Unit name | Leadership |
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Unit code | MGRCM0002 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Ms. Ballard |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Management - Business School |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit is designed to encourage practising managers to better understand and analyse their experiences of leadership within organisations. A psychometric tool will be used to identify areas of strength, and to give students another perspective from which to understand their current practice. The unit will then explore the latest substantial thinking on the subject of leadership in a variety of contexts, and will question received wisdom about what it means to be a leader. Specific leadership challenges will be identified and used as a practical basis for reflective learning and small group work.
By the end of the unit, students will be able to:
The Leadership unit will be taught through a mixture of short lectures, discussion, case study work, readings, and group and individual exercises. There will be some pre-course work which will include core readings, personal reflection and a leadership strengths developmental tool. The active use of the Blackboard online learning environment will be used to develop students’ understanding.
Summative assessment for this unit will comprise a written assignment of 4,000 words. The assignment will assess students’ knowledge and understanding of leadership theories and their ability to analyse these theories in the context of their own leadership styles and organisational challenges.
Yukl, G.A. (2010) Leadership in organisations,, Prentice Hall
Harvard Business Review (ed) (1998) Leadership: The definitive resource for Professionals. Harvard Business School Press
Ford, J, Harding, N, Learmonth, M.(2008) Leadership as identity :constructions and deconstructions. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Northouse, P.G. (2012) Introduction to Leadership. Sage