SBUS46150 The Manager as Leader

Academic Year 2023/2024

This module is designed to equip participants with the essential leadership knowledge and skills needed to drive organisational success and motivate their teams to perform at their best. The module begins by exploring leadership as it relates to today's work environment, the role of a leader in modern organisations, examining the qualities that make a successful leader, and the different leadership styles that can be employed to achieve specific outcomes. Participants will also learn how to develop a leadership style that aligns with their personal values and organisational objectives. Participants will be encouraged to reflect on their own leadership practices, identifying areas for improvement, and developing strategies for enhancing their leadership capabilities.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

• Explore leadership in the work environment, and the role of environment, and the role of leaders in modern organisations.
• Identify the qualities of successful leaders and explore the dark side of leadership.
• Gain insight into different leadership styles and how and when to apply them.
• Understand and reflect on your own leadership practices.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

16
Specified Learning Activities

60
Autonomous Student Learning

40
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 Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Assignment: Critical Reflection 2 – Organisational level of analysis Unspecified n/a Graded No

50
Assignment: Individual level of analysis Unspecified n/a Graded No

50

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 is to be provided within 20 days of the assignment deadline.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 

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