BE420-6-SP-CO:
Leadership in Organisations
2022/23
Essex Business School
Colchester Campus
Spring
Undergraduate: Level 6
Current
Monday 16 January 2023
Friday 24 March 2023
15
01 February 2023
Requisites for this module
BE400
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Leadership is an important topic in the domain of business and management studies both from a theoretical and a practical perspective. The overarching objective of this module is to introduce students to leadership issues and debates, to build their awareness of leadership theories, concepts, and practices, and to support their ability to contribute to, talk about, and develop leadership capacity in organisations.
The module introduces students to a range of concepts, models, theories, and topics within leadership and highlights important concerns in leadership studies. The module will cover traditional approaches to leadership, current issues in leadership and critical issues in leadership from a theoretical and a practical perspective. At the end of the module students will have developed an analytical appreciation of leadership, and the problems and challenges leaders face, within modern organisations.
The main aims of the module are:
1. To provide students with an understanding of contemporary leadership issues, concepts, models, and theories.
2. To familiarise students with the practice of leadership
3. To enable students to reflect on, analyse, contribute to, and critique leadership in organisations
On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate clear understanding of the elements of the various theories and concepts on leadership in organisations
2. Compare, contrast, and evaluate leadership practice, using critical reflection
3. Independently, analyse both leaders and leadership strategies in organisations.
Skills for Your Professional Life (Transferable Skills)
A1 Synthesis and bringing together concepts and ideas
A2 Critical thinking
A3 Evaluation of evidence
A4 Creative problem solving
A5 Recognise rival conceptual ideas
D4 Analysing Academic literature
D6 Desk research / netnographic skills
S1 Team Work
S2 Showing Leadership
S4 Showing own initiative
C5 Argumentation / Essay writing skills
T1 Core IT skills (word, excel, PowerPoint, outlook)
R1 Identifying research and aims
R6 Understanding plagiarism and referencing
BM1 Ability to adapt different leadership practices and identify leadership opportunities and challenges in organisations
BM3 Ability to develop greater sensitivity and awareness around implied and explicit ethical assumptions and beliefs
The Level 6 BE420 module is delivered over an entire term. The module will have two-hour lectures (weeks 16, 18, 20, 22, 24) and two-hour seminars (weeks 17, 19, 23, 25). Week 21 is a reading week, with no lectures or seminars.
During lectures and seminars, we expect active participation from students, to create an engaging, inclusive, positive learning experience for everyone. Preparation for lectures and seminars is key, involving textbook chapter reading, and reviewing resources available in Moodle beforehand.
In academic year 2022-2023 delivery may be adjusted in line with University Covid responses and online learning.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
ASSIGNMENT ONE |
|
30% |
| Coursework |
ASSIGNMENT TWO |
|
70% |
Additional coursework information
The assessment for this module is 100% coursework, and will consist of two components:
1) coursework 1 worth 30% (1,000 words)
2) coursework 2 worth 70% (2,500 words)
Relevant information about the coursework will be published on the Moodle module pages.
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Paul Kelly, email: p.kelly@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Paul Kelly & Dr Jayne Jennett
E: ebsugcol@essex.ac.uk
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Dr MARGARITA NYFOUDI
University of Birmingham
Associate Professor of Human Resource Management & Organisational Behaviour
Available via Moodle
Of 18 hours, 18 (100%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.
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