ST4H10 - The Evidence Based Leader 01 Sep 2025 - 31 Aug 2027 | Version 1
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | ST4H10 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | The Evidence Based Leader | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Business and Creative Industries | ||
| Faculty Group: | Business Management | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Business Management | ||
| Module Leader: | |||
| Module Team: | Liam Newton, Jayde Howard | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2025 | Final Year of Intake: | 2029 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 10 | 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 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2025 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2027 |
Module Aims
To develop academic and evidence based skills to become critical and evaluative professionals.
Content Summary
In this module, students will take a critical approach to understanding how evidence based decision making is based on data collection and critical reflection. Therefore this module will cover:
i) Understanding what it means to be an evidence-based practitioner and leader
ii) Academic, critical based reading, thinking and writing.
Q, quantitative and mixed research methods approaches to inform data collection and critical evaluation.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Seminar | 15 |
| Tutorial | 3 |
| Independent Study | 68 |
| Direct Study | 12 |
| Formative Assessment – Scheduled | 2 |
| Total Hours Selected | 100 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | On completion of the module, the student will be able to understand the importance of evidence based practice; ensuring the utilization of collecting, analysing and synthesising qualitative and quantitative information and to apply what they have learnt to be able to critically evaluate literature, allowing conclusions to be drawn. |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Annotated Bibliography 1 | An annotated bibliography which examines a quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods research. | 0 | 2500 | 100 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | |||
| Annotated Bibliography 1 | ✔ | ||