PA933-7-SP-CO:
Developing Leadership Practice
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2023/24
Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies
Colchester Campus
Spring
Postgraduate: Level 7
Inactive
Monday 15 January 2024
Friday 22 March 2024
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10 February 2021
Requisites for this module
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This module is concerned with the reality of leadership practice. This involves the critical study and development of a range of leadership attitudes, beliefs and actions. These in turn underpin leadership proficiency.
A key purpose of this module, therefore, is to encourage learners to develop a strong sense of self-awareness, and of social awareness, and thus of their own potential strengths and weaknesses as leaders, regardless of setting.
Module themes include a consideration of thinking and decision-making skills, the management of information, a range of team working and interpersonal skills, and skills associated with developing personal effectiveness and credibility at work.
The module also seeks to support students in developing an approach to personal learning and development based on critical reflexivity, and awareness of context. Finally, the module examines how to present one's own evidence of leadership learning in a considered and professional manner.
Aims
The module seeks to support students in developing a strong sense of self-awareness of themselves as developing leaders. In this way students are guided in developing key practical leadership skills, and thus are enabled to take up professional roles with effectiveness and credibility.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the module students should be able to demonstrate:
1. A systematic understanding and knowledge of models of leadership practice.
2. An ability to evaluate, critically, the impact of self-in role.
3. An ability to deal with complex leadership issues both systematically and creatively,
4. An ability to make judgements in complex contexts and communicate decisions
clearly.
5. An ability to demonstrate self-direction and originality in tackling and solving
leadership problems.
6. An ability to advance their knowledge and understanding of leadership practice
through independent learning and reflection on practice.
7. An ability to exercise initiative and personal responsibility.
No additional information available.
10 x 2 hour seminars these are structured around the key themes of the module, and also include case studies and small group exercises. In each case the aim is for students to be able to learn, develop and demonstrate relevant skills
9x 1 hour experiential learning event- this is an extended exercise that covers the length of the module, giving students direct practice and experience of leadership development and practice, in the areas specified in the learning outcomes
1x 2hour leadership event- this event is a product of the experiential learning event, in which students design and deliver a specified presentation.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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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
Mr Chris Tanner, email: chris.tanner@essex.ac.uk.
Chris Tanner, Dr. Simon Tucker, Andy Thomas
Chris.tanner@essex.ac.uk
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Dr Annette Clancy
UCD College of Art History & Cultural Policy
Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour & Management
Available via Moodle
Of 31 hours, 31 (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).
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