WM907-15 Leading Change
Introductory description
Businesses are facing increasingly complex and ambiguous futures. This module helps participants to create a successful future for themselves and their teams. This module emphasises the importance of leading oneself and others to create great customer experiences and the application of contemporary concepts in leadership, change and their interrelationship.
Module aims
Businesses are facing increasingly complex and ambiguous futures. This module helps participants to create a successful future for themselves and their teams. This module emphasises the importance of leading oneself and others to create great customer experiences and the application of contemporary concepts in leadership, change and their interrelationship.
Outline syllabus
This is an indicative module outline only to give an indication of the sort of topics that may be covered. Actual sessions held may differ.
The new leadership
Contemporary models of Change
The strategic context
Appreciative approaches, positive psychology, strengths and resilience
Emotions at work
Personal and organisational transformation
Decision making in complexity and uncertainty
Learning outcomes
By the end of the module, students should be able to:
- Understand and critically evaluate modern concepts of leadership and contemporary models of Change
- Understand and discuss the strategic context of leadership and change
- Understand and apply appreciative approaches, positive psychology, strengths and resilience
- Understand and critically discuss emotions at work
- Understand how to achieve personal and organisational transformation
- Develop the ability to make decisions in complex and uncertain environments
Indicative reading list
Making sense of Change Management – Cameron and Green
Appreciative Inquiry for Change Management: Using AI to Facilitate Organizational Development - Sarah Lewis, Jonathan Passmore and Stefan Cantore
Understanding Change: Theory, Implementation and Success - Linda Holbeche
Leading Change – Why Transformation efforts Fail. Kotter, HBR, Jan 2007
Subject specific skills
Organisational change management
Transferable skills
Critical thinking, problem solving, self-awareness, communication (verbal and written), teamwork and working effectively with other, information literacy (research skills), ethical values, intercultural awareness, professionalism and organisational awareness.
Study time
| Type | Required |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 29 sessions of 1 hour (19%) |
| Practical classes | 8 sessions of 1 hour (5%) |
| Other activity | 38 hours (25%) |
| Assessment | 75 hours (50%) |
| Total | 150 hours |
Private study description
No private study requirements defined for this module.
Other activity description
30 hours maintaining a self-reflective log-book
8 hours pre-reading
Costs
No further costs have been identified for this module.
You do not need to pass all assessment components to pass the module.
Assessment group A1
| Weighting | Study time | Eligible for self-certification | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessed work as specified by department | 100% | 75 hours | Yes (extension) |
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A coursework of approximately 6,000 words. Students will be required to examine a relevant situation or practice within their company, undertake an analysis, apply theory and concepts from the background academic literature, compare best practice approaches to addressing issues and challenges, and make recommendations as to the applicability and likely efficacy of such approaches within the company context. This will constitute 100% of total assessment. |
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Assessment group R
| Weighting | Study time | Eligible for self-certification | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessed work as specified by department | 100% | Yes (extension) | |
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100% Post Module Assessment |
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Feedback on assessment
Immediate oral feedback will be provided after case studies / practical workshops, which will be focussed upon the learning targets of each session. Feedback will also be provided to any questions which arise from students with the lecture session.
Written feedback of approximately 150-250 words will be provided for the Post-Module Assignment within a four week period after the date of submission. This feedback will be focussed upon the strengths and weaknesses of the work with regard to the module learning objectives and the post-module assignment marking guidelines. Suggestions for improvement will also be provided.
Courses
This module is Core optional for:
- Year 1 of TESS-N1PX Postgraduate Award in Business Leadership
This module is Optional for:
- Year 1 of TESS-H1P1 Postgraduate Taught Engineering Business Management