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MAN-40238 - Module Specification
Keele Business School
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 25 July 2024

MAN-40238 - Leading in Complexity (FTMBA)
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Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733094

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

none

Barred Combinations

none

Description for 2024/25


Aims
This module aims to:
Develop knowledge and critical understanding of strategic leadership in contemporary organisations and its relationship to organisational culture.
Explore the development of leadership thinking and understand and apply contemporary theories.
Develop knowledge and understanding of key leadership issues, the nature of the problems and dilemmas leaders face, the approaches that can be taken and techniques that can be employed.
Integrate knowledge both from experience of work and theoretical insights to explore managing change.
Reflect on the relationship between leadership, diversity and ethics.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/man-40238/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

evaluate context sensitive approaches to strategic leadership and change: 1
contrast different sources of power for leaders and the implication for delegation and leader authority: 1
critically evaluate the nature of organisational culture and how this impacts on leadership and the leader¿s role in shaping culture: 1
appraise the ethical dimensions of leaders and the leader¿s role in contemporary issues such as diversity and sustainability: 1

Study hours

12 hours of plenary teaching
12 hours of seminar / tutorials / group work
126 hours of independent learning including reading, asynchronous video lectures, specified activities and assignment preparation.

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Assignment weighted 100%
Individual Summative Leadership Assignment (3,000 words or equivalent)
Individual piece of coursework requiring the observation and analysis of leadership, problems, culture and change in an organisation; appraising leadership, power and authority with respect to ethics, inclusion and sustainability with a view to making recommendations for further organisational practice development. With agreement with the module leader, you can choose the format of the outputs for this assessment as long as it clearly demonstrates the fulfilment of the assignment criteria, learning outcomes and your individual learning plan. Examples could include: 3,000 word Report; 3,000- word Case Study; 20 minute Video Presentation. The module guide provides more guidance and assessment criteria for each of these different outputs.

The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. Details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 25 July 2024