Postgraduate Course: Leadership and Management Development (CMSE11207)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 15 |
ECTS Credits | 7.5 |
| Summary | This course, whose learning outcomes are consistent with those of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), will enable students to demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the study of leadership, exposing them to the various processes, procedures and practices for effective leadership and management in organisations.
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| Course description |
Students will be familiarised both with the core theories, models, frameworks and concepts of leadership, as well as with current research findings and a range of techniques, practices and skills that may be used in a professional environment. In particular, the course covers aspects such as the measurement of leadership performance, leaders' learning and development, equal opportunities and diversity, as well as future perspectives.
Syllabus:
Introduction to leadership studies
Measurement of leadership and management performance
Assessment of development needs
Learning of leaders and managers
Leaders and managers development (LMD)
Evaluation of LMD
Social capital and LMD
Securing the future of organisational leadership
Equal opportunities, diversity and leadership
Student Learning Experience:
The course will be implemented as a lecture, featuring regular interactive activities, such as group discussions. Relevant guest speakers will introduce students to a variety of leadership perspectives. In addition to the material covered in the lectures, students will be provided with the opportunity to pursue a leadership-related research topic on their own. This will be assessed when written up as the coursework assignment outlined below.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | For Business School PG students only, or by special permission of the School. Please contact the course secretary. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
150
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Lecture Hours 20,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
125 )
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| Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) |
For Business School PG students only, or by special permission of the School. Please contact the cou
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework assignment - 50%
Exam - 50% |
| Feedback |
All students will be given at least one formative feedback or feedforward event for every course they undertake, provided during the semester in which the course is taken and in time to be useful in the completion of summative work on the course. Such feedback may be at course or programme level, but must include input of relevance to each course in the latter case.
Feedback deadlines
Feedback on formative assessed work will be provided within 15 working days of submission, or in time to be of use in subsequent assessments within the course, whichever is sooner. Summative marks will be returned on a published timetable, which has been made clear to students at the start of the academic year.
Students will gain feedback on their understanding of the material when they discuss their answers to the tutorial questions in the tutorials. Students may also ask questions in Lectures to assess their knowledge.
Feedback Format:
Questions in lectures
Written feedback on assignment
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Leadership and Management Development CMSE11207 | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Discuss critically the major theoretical and conceptual approaches concerning leadership in organisations.
- Discuss critically how these approaches may vary according to a range of contingent factors.
- Understand and discuss critically how the broader debates about leadership relate to the specific field of leadership and management development.
- Critically evaluate current issues in leadership studies and how these link to the field of business and management in general
- Understand and evaluate appropriate techniques and approaches aimed for the investigation into relevant issues in leadership and management.
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Reading List
| Gold, J., Thorpe, R. & Mumford, A. (2010). Leadership and management development (5th ed.). London: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Cognitive Skills:
After completing this course, students should be able to:
-Explain and critically analyse the concepts of leadership and management and their application in an organisational, social, environmental and multicultural context.
-Explain and evaluate the role of leadership and management development in enhancing and developing organisational competence.
-Critically analyse and evaluate approaches to the formulation and implementation of leadership and management development strategies to meet current and future organisational needs.
-Critically assess and evaluate approaches to the development of leadership and management in international and global contexts.
-Identify, source and synthesise key literature resources in leadership research.
Subject Specific Skills:
After completing this course, students should be able to:
-Evaluate, select and apply a range of approaches to identifying leadership and management development needs in differing organisational contexts.
-Design, critically evaluate and advise on a range of leadership and management development interventions to implement leadership and management development strategies and plans.
-Work collaboratively, ethically and effectively to support a partnership approach to leadership and management development.
-Act ethically and professionally with a demonstrated commitment to leadership and management development and to continuous personal and professional development.
-Assess the consequences within organisations of different types of leadership and associated contingencies.
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| Keywords | HRM-LMD |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Celine Rojon
Tel: (0131 6)51 5673
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Course secretary | Mr Peter Newcombe
Tel: (0131 6)51 3013
Email: |
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