SHN7085 - Workplace Wellbeing

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

1 Demonstrate knowledge and systematic understanding of the workplace wellbeing agenda and its external drivers
2 Apply critical understanding of the endogenous utility of a wellbeing approach to their selected exemplar workplace
3 Produce a cost and benefit evaluation of workplace wellbeing interventions and their function within a range of complex business problems
4 Demonstrate critical analysis the key operational decisions within delivery of workplace wellbeing
5 Consider how workplace wellbeing can become a sustainable feature throughout a business organisation

Content:

Students will consider the key issues driving the workplace wellbeing agenda, these include;
workplace wellbeing and its effect upon national issues such as disability and unemployment, sickness/absence, chronic health issues, NHS spending and their associated tax-burden. Within the workplace students will consider the application of strategic arguments into action and interventions in the business environment.
Students will evaluate key documents and reports that have driven the workplace wellbeing agenda in recent years; these will inform discussion and micro-teaching sessions to facilitate critical reflection.
Case-studies of existing workplace wellbeing initiatives will be analysed and evaluated to provide opportunity for consideration of how applied research can be applied in these situations.
Students will be facilitated to reflect on how the principles of workplace wellbeing could be applied within a range of business contexts and organisational structures.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Lectures and workshops (intensive weekend).
On line distance learning tasks.

Lecture/ workshop
Contact hours: 5
Intended Group size: 15

VLE (e-tivities)
Contact hours: 14
Intended Group size: 1/15

Tutorial
Contact hours: 1
Intended Group size: 1

Assessment: