Postgraduate Course: Leadership across different health care contexts: achieving your potential (NUST11045)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Nursing Studies |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course will focus on the introduction of change and leadership in a variety of health care settings. It will lead on to the successful implementation of a patient-focused, needs-led and practical innovation to achieve service improvement. The techniques and tools required and available will be examined for their effectiveness. Through a case study, the student will critically analyse and evaluate the working/placement environment. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Weeks |
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| First Class |
Week 18, Wednesday, 14:00 - 15:50, Zone: Central. Room to be advised |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
! Apply a critical understanding of a range of principal theories, principles and concepts
! Demonstrate an extensive, detailed and critical knowledge and understanding of the main theoretical perspectives that inform developments at the forefront of current thinking on leadership
! Apply critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis to issues which are at the forefront or are informed by developments at the forefront of knowledge and practice
! Identify, conceptualise and define new and abstract problems and issues
! Critically review, consolidate and extend knowledge, skills and practices and thinking in leadership
! Deal with complex issues and make informed judgements relating to leadership and teamwork
! Demonstrate a critical evaluation of recent research
! Demonstrate critical reflection on your own roles, knowledge acquisition, emotional intelligence, self-awareness and personal development in leadership to include skills such as team building, networking, conflict management
! Deal with complex ethical and professional issues and make informed judgements on issues of equity and justice.
! Demonstrate policy awareness
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Assessment Information
Course paper 4,000-5,000 words
Assessments will be marked according to School/College policy and made available for moderation by the External Examiner.
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Maggie Carson
Tel: (0131 6)51 1991
Email: m.n.carson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Lorna Sheal
Tel: (0131 6)50 3890
Email: L.Sheal@ed.ac.uk |
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