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2015/2016  BA-BPSYV1203U  Mentoring and coaching in an organizational context

English Title
Mentoring and coaching in an organizational context

Course information
Language English
Course ECTS 7.5 ECTS
Type Elective
Level Bachelor
Duration One Semester
Start time of the course Spring
Timetable Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk
Max. participants 50
Study board
Study Board for BSc/MSc in Business Administration and Psychology, BSc
Course coordinator
  • Kirsten M. Poulsen - Department of Organization (IOA)
Contact information: https:/​/​e-campus.dk/​studium/​kontakt/​student-hub
Main academic disciplines
  • Management
  • Organization
  • Business psychology
Last updated on 27-04-2015
Learning objectives
To achieve the grade 12, students should meet the following learning objectives with no or only minor mistakes or errors: After following the course, students are expected to be able to:
  • Describe, compare and evaluate different theoretical and practical approaches to coaching and mentoring.
  • Analyze and describe ethical and organizational dilemmas in relation to implementing coaching and mentoring programmes in organizations by using concepts, theories and cases from the class.
Course prerequisites
No specific requirement – however a basic knowledge of learning theories is recommended.
Examination
Mentoring and coaching in an organizational context:
Exam ECTS 7,5
Examination form Oral exam based on written product

In order to participate in the oral exam, the written product must be handed in before the oral exam; by the set deadline. The grade is based on an overall assessment of the written product and the individual oral performance.
Individual or group exam Individual
The oral exam starts with the contents of the synopsis and may include all of the required literature of the elective. The student is assessed on his/her oral presentation in regards to the above goal description.
Size of written product Max. 3 pages
The synopsis is written in groups of 3-6 students.
Assignment type Synopsis
Duration
Written product to be submitted on specified date and time.
20 min. per student, including examiners' discussion of grade, and informing plus explaining the grade
Preparation time No preparation
Grading scale 7-step scale
Examiner(s) Internal examiner and external examiner
Exam period Summer
Make-up exam/re-exam
Another examination form
Written report - homework - of min. 5 pages, max. 10 pages. The report is assessed without censor.
Course content and structure

Mentoring programmes and coaching initiatives are today an integrated part of developing managers and employees in most organizations. Managers are trained in coaching to become better at supporting and developing their employees. Mentoring programmes are established to develop talents, trainees, managers, expats/ethnic minorities, new employees etc. And the market for mentoring and coaching is going through a professionalization where both managers, HR and external consultants have a better understanding of what mentoring and coaching is and can do. This course will give you the opportunity to better understand the organizational context and know when and how mentoring and coaching can make a significant contribution to organizational success.

 

During this course, we will seek to define and understand the fundamental concepts of mentoring and coaching. We will explore the theoretical and practical approaches, gain insight into why and how organizations are using mentoring and coaching, explore the complexity of mentoring and coaching in organizations, look at the roles of managers and HR and – through cases – gain more insight into challenges, pitfalls, barriers and dilemmas.

 

We will have a special focus on understanding individual and organizational learning processes. Therefore, we will explore individual coaching/mentoring conversations to experience the individual learning process and look at specific cases of organizational programmes to understand the organizational learning process. This will give us the opportunity to understand how “the organization” influences the learning process, and how the learning processes of mentoring and coaching can contribute to achieving strategic, business goals of the organization.

 
Teaching methods
The teaching will be a mixture of lectures, discussions and exercises to ensure a good and varied learning process for the individual students and for the class – thus giving the students time to reflect and explore both theory and practice in mentoring and coaching.
Expected literature

 

Robert Garvey, Paul Stokes and David Megginson: ”Coaching and Mentoring – Theory and Practice”

 

and selected articles and chapters from other books
Last updated on 27-04-2015