2015/16 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue
LUBS5399M Understanding and Managing Effective Groups and Teams
15 creditsClass Size: 30
Module manager: Kerrie Unsworth
Email: K.L.Unsworth@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2015/16
This module is not approved as an Elective
Objectives
The overall aim of this module is to provide students with in-depth knowledge of the key issues relevant to the design of effective organisational groups and teams in relation to salient measures of effectiveness.Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
- Identify, describe and discuss group behaviour, development, and decision making
- Critically evaluate team composition and processes, and extract the characteristics of effective teams
- Critically assess the ways in which, and to what extent, knowledge of Organisational Behaviour theory, models and concepts, are able to contribute to development and management of effective groups and teams in a variety of cultural and organisational contexts
Skills outcomes
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
Transferable
- Apply effectively skills of analysis and critical thinking
- Express and reflect upon their leaning in oral and written form
Subject Specific
-Deploy appropriate team working and communication skills in context
- Identify and discuss the social and cultural sensitivities of team working
Syllabus
Indicative content:
Foundations of group behaviour
Stages of group development
Group properties (roles, norms, control and deviance)
Group cognition (decision making, rules, information sharing, group process gain and loss, group decision aids, shared cognition)
Types of teams
Team composition and processes
The creation of successful teams (including team leadership)
Team building aids
Multi-team systems
Practical tutorials and case study examples will be integrated with the theoretical teaching to reinforce learning and evaluative skills. The module uses lectures, discussions, practical exercises and assessments related to team outcomes and team processes to support students in developing their ability to critically evaluate design options.
Teaching methods
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
Group learning | 11 | 1.00 | 11.00 |
Lecture | 11 | 1.50 | 16.50 |
Seminar | 11 | 1.50 | 16.50 |
Private study hours | 106.00 | ||
Total Contact hours | 44.00 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 150.00 |
Private study
While a formal hour each week has been factored in for group learning, further independent and group study will be required to consolidate in-class learning.Estimated study hours are as follows:
Lecture/workshop reading: 49 hours
Group learning: 22
Assessment: 35 hours.
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Students will receive formative feedback throughout the module, including immediate feedback during the seminar sessions.One of the purposes of the module is to encourage students to think critically about their own role as team member, which may shift throughout the module. This will form a key part of the reflective log to be submitted at the end of the module and to contribute towards this students will be are encouraged to complete weekly proformas reflecting on their experiences including the sensitivities associated with working in culturally diverse teams (global and cultural insight).
Methods of assessment
Coursework
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
Report | Individual project report | 30.00 |
Presentation | Group presentation | 30.00 |
Reflective log | Individual | 40.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 26/01/2016
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