Last modified: 05 Aug 2021 13:04
You cannot lead if you do not understand yourself or the impact you have on others. This course will help you to gain a greater understanding of your own leadership behaviours and capabilities in both a professional and cultural context. The course investigates popular theories around leadership and explores why understanding your own leadership style, competency and behaviour is key. The course is set within a strategic change frame and considers the role leaders can play and the impact they can have in envisioning organisational futures and directing resources towards delivering strategic goals.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This module will investigate the underlying theories which underpin the popular views about leadership and explore why understanding one's own leadership style, competency and behaviour is key. The module is set within a strategic change frame and thus critically considers the impact of leaders and the role leaders can and do play in envisioning organizational futures and directing resources and people toward strategic goals.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 70 | |
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| Feedback | Word Count | 2500 | ||
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Critically understand core theories of leadership and management and how these apply in practice. |
| Reflection | Apply | Develop critical perspectives of the how leadership and management apply in practice. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Critical evaluate the assumptions, implications and limitations of leadership studies. |
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