BS4S24 - Leading Teams Through Digital Transformation 01 Feb 2022 - 01 Jan 2029 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: BS4S24
Module Title: Leading Teams Through Digital Transformation
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Leadership and Public Services
Faculty Sub Group: Leadership and Public Services
Module Leader: Simon Read
Module Team: Liam Collins, Benjamin Wheeler
First Intended Intake: FEB 2027 Final Year of Intake: 2027
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100810 - strategic management 100994 - health informatics
HECOS Code Weighting: 80 20

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 01 Feb 2022
Valid To 01 Jan 2029

Module Aims

This module aims to provide students with the knowledge, skills, understanding and behaviours to lead a team through a digital transformation journey.

Content Summary

Leadership and management have evolved significantly since the introduction of digital technology into the workplace. Managing teams within a digital context has changed traditional management structures, changed our methods of communication, our working patterns, or working habits, our responsiveness to tasks, and the very nature and expectation of ‘work’.

Leading teams, managing people, and managing projects successfully within this complex and changing environment requires a set of skills and behaviours that will be different to many. To manage a digital transformation project at scale, leaders require new skills, new networks, and a wider ecosystem of support to be successful.

This module will explore leadership and management practice in different sectors to build a wealth of knowledge and experience for each student to use within their own organisation as part of the digital transformation project.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 8
Seminar 8
Practical classes and workshops 8
Independent Study 168
Groupwork 8
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Review, interpret, and critically evaluate a range of established management models in relation to contemporary issues and problems in health and social care settings.
LO2 Develop and present proposals to ensure improved management and delivery of digital transformations projects.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Self Reflective Assessment 1 Digital journal or video diary 15 N/A 50 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Presentation (Asynchronous) 1 Project plan 15 N/A 50 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Self Reflective Assessment 1
Presentation (Asynchronous) 1

Reading List

Avison, D. E., and Gholamreza. Torkzadeh. Information Systems Project Management. Los Angeles?;: SAGE, 2009. Print.

Cobb, Anthony T. et al. Leading Project Teams the Basics of Project Management and Team Leadership. Second edition. Los Angeles, [Calif.]?;: SAGE, 2012. Print.

Dalcher, Darren. Leading the Project Revolution: Reframing the Human Dynamics of Successful Projects. 1st ed. Milton: Routledge, 2019. Web.

Martinelli, Russ J., James M. Waddell, and Tim Rahschulte. Projects Without Boundaries?: Successfully Leading Teams and Managing Projects in a Virtual World. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley, 2017. Print.

Morris, Langdon, Moses Ma, and Po Chi Wu. Agile Innovation?: the Revolutionary Approach to Accelerate Success, Inspire Engagement, and Ignite Creativity. 1st edition. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley, 2014. Print.

Phillips, Mark. The Practitioner’s Handbook of Project Performance: Agile, Waterfall and Beyond. 1st ed. Milton: Routledge, 2020. Web.

Shivakumar, Shailesh Kumar. Complete Guide to Digital Project Management: From Pre-Sales to Post-Production. Berkeley, CA: Apress L. P, 2018. Print.

Ward, Marie E et al. “Using Co-Design to Develop a Collective Leadership Intervention for Healthcare Teams to Improve Safety Culture.” International journal of environmental research and public health 15.6 (2018): 1182–. Web.