Undergraduate Course: Building and Managing Organisations in Childhood Studies 3 (EDUA10074)
Course Outline
| School |
Moray House School of Education |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Education |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
This course focuses on the organisational development and management roles of professionals who work with children in a variety of statutory and voluntary sector settings. Participants will consider what is involved in building and developing organisations and being responsible for their own and others' work. The emphasis is on applied knowledge and understanding in areas such as organisational structure, developing participative organisations, supervision, teamwork, planning and development, finance and funding, evaluation and accountability. The skills and activities of management are considered with reference to the current policy context and in relation to differing interpretations of the management function. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
Contact course secretary |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course participants will be able to:
- Identify a range of approaches to building new organisations.
- Elaborate a coherent approach to staff development in professional settings.
- Explain the nature of power and authority in organisations.
- Analyse mechanisms and identify appropriate methods for participative decision-making in organisations.
- Apply theories of managing change to practice settings.
- Identify the problematic relationship between policy-making and management in a professional setting.
- Describe examples of the assessment and evaluation of programmes and projects.
- Identify issues related to organisational autonomy and worker withdrawl. |
Assessment Information
| Participants will examine management practice in relation a professional setting of their choice. A 3-4,000 word paper outlining the findings and analysis will provide the basis for assessment. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Mrs Lorna Mcnicoll
Tel: (0131 6)51 4801
Email: lorna.mcnicoll@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Alison Macleary
Tel:
Email: Alison.Macleary@ed.ac.uk |
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