MBM7502 - Leadership and Personal Development

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Critically review a range of leadership models, theories and concepts and evaluate their effectiveness.
Demonstrate awareness of their own leadership development needs.
Engage critically with academic sources and present a coherent and reasoned argument.

Content:

A critical overview of traditional approaches to leadership such as trait, situational and process theories. Wide-ranging consideration of new approaches which conceptualise leadership as separate from authority and management such as Connective Leadership, Shared/Distributed Leadership, Servant Leadership. Other key theories such as Transactional Analysis. Individual reflection of personal leadership potential drawing on a range of exercises to evaluate students’ own styles and approaches, leadership journey and development needs. Based on a professional development model, students will develop their own leadership style and be able to justify its theoretical base as well as show how their on-going professional development can continually enhancing their skills.

Learning and Teaching Information:

The sessions will be organised in mainly 2.5 hour teaching blocks. Lectures will deliver core theoretical frameworks followed by seminars and personal exercises for reflection and development. Students will also participate in action learning sets that will facilitate their leadership development goals.

Lectures / seminars
Contact hours: 24
Intended group size: Whole cohort

Guided independent study
Hours: 176
Intended group size: 1

Further details relating to assessment
Students need to achieve an aggregate mark of 50 to pass this module and receive 20 credits. Students who do not achieve 50 will need to re-sit all failed components.

For transition students only (previous MA provision or transfer from other institutions): each component of this module is worth 5 credits, which may allow to bridge a credit gap, while transferring from programmes with a different credit-base (e.g. 15 credits per module). Transferring students will need to attend a special induction session and relevant classes (specific to each component of the assessment), followed by an individual tutorial, before they can submit their assignment.

To bridge the gap of 5 credits, students need to pass component 1 of the Portfolio; 10 credits – components 1 and 2, 15 credits – components 1, 2 and 3.

Assessment:

001 1. Online Professional Profile. 1000 approx equiv (end of module) 25%
002 2. 5 yr Career Plan 1000 word equiv (end of module) 25%
003 3 Leadership Development Review 1000 word equiv (end of module) 25%
004 4. Essay 1000 word (end of module) 25%
005 Online Professional Profile. 1000 approx equiv 100%
006 1. Online Professional Profile. 1000 approx equiv 50%
007 2. 5 yr Career Plan 1000 word equiv (end of module) 50%
008 Online Professional Profile. 1000 approx equiv 33%
009 2. 5 yr Career Plan 1000 word equiv (end of module) 33%
010 3 Leadership Development Review 1000 word equiv (end of 34%


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