignment
Article on Authentic Leadership
-Discussion on Pre-class assignment
-Presentation and discussion
-Post Class Assignment: Read Case on Sir Anwar Pervez

13. 13 Case Study and Discussions -Discussion on Pre-class assignment

-Presentation and discussion
-Submission of group projects
14. 14 Presentation on Leadership -
projects -Presentation and discussion
15. 15 Presentation on Leadership -Students presentation. Comments & Evaluation
projects -Refreshing lecture on concepts/clarifications on student
question in case of ambiguity on topics
16. 16 Final Examination

LEARNING METHODOLOGY

Mixed instructional methods shall be put in practice for comprehensive learning of students. It
includes pedagogy and andragogical techniques of mind stimulation of the learners. For this purpose
COURSE
students REFERENCE
shall be MATERIAL
involved in discussions, presentations, group activities and reference studies.
Students shall be distributed into groups for mutual discussions; learn how to share works, prepare
team based solution to problems and develop arguments for presentation cum thesis. Developing
arguments shall be taken as core activities of the course on multiple topics for conclusive literature
reviews.

ASSESSMENT PLAN
Marks Frequency Marks Total Marks

Quizzes 4 20 (N-1) 15

Mid Term 1 25 25

Group Project Assignment 1 10 10

Class discussions and

1 10 05
presentations
Final Paper 1 40 40

Total 100

Text Book:

1. On Becoming a Leader by Warren Bennis

Reference Books:
1. Leadership- Theory and Practice ( Peter G. Northouse)
2. Leadership: Theory, Application and Skill Development ( Robert N Lussier, PhD )