HR4S64 - Strategy and Innovation for Healthcare Leaders 01 Sep 2024 - 31 Aug 2030 | Version 2
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | HR4S64 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Strategy and Innovation for Healthcare Leaders | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Business and Creative Industries | ||
| Faculty Group: | Leadership and Public Services | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Leadership and Public Services | ||
| Module Leader: | Sian Jenkins, Adam Poole | ||
| Module Team: | |||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2024 | 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: | 100088 - leadership | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 2 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2024 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2030 |
Module Aims
To develop high level skills in understanding the value of strategy and innovation for leaders in healthcare organisations.
Content Summary
Modules 1 to 4 create strong theoretical and practical bases of different aspects of leadership. This module will help the students to learn different aspects of strategy and innovation. Students will learn theory and practical aspects, with aim to bring a positive change in the working environment in the organisation. Combining strategy and innovation in one module is aimed at creating theoretical and philosophical connection between different aspects of these two, largely, conceptual modalities.
The weekly topics will include:
Week 1 Strategy: its role and utility
Week 2 Factors that influence strategy.
Week 3 How to turn a strategy into performance.
Week 4 How to make an innovative organisation.
Week 5 How organisations learn.
Week 6 Approaches to changing organisational culture.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Seminars | 40 |
| Independent Study | 80 |
| Directed Study | 40 |
| Problem/Challenge based learning | 40 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Analyse the role of strategy in achieving aims and objectives within complex healthcare organisations |
| LO2 | Advocate the means of developing a culture of innovation to build effective healthcare organisations for the future |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Case study 1 | A concentrated inquiry into a single case or subject. | 0 | 2000 | 50 | No | 40 |
| Asynchronous Assessment | Critique 1 | Requires the student to produce a critical analysis of existing work. | 0 | 2000 | 30 | No | 40 |
| Asynchronous Assessment | Self Reflective Assessment 1 | A personal record of a student’s learning experiences. It requires students to record and reflect upon their observations and responses to situations, which can then be used later to explore and analyse ways of thinking and being in context. Generally involves critical diaries, learning logs and written / visual journals. | 0 | 1000 | 20 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Case study 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Critique 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Self Reflective Assessment 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |