2018/19 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

LUBS5229M Management in Practice

15 creditsClass Size: 263

Module manager: Nicola Smith
Email: N.M.Smith@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2018/19

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

This module is designed to complement academic study on your programme by exploring how theories translate into management practice and personal development. The module will focus on developing your knowledge and practice of management, team working, academic study and self-development. The emphasis will be on practical skills, informed by seminal and current academic thinking on management. Delivery will take place throughout the first two semesters to ensure that the issues raised inform all of your activities on the programme as a whole and support your personal development. The module will involve a number of practical individual and team activities around the core areas of study and will draw on input from a variety of sources, including academic and external experts.

Objectives

This module aims to enable students to develop their academic potential, employability, global and cultural insight and ethical awareness in order to enhance their potential to benefit business and society. It is designed to complement the academic study on your programme by providing the time and space to think about the practical application of management knowledge, and supports the development of team working, academic skills and self-reflection. Delivery takes place across two semesters to ensure that the issues raised inform your activities on the programme as a whole and support your personal development. There is an emphasis on practical skills with a number of individual and team activities. The module draws on input from several areas including academic and external experts.

Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this module students will be able to critically evaluate:
- Management development
- Ethical and responsible management
- Teams and team leadership; including working in multicultural groups.

Skills outcomes
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
Transferable
- Work effectively in multicultural / multinational teams to address management challenges
- Develop a plan to engage with the employment market and communicate effectively in writing
- Exhibit greater self-awareness and global and cultural insight
- Construct appropriate learning strategies for their future personal development initiatives including critical assessment of their personal and interpersonal strengths and weakness and develop plans to address them

Syllabus

The practice and theory of management is a dynamic topic and core topics of study will reflect the nature of this evolving field.

As an indicative syllabus, topics may include:
- Good academic practice including essay writing: how do I reference properly, write assessments, manage my time etc.?
- Self-diagnosis and skill development: what are my strengths and weaknesses, how do I build on the positive and address the negative?
- Management and leadership: how do I set and achieve goals through managing others whist being sensitive to issues of ethical and responsible management practice and the challenges of managing in a multicultural environment?
- How do I build and deliver a presentation?
- Employability: how do I best apply my skills to identify appropriate jobs, and secure them?

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Workshop	14	1.00	14.00
Problem Based Learning	1	3.00	3.00
Mini Conference	1	3.00	3.00
Private study hours			130.00
Total Contact hours			20.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Private study

Much of the private / independent study will be taken up with review of online materials and practical assignments.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Student progress will be monitored throughout the course of the module by the module leader.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Portfolio	3000 word portfolio	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Portfolio reflects on the individual student's personal and professional development across the year. The resit for this module will be 100% 3,000 word portfolio.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 12/12/2018 10:48:53

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