Postgraduate Course: Developing Skills For Business Leadership (CMSE11176)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 15 |
ECTS Credits | 7.5 |
| Summary | 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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| Course description |
Not entered
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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. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| 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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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Written Portfolios:
Case Study (45%)
Essay (40%)
Presentation (15%) |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and 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. |
| Keywords | HRM-DSBL |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Charmi Patel
Tel: (0131 6)50 8069
Email: Charmi.Patel@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Peter Newcombe
Tel: (0131 6)51 3013
Email: Peter.Newcombe@ed.ac.uk |
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