Postgraduate Course: Leadership - exploring your potential (Distance) (NUST11079)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
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 |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course will focus on leadership within healthcare settings. Course content will include a critical analysis of current and past examples of leadership theories and leadership research. Different styles of leadership will be explored and students will be expected to reflect on their own style and the internal and external factors which have shaped this. The impact of leadership style on patient care will also be a focus. Concepts such as leadership and teamwork and leadership and management will also be explored and students encouraged to critically analyse their own areas of practice.
This is an online only course. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
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: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Online Activities 60,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 20,
Formative Assessment Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
96 )
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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 |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course the student should have acquired the skills to:
Understand and be able to critically evaluate the various theories of leadership with particular emphasis on those which are favoured in the healthcare arena
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 within healthcare
Understand the differences between leadership and management
Understand the dynamics of team membership, how to develop your role and the importance of building and sustaining professional networks
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Assessment Information
| The assessment will consist of two elements: the student's weekly contribution to the online discussion board which will contribute 40% to their overall mark and a final written assessment which will constitute 60% of their total mark and consists of a course paper confined to between 3,000-3,500 words. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Maggie Carson
Tel: (0131 6)51 3928
Email: m.n.carson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Sergio Mori Sierra
Tel: (0131 6)50 4661
Email: sergio.mori@ed.ac.uk |
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