Leadership across different health care contexts: achieving your potential: Work based/related application (P02954)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : HEA-P-LADHCWB

The concepts, to which the practitioner has been introduced in ‘Leadership across different health care contexts: achieving your potential' (P02953), are enhanced through the work-related opportunities presented in this course.
Enable practitioners to develop their leadership potential to influence policy and improve their working lives.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : Leadership across different health care contexts: achieving your potential Or any other course approved by programme director And Professional and Personal Development

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Nursing Studies, (School of Health in Social Science, Schedule D)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Additional Class Information : Each student will have a personal academic advisor. In addition fortnightly action learning classes will be held.
An online discussion forum will be used.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

- Demonstrate the ability to set appropriate learning objectives and prepare a learning contract in a creative manner
- Demonstrate the ability as a reflective professional to communicate and justify their formulation of their work based aim and objectives
- Critical appraisal of the application of theory in an appropriate setting
- Critical appraisal of the application of evidence base in an appropriate setting
- Demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate the learning outcomes
- Exercise substantial autonomy and initiative in professional activities
- Draw on critical reflection on own and others' roles and responsibilities
- Demonstrate awareness of the skills and knowledge required to provide strategic leadership for health
- Demonstrate originality or creativity in the application of knowledge, understanding and practices
- Develop original and creative responses to problems and issues such that you are able to challenge negative behaviours and/or poor processes you encounter

Assessment Information

The student will be required to submit a learning contract and evidence that the contract has been fulfilled. The critical account presented must demonstrate both the ability to be reflective and reflexive, and demonstrate that the current evidence in relation to leadership theory in nursing and health care is appraised.

The length should be 4,000-5,000 words. Equivalent alternative forms of assessment will be accepted.

Assessments will be marked according to School/College policy and made available for moderation by the External Examiner.