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PTY-40086 - Module Specification
School of Allied Health Professions
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2023/24 Last Updated: 13 February 2024

PTY-40086 - Leadership and Service Development - P&O
Coordinator: Aastha Monga
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
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Programme/Approved Electives for 2023/24

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2023/24

This module forms part of the MSc Prosthetics and Orthotics programme at Keele University which is an innovative programme of study which prepares the graduate for contemporary clinical practice in changing health and industry settings.
This module will enable students to understand the characteristics of effective leadership in a health service delivery context, preparing students to take a future lead on the delivery of high quality patient services.

Aims
This module aims to focus on students to evaluate the role of effective leadership in healthcare and develop students; knowledge and skills to facilitate effective planning, implementation and evaluation of high-quality healthcare services.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Critically assess and evaluate the changing and diverse context of health and social care: 1
Critically assess the characteristics of an effective leader: 1
Critically evaluate the factors contributing to a healthy workplace: 1
Argue and critically evaluate the requirements for effective workforce management: 1
Critically evaluate the challenges of contemporary healthcare service development and delivery: 1

Study hours

34 hours of teaching include:
~18 hours of synchronous lectures
~14 hours of tutorials/ small group working,
~ 02 hours of assessment practice
116 hours independent which includes:
~80 hours of self-directed study,
~20 hours of directed self-study,
~16 hours of assessment preparation

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Presentation weighted 100%
30 minute individual oral presentation
A 20 minute presentation (followed by 10 minutes questioning) focused on critically evaluating a contemporary Prosthetic or Orthotic healthcare service (selected by the student) exploring service strengths and weaknesses and the role of leadership in workforce management.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and 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/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 13 February 2024