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Module title:	Leadership in a Changing Environment
SCQF level:	10:
SCQF credit value:	20.00
ECTS credit value:	10
Module code:	HRM10088
Module leader:	Jennifer O'Neil
School	The Business School
Subject area group:	Management

Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added

2020/1, Trimester 1, Face-to-Face, Edinburgh Napier University

Occurrence:	001
Primary mode of delivery:	Face-to-Face
Location of delivery:	CRAIGLOCKHAR
Partner:	Edinburgh Napier University
Member of staff responsible for delivering module:	Jennifer O'Neil
Module Organiser:

Learning, Teaching and Assessment (LTA) Approach:

Learning & teaching methods including their alignment to LOs;
Aspects which have been considered important in designing the learning materials include;
- module aims and learning outcomes
- clear and early communication of assessment strategies
- teaching and learning approaches which give students opportunities to build confidence and communicate that confidence.
- strategies that encourage the students' capacity to look at the overall process and not look at the individual components (workshops) in isolation
- Making provision for peer group support and interactions, whether a student is studying on or off campus.

LO 1 will be achieved through case study analysis and review of best practice. L0 2 will utilise current thinking on academic models and theories and apply them to business to map areas of excellence and scope for improvement.

L03-4 will be explored using a participative approach to teaching and learning in lectures and the tutorials. These sessions will make use of lecture input, case studies, small and large group discussions, class exercises and presentations.

Learning will be supported by module materials, a recommended text, directed reading of articles, books and on-line publications via WebCT. Students are given weekly directed reading and will be expected to prepare for classes in advance by reading a selection of cases and articles.

Embedding of employability/PDP/scholarship skills;
The assessment strategy for the module is to develop students' organisation skills, their critical analysis and reflective skills and other employability skills. Students will continue to 'learn how to learn' through direction to other sources of information - they will learn how to seek out information, evaluate the validity, currency, quality and relevance of the information they source from the Internet. The students will be engaging in group discussions/debate and presentations, encouraging the development of critical thinking, verbal p

Formative Assessment:

On-going formative assessment on student progress will be given during classes

Summative Assessment:

Assessments for this module are reflected in section 17.

Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activity	Learning & Teaching Activity	NESH (Study Hours)
Face To Face	Lecture	12
Face To Face	Practical classes and workshops	12
Independent Learning	Guided independent study	174
Face To Face	Centrally Time Tabled Examination	2
	Total Study Hours	200
	Expected Total Study Hours for Module	200

Assessment
Type of Assessment	Weighting %	LOs covered	Week due	Length in Hours/Words
Report	50	1, 2 AND 4	9	HOURS= 0, WORDS= 2500
Centrally Time Tabled Examination	50	3 - 4	14/15	HOURS= 2, WORDS= 0
Component 1 subtotal:	50
Component 2 subtotal:	50
Module subtotal:	100

Description of module content:

Students will define leadership and develop a critical understanding of the major theories of and approaches to leadership, with particular focus on how leadership theory can inform the practice of leadership. Students will identify and analyse the symbiotic relationship between theory and practice through consideration of leaders and followers, leadership development and the contextual nature of leadership. Students will examine the principles of dynamic, effective leadership and develop an understanding of the role of a leader in developing organisational success through consideration of leadership ethics, organisational change, talent management, innovation management and managing performance.

Learning Outcomes for module:

LO1: Critically analyse different ways of defining and conceptualizing leadership
LO2: Critically review different leadership theories and understand the impact of leadership on followers, organisations and performance
LO3: Identify and analyse the role of the leader in promoting organisational success through organisational change, talent management, innovation management and performance management
LO4: Outline and critically examine the impact of internal and external influences on leadership practice

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