HR4S010 - Developing Skills for Business Leadership 01 Sep 2019 - 31 Aug 2027 | Version 3
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | HR4S010 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Developing Skills for Business Leadership | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Business and Creative Industries | ||
| Faculty Group: | Business Management | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Business Management | ||
| Module Leader: | Tiru Madahar, Christine Esposito | ||
| Module Team: | Linda Hamweemba, Karl Greenhough, Shehla Khan, Adam Poole, Kevin Brown | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2019 | 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: | 100085 - human resource management | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 3 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2019 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2027 |
Module Aims
This module is primarily concerned with the development of skills, and specifically seeks to develop and improve a range of definable skills that are pivotal to successful management practice and to effective leadership. These include:
- thinking and decision-making skills,
- the management of financial information, managing budgets,
- a range of teamworking and interpersonal skills
- and others associated with developing personal effectiveness and credibility at work.
The module also seeks to develop further more specialised skills that are of particular significance to effective higher-level people management and provides opportunities for applied learning and continuous professional development.
Finally, the module seeks to help learners make the most of their formal programmes of study with the inclusion of key postgraduate study skills and requires critical reflection on theory and practice from an ethical and professional standpoint.
Content Summary
This is given, for each learning outcome. It is neither prescriptive nor exhaustive but as a guidance to enable achievement of the learning outcomes.
Manage themselves more effectively at work or in another professional context.
Self-awareness, dimensions of personality and individual differences, time management, personal organising skills, stress management; principles of continuous professional development; professional and ethical approaches to self-management at work.
Manage interpersonal relationships at work more effectively.
Characteristics of effective teams and team-building, assertiveness, interpersonal communication, effective negotiation, handling emotion and conflict, written, verbal and non-verbal communication, networking, negotiating; organisational politics and the need to act in a politically astute and ethical manner to secure HR objectives; liaising with customers.
Make sound and justifiable decisions and solve problems more effectively.
Systematic and evidence-based decision-making, testing ideas, creative and team-based decision-making, evaluating evidence and options, ethical decision-making; communicating and justifying decisions; proactive approaches to problem-solving; consulting skills.
Lead and influence others more effectively.
Effective supervision and team leadership, coaching and mentoring, effective delegation, resolving conflict between team members, positively motivating others to raise their level of performance; chairing meetings and co-ordinating discussions; leading and facilitating change; providing direction; influencing thinking and decision-making on the part of others.
Information-handling skills, commonly used IT applications and software packages, statistical techniques and the presentation of statistical data.
Demonstrate an essential people management skill-set including IT proficiency and interpret financial information and manage financial resources.
Also selection interviewing, appraisal interviewing, disciplinary interviewing; delivering training, making presentations; project management; managing poor performance (including absence, lateness and incompetence). Be able to
Demonstrate competence in postgraduate study skills.
Accessing and evaluating published research evidence, critical thinking, developing and justifying original arguments, referencing the work of others, effective essay and report-writing; effective revision and examination preparation.
(This module is mapped to the following CIPD unit(s):
7 SBL - Developing Skills for Business Leadership)
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 4 |
| Seminar | 12 |
| Practical classes and workshops | 16 |
| Independent Study | 130 |
| Directed Study | 30 |
| Formative Assessment - Scheduled | 8 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Students will be able to critically appraise and evaluate their own continuing professional development needs, whilst also demonstrating competence in postgraduate study skills; to enable them to manage themselves more effectively at work and specifically within the professional context of HR - whilst managing interpersonal relationships, demonstrating a people management skills set. |
| LO2 | Students will be able to critically reflect upon information available to enable them make sound and justifiable decisions, developing problem solving competencies, leading, and influencing others more effectively, along with the ability to interpret financial information, manage financial resources |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | Portfolio 1 | Portfolio of Skills Development | 0 | 6000 | 100 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Portfolio 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |