Overview:
- Credits:
- 10.0
- Level:
- 4
- Semester:
- Summer
- Subject:
- Business Management
- School:
- Business
- Coordinator:
- Dr Mary Parkinson
BMGT45190 Leadership & Team Management
Academic Year 2023/2024
Working with others and leading others is a challenging but critical part of management. This module introduces psychological theories and tools for dealing with problems encountered when managing people in your work and career. The module will offer opportunities to apply these theories, and use them to solve problems you will encounter at work. The module will begin by examining the individual within the organisation, then examine working with teams and groups, and finally examine leadership. The format of the course involves a series of lectures and readings, and exercises and case analyses which allow students to apply their knowledge.Show/hide contentOpenClose All
Curricular information is subject to change
Learning Outcomes:
1. To understand how to use psychological theories to deal with problems at work
2. To be able to examine your own management and leadership style, and use this knowledge to improve how you work with others
3. To explore how individuals and groups make decisions.
4. To understand and apply leadership theory
• Introduction to leadership and Team Management
• Individual differences (personality)
• Decision making in individuals
• Decision making in groups
• Managing conflict and team effectiveness
• Leadership, Power and Influence
• Ethical Leadership
• Leadership and Team Simulation
• Teams over time
| Student Effort Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 36 |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 170 |
| Total | 206 |
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Not applicable to this module.
Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
Assessment Strategy
| Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay: Continuous assessment- individual essay on application of psychological theory. | Unspecified | n/a | Graded | No | 45 |
| Continuous Assessment: Class Participation. | Unspecified | n/a | Graded | No | 10 |
| Group Project: Continuous assessment-group project assignment. | Unspecified | n/a | Graded | No | 45 |
| Resit In | Terminal Exam |
|---|---|
| Autumn | No |
Feedback Strategy/Strategies
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
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