Postgraduate Course: Cultivating communities of practice: leadership and management within multi-disciplinary teams (GLHE11015)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course will provide an outline of the factors that impact on health leadership and management, and analyse different models of leadership. It will explore the capacity of multidisciplinary teams to shape service development and delivery, looking at the mechanisms to engage different team players to contribute to agreed goals, and structured work plans. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Students will be responsible for their computer equipment and internet access. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Flexible |
| Course Start Date |
07/08/2017 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Formal summative written assessment will constitute 60% of the student's grade. Online assessment will incorporate a variety of activities and will constitute 40% of the overall course grade and is taken to represent a formative assessment of learning throughout the programme. |
| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course the candidate will:
* Understand and be able to critically evaluate the range of theories, principles and concepts underpinning effective clinical leadership
* Gain an understanding of the dynamics of team membership, and techniques to manage respectful team relationships, build networks and find common ground
* Develop staff roles and work plans within a logic model framework
* Understand the mechanisms for facilitating the resolution of conflicts in the
multi-disciplinary team
* Critically review, consolidate and extend knowledge, skills and practices and thinking in leadership
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Special Arrangements |
This course will be taught entirely by distance learning, using the virtual learning environment Learn as the delivery platform. Course materials are protected by secure username and password access that will be made available to registered users. |
| Keywords | leadership, global health |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Liz Grant
Tel:
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Cristina Matthews
Tel: (0131 6)51 4152
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