SD4S04 - Managing People and Organisations in the Public Sector 18 Mar 2016 - 31 Aug 2025 | Version 1
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | SD4S04 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Managing People and Organisations in the Public Sector | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Business and Creative Industries | ||
| Faculty Group: | Leadership and Public Services | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Leadership and Public Services | ||
| Module Leader: | Stuart Morgan | ||
| Module Team: | David Phillips, Mohammad Kabir, Felix Anyanwu, Gerwyn Lewis, Filippos Proedrou, Zulfia Abawe | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2015 | Final Year of Intake: | |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 7 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100091 - public services | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 1 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 18 Mar 2016 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2025 |
Module Aims
To critically analyse key concepts in organisational behaviour and management.
To evaluate these in a public sector context.
Content Summary
Public and private organisations, bureaucracy and organisational structure, culture, ethics, personality and perception, groups in organisations, power politics and conflict, management and leadership of change, learning organisations, motivation, managing people in organisations, managing organisations people during austerity, managing performance, employee engagement.
Within this module Action Learning Sets will be introduced and utilised to help resolve problematic issues via peer support and
discussion. Action learning posits that we may well already have enough knowledge and what we need are new ways of applying what we know to new situations. The emphasis is on reflecting, deciding to experiment with new action, taking action and, having
moved on to a different place, starting the cycle again.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 24 |
| Seminar | 24 |
| Independent Study | 152 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Demonstrate a critical understanding of key concepts and policy implications in organisational behaviour and management. |
| LO2 | Demonstrate a critical understanding of operational and strategic impacts and planning. |
| LO3 | Apply and evaluate these in a public sector context. |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Report 1 | Identify the organisational plan for your workplace; this can be a macro or micro section of the organisation. This will include the identification of possible barriers to progression; staffing issues and required resources. | 0 | 2000 | 50 | No | 40 |
| Asynchronous Assessment | Essay 1 | Identify and analyse recent policy changes and how an identified public sector organisation has responded to the implementation and resulting impacts. | 0 | 2000 | 50 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | LO3 | |
| Report 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Essay 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |