Postgraduate Course: Developing Skills For Business Leadership (CMSE11176)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 15 |
| Home subject area | Common Courses (Management School) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course is primarily concerned with the development of skills, and specifically seeks to develop and improve a range of definable skills that are pivotal to successful management practice and to effective leadership. These include:
Thinking and decision-making skills, the management of financial information, managing budgets, a range of team-working and interpersonal skills and others associated with developing personal effectiveness and credibility at work.
Development of further more specialised skills that are of particular significance to effective higher level people management and provision of opportunities for applied learning and continuous professional development.
Key postgraduate study skills and critical reflection on theory and practice from an ethical and professional standpoint allowing students the opportunity to make the most of their formal programme of study.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | For Business School PG students only, or by special permission of the School. Please contact the course secretary. |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
150
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Online Activities 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
105 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Knowledge and understanding
1. A knowledge and understanding how people collect and process information in the business environment.
2. A knowledge and understanding of how information is used in decision making.
3. A comprehension of how people work together in groups.
2. Intellectual skills
1. Interpret financial information and manage financial resources.
2. Demonstrate an essential people management skill-set.
3. Demonstrate competence in postgraduate study skills.
3. Professional/subject specific/practical skills
1. Manage themselves more effectively at work or in another professional context.
2. Manage interpersonal relationships at work more effectively.
3. Make sound and justifiable decisions and solve problems more effectively.
4. Lead and influence others more effectively.
5. Demonstrate enhanced IT proficiency.
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Assessment Information
Written Portfolios:
Weekly tasks (30%)
Case Study (30%)
Essay (40%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
- Be able to competently communicate and exchange ideas in both large and small group settings.
- Be able to critically evaluate evidence and present a balanced argument.
- Be able to plan, organise and prioritise work effectively. |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | HRM-DSBL |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Charmi Patel
Tel: (0131 6)50 8069
Email: Charmi.Patel@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Rachel Allan
Tel: (0131 6)51 3757
Email: Rachel.Allan@ed.ac.uk |
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