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BMGT45580

Academic Year 2025/2026

Leadership, Organisations &Me (BMGT45580)

Subject:
Business Management
College:
Business
School:
Business
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Ms Evie Larkin
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 leadership as a complex, contested and socially embedded phenomenon, with particular emphasis on the relationship between leadership theory, organisational context and individual leadership identity.

The module invites students to critically engage with contemporary and classical leadership topics, examine leadership as relational and systemic practice and reflect on their own evolving understanding of leadership and professional values.

Through a combination of academic readings, experiential simulation, structured discussion and reflective practice, students are encouraged to explore how leadership is enacted in organisations, how power, ethics and context shape leadership practice and how their own leadership assumptions and behaviours develop over time. The module integrates conceptual rigour with experiential learning and provides opportunities for individual sense-making and academic assessment in an AI-aware assessment environment.

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 successful completion of this module students will be expected to:

1. Critically analyse competing definitions and theories of leadership, recognising leadership as a contested, contextual, and socially constructed concept.

2. Evaluate and apply key leadership theories and concepts to organisational situations, demonstrating critical judgement about their relevance, limitations and consequences across diverse contexts.

3. Analyse leadership challenges within complex organisational systems, identifying how structures, power dynamics and contextual constraints shape leadership practice and organisational outcomes.

4. Critically reflect on the development of your leadership identity, values and ethical responsibilities, integrating theoretical perspectives and experiential learning to articulate implications for professional practice and impact.

Indicative Module Content:

Indicative topics include:
- Leadership identity, values, and authenticity
- Power, authority, and followership
- Leadership styles and their limitations
- Relational, shared, and post-heroic leadership
- Ethics, responsibility, and moral complexity in leadership
- Leadership within complex organisational systems
- Leadership failure, learning, and psychological safety
- Leadership, inclusion, and legitimacy
- Integrating leadership theory, practice, and self

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

36
Specified Learning Activities

54
Autonomous Student Learning

160
Total

250

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The module is delivered through a combination of:
- Interactive lectures structured around key leadership themes;
- Facilitated class discussions and debates based on prescribed readings;
- An extended, role-based leadership simulation running across the module;
- Structured reflective activities supporting leadership identity development;
- Guided independent reading and self-directed learning.

Teaching sessions emphasise active participation, critical dialogue and the integration of theory with lived experience. A psychologically safe learning environment is established to support reflective and developmental learning.

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): An in-class exam assessing students conceptual understanding and applied leadership analysis. The exam focuses on theory application and sense-making rather than personal reflection.
 Week 11 Graded No
20
 No
Assignment(Including Essay): Students critically evaluate and appraise two prescribed academic leadership papers, demonstrating analytical rigour, synthesis and critical judgement. Submission date to be provided in Lecture 1. Week 7 Graded No
25
 No
Reflective Assignment: Drawing on the leadership simulation, academic theory and personal reflection, students critically examine the development of their leadership identity and values. Week 12 Graded No
40
 No
Participation in Learning Activities: Class Participation & Contribution - Students are expected to come to class on time, fully prepared, contribute to class discussions where appropriate and engage fully with the learning materials. Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 Graded No
15
 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, 32, 33 Tues 09:00 - 11:50
Spring Exam Offering 1 Week(s) - 31 Tues 09:30 - 11:30
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