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SBUS41860

Academic Year 2024/2025

Group & Team DevInterventions (SBUS41860)

Subject:
Business
College:
Business
School:
Business
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Professor Patrick Gibbons
Trimester:
Autumn&Spring&Summer(separate)
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module will examine the role of team and groups in organisational change and transformation. Participants will explore the difference between teams and groups and which is fit for purpose. The module will identify the key characteristics of high performing teams as well as common group dynamics that impact performance.
A central component of this module will involve participants completing a team diagnosis and intervention, in an assignment group, with a team in an organisation and in doing so will experience a systemic team development process and the challenges of being a change agent and working with teams within a transformation process. Particular emphasis will be placed on how to intervene into a team to improve its level of effectiveness.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR DAY 1
By the end of day 1 participants will be able to:

• Understand why teams are important to your change & transformation process.
• Differentiate between teams and groups and understand which is best for purpose for particular work contexts.
• Identify the common characteristics of a high performing team and what can go wrong in a team environment.
• Build an understanding of the data/survey results for the team you have selected for the pre-work assignment
LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR DAY 2
By the end of day 2 participants will be able to:

• Appreciate the diversity of team interventions and the importance of purpose and timing in choosing team interventions.
• Build an understanding of the data/survey results for the team you have selected for the pre-work assignment.
• Have practiced identifying team problems and selecting appropriate team interventions.
• Understand the role of the leader in developing and coaching the team.
• Articulate your future role with teams as a change agent in your organisation

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

16
Specified Learning Activities

40
Autonomous Student Learning

60
Total

116

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The module has a detailed study guide. Students are required to complete the module pre-reading or pre-work prior to attending the seminar sessions. The sessions themselves will be a combination of lectures, group discussion, in-class presentations, case study discussions and classroom exercises. A heavy emphasis in the seminars is on teasing out the implications of theory for practical application in a workplace context.

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
Individual Project: Personal Reflection Week 15 Graded No

10

 Yes
Group Work Assignment: Post group module assignment Week 15 Graded No

90

 Yes

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

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

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Written feedback to be provided within 20 days of assignment deadline.

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