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Postgraduate Course: Leadership - exploring your potential (Distance) (NUST11079)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Health in Social Science CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThe 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.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2021/22, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( 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 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Discussion Board (40%)

Course paper (60%) of between 4,000 and 4,500 words (incl. vignette).
Feedback Formative feedback will be given on a 500-word vignette discussion.

Summative feedback on the discussion board and the course paper will be given via LEARN.
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Understand and be able to critically evaluate the various theories of leadership with particular emphasis on those which are favoured in the healthcare arena
  2. 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
  3. Understand the differences between leadership and management
  4. Understand the dynamics of team membership, how to develop your role and the importance of building and sustaining professional networks
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Michelle King-Okoye
Tel: (0131 6)51 3921
Email: Michelle.King-Okoye@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr David Morris
Tel: (0131 6)51 3969
Email: dmorri14@exseed.ed.ac.uk
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