Unit information: Leadership in 2020/21

Unit name	Leadership
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

Description including Unit Aims

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.

Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the unit, students will be able to:

• Understand their specific strengths and how to review their own impact as a leader
• Demonstrate an informed understanding of leadership and of the qualities of individual leaders
• Critically analyse the key concepts and theories of leadership
• Demonstrate an understanding of the skills of the reflective practitioner and how these can be of benefit to the management and leadership role.

Teaching Information

Teaching will be delivered through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous sessions including lectures, seminars, drop-in sessions, discussion boards and other online learning opportunities

Assessment Information

3000 word individual assignment - summative, 100% Formative: 1:1 discussions of draft framework

Reading and References

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