Unit name | Managing People in Education |
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Unit code | EDUCM5204 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Mrs. Lythgoe |
Open unit status | Not open |
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
Units you may not take alongside this one | |
School/department | School of Education |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit focuses on theoretical concepts and practical applications that underpin the management and leadership practices crucial to the effective management of people in educational contexts. We consider international models at the interface of management, leadership and human resource management and the relationships between organisational cultures and goals and the management of people within them. Subsequent sessions focus on key features including: recruitment, retention and motivation of staff; mentoring and coaching; managing individuals and teams; interpersonal skills and communication including negotiation and conflict management; ethical dimensions of managing people and appraisal and self-evaluation. Issues of gender, ethnicity and the importance of different cultural and organisational contexts will be considered throughout.
Unit Aims:
On completion of this unit participants will demonstrate:
The unit will be will be taught using a blended approach consisting of a mixture of synchronous and asynchronous activities such as lectures and seminars, case studies, critical analysis of key readings, group discussions, presentations from external speakers and student presentations.
Summative assessment:
Summative assessment for the unit will be on the basis of a 4,000 word assignment which will assess students' critical understanding of the literature and their ability to apply the concepts and theories explored to their own professional practice.
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.