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BMGT45580

Academic Year 2024/2025

Leadership, Organisations &Me (BMGT45580)

Subject:
Business Management
College:
Business
School:
Business
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Dr Dolores Smith Heffernan
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
Blended
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module explores the nature of leadership in corporate organisations in a post Covid world of 2022 and beyond and the role individuals may have in creating their own leadership inside new emergent type organisations into the future.

The module reviews selected literature on leadership theories and organisational theory providing insight into the nature of leadership in action in 21st century organisations.

Students can expect to combine this theoretical foundation with an exploration of the practice of their own leadership as part of their professional development inside organisations

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completing the module students will be expected to :

1. Have a solid grounding in the theories of leadership in different organisational contexts .
2. Critically review these theories and their practice inside organisations.
3. Identify the factors influencing organisations systems and structures and their leadership in a post Covid world.
4. Evaluate your individual leadership role as an expression of your professional development inside organisations.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

0

Total

0


Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
There will be a combination of lecture input and interactive discussion to achieve the learning outcomes.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Exam (In-person): This is an end of semester exam based on students learning throughout the module of their critical capacities and its effective application to material covered on the module. End of trimester
Duration:
2 hr(s)
Graded No
70
No
Group Work Assignment: This component is a combination of individual participation and reflection married to a group project that aims to build insight into group effectiveness in the overall group work. Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, Week 10, Week 12 Graded No
30
No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Students will receive feedback post assessment.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Tues 10:00 - 11:50