Module Information
Title of module: Personal and Professional Development
Module code: ULMS864
Credit value: 15
Semester in which the module is taught: Semester 1
Module Aims and Learning Outcomes
This module aims to develop students’ self-awareness in relation to their values, behaviours, motivations, and development of their skills in leadership and management. It enables reflection on current and future skill and knowledge needs, and supports personal and career development planning. The module aims to develop students as reflective management practitioners within their own context. Specific skills development activities are supported through an action learning that encourages students to examine real management problems or issues using their own experiences and case study material.
The module focuses on the skills and knowledge required by effective leaders and managers in contemporary organisations. Over the course of the module:
-Students will learn about the work undertaken by managers in the context of a range of organisational settings;
-The nature of the management role will be problematized through a series of cases and scenarios that will encourage learners to explore the nature of professionalism and ethics in management;
-The module also aims to develop students as managers who engage in scholarly, reflective practice both during their time on the programme and in their future careers.
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Learning Outcomes
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Students will be able to recognise and reflect upon their own values, perspectives, motivations and behaviours and those of others in a global context, and the impact these can have within groups and organisations.
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Students will be able to explain how values and ethics impact on professional practice.
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Students will be able to explain and interpret the types of professional and ethical dilemmas managers may encounter and have to deal with.
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Students will be able to use and apply theory appropriately to explain the nature of these situations and why they occur and propose how managers’ workplace behaviour may be consciously adapted to recognise and resolve them.
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Students will be able to identify their own needs for development of the management and leadership skills both relevant to the students' own context and to the wider field of management in a globalised world.
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Students will be able to demonstrate a high level of self-awareness by generating, analysing and reflecting on feedback from a range of sources in relation to personal/interpersonal/leadership and management skills
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Students will be able to recognise the need for managers' continuous learning and development, and to acquire skills and techniques to improve practice.
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How will this module develop my ULMS Graduate skills?
This module helps students to develop the skills set out in the module specification. Details of how the stated skills will be tested are shown in the module specification.
In addition, the Management School has identified a set of key skills which it expects its students to develop throughout their studies. These are skills actively sought by employers and which together form. the “ULMS Graduate” (see appendix A at the end of this module guide).
Teaching and Learning Strategies
This module includes live lectures (10 hours). You will find these activities scheduled on your timetable as ‘ON CAMPUS LECTURES’ . The lecture introduces you to the week’s topic, including academic and practitioner discussions around the issue.
In addition, we will have seminar groups (10 hours). You will find these activities scheduled on your timetable as ‘ON CAMPUS SEMINARS’ . You will be given tasks/activities each week, so you must come to seminars prepared to discuss your ideas and review those of others. Students are expected to participate actively in sessions. Both lectures and seminars are held in person, please refer to your timetable for details.
Many of the learning materials will be posted on CANVAS each week, and the seminar, in small groups, will provide an opportunity to apply your learning and develop techniques that will help you in your assessment. New materials and discussion questions might be posted on CANVAS, according to current affairs and issues during the module.
Students will be expected to undertake background and follow-up reading and to access materials via the web and CANVAS. Your non-contact study hours should total around 120 hours for this module. Most communication and support for learning will be posted on CANVAS. You should, therefore, access CANVAS regularly.
The university supports your learning via the Study Skills web page. Your Student Handbook (and Study Skills Booklet) also provides advice on the skills required for your assessments (e.g., ULMS Academic Masterclasses and/or KnowHow sessions).
Assessment Strategy - How will this module be assessed?
Summary
Assessment 1: Reflective learning log, 1500 words (30%)
Submission deadlines and date of return of work to students:
December 9th, 12pm (midday).
Assessment 2: Individual essay, 2000 words (70%)
Submission deadlines and date of return of work to students:
January 10th, 12pm (midday).
How to submit your work:
Online submission only. See detailed instructions below.
By submitting your work, you are acknowledging that you understand theUniversity’s Academic Integrity Policy, that you have not plagiarised, colluded, or bought your work, and that you have not copied work extensively from previous assessments you have submitted.
Weighting of the assessment components:
Assessment 1: Reflective learning log = 30%
Assessment 2: Individual essay = 70%