Postgraduate Course: Leadership in Organisations: Theory and Practice (CMSE11182)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 15 |
| Home subject area | Common Courses (Management School) |
Other subject area | None |
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None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | To explore the varied theoretical and conceptual meanings of Leadership. To critically assess these meanings in a variety of individual environmental, sector and organisational contexts. To understand and study the links between the ideas and practices involved in leadership with the ideas and professional practice involved in HRM. In particular, to analyse how management development practices effect leadership. To debate and critically evaluate the components and nature of leadership effectiveness. To introduce students to a range of techniques, practices and skills used to understand the contingent nature of leadership.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | For Business School PG students only, or by special permission of the School. Please contact the course secretary. |
| Additional Costs | Nil |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Learning and Teaching Activities |
| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Knowledge and Understanding
On completion of the course the student should be able to:-
1. Describe and discuss the major theoretical and conceptual approaches concerning leadership in organisations.
2. Understand how these approaches may vary according to a range of contingent factors.
3. Relate the key debates about leadership to the broader debates involved in contemporary Human Resource Management.
4. Relate to all of these areas to the specific field of Management Development.
2. Intellectual Skills
On completion of the course the student should be able to:-
1. Identify and source key texts and written sources.
2. Summarise theoretical debates.
3. Synthesise the results of empirical research.
4. Communicate ideas to others.
3. Professional/Subject-specific/Practical Skills
On completion of the course the student should be able to:-
1. To locate a critical analysis of leadership within the functions of HRM practice.
2. To assess the consequences within organisations of different types of leadership and associated contingencies.
3. Work collaboratively, ethically and effectively towards the personal and professional development of good leadership practice.
4. Transferable Skills
On completion of the course the student should be able to:-
1. Demonstrate their awareness and understanding of complex debates.
2. Present a consistent and well structure account of these debates via an assessment.
3. Discuss the subject among peers, both communicating their own ideas and critically assessing the ideas of others.
5. CIPD Learning Outcomes ( Needs discussion)
On completion of the course the student should be able to:-
1. Understand, analyse and critically evaluate contemporary organisations and their principal environments.
2. Understand, analyse and critically evaluate the managerial and business environment within which HR professionals work.
3. Understand, analyse and critically evaluate how organisational and HR strategies are shaped by and developed in response to internal and external environmental factors.
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Assessment Information
Coursework assignment - 30%
Exam - 70% |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
Lecture 1
Introduction to Leadership Studies: Overview of Theoretical Perspectives (1), Psychological and Sociological Perspectives.
Lecture 2
Overview of Theoretical Perspectives (2)
Political Perspectives.
Lecture 3
Linking Leadership, Organisational Theory, and HRM practices.
Current Concepts.
Lecture 4
Leadership and Management Development Strategies.
Lecture 5
Leadership and Management Development Practices.
Lecture 6
Leading in Top Teams: Executives as Leaders.
Lecture 7
Leading with Values: Ethical Leadership.
Lecture 8
Equal Opportunities, Diversity and Leadership.
Lecture 9
Leadership at The Edge
(1) Spiritual Leadership
(2) Military Leadership
Lecture 10
Leadership and Human Resource Management: Emerging Contexts and Future Debates
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Advancing Women in Leadership Journal ¿ on line journal
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Jill Schofield
Tel: (0131 6)50 8069
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Course secretary | Miss Rachel Allan
Tel: (0131 6)51 3757
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