Conference paper
Program Leadership from a Nordic Perspective - Managing Education Development
KTH Royal Institute of Technology1
Aalto University2
Chalmers University of Technology3
Office for Study Programmes and Student Affairs, Administration, Technical University of Denmark4
Department of Informatics and Mathematical Modeling, Technical University of Denmark5
Algorithms and Logic, Department of Informatics and Mathematical Modeling, Technical University of Denmark6
Computer Science and Engineering, Department of Informatics and Mathematical Modeling, Technical University of Denmark7
Norwegian University of Science and Technology8
In this paper we focus on university educational development issues by investigating the program leadership at five Nordic technical universities. Specifically, the paper compares definitions, views and experiences of education leadership in the Nordic Five Tech (N5T) universities. The paper does this by, first, reviewing the definitions of roles and responsibilities for program directors at each university, and second, by presenting results from a survey carried out in March 2012 among program directors at the N5T universities.
Based on this data, we analyze how program directors experience their role, their possibilities to lead, and their opportunities of learning to lead. How is time for reflection and development as leaders handled at the different universities? The paper goes on to consider what impact the mandate of the leadership role has on the possibilities for developing educational programs.
For instance, how can program directors ensure that learning objectives concerning generic skills and abilities are reached? How can program directors drive implementation of integrative and value-oriented topics such as sustainable development, innovation and entrepreneurship?
| Language: | English |
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| Year: | 2012 |
| Proceedings: | 8th International CDIO Conference |
| Types: | Conference paper |
| ORCIDs: | Villadsen, Jørgen |
