AHMES04-Developing Leadership in Others

Module Provider: Leadership, Organisations and Behaviour
Number of credits: 30 [15 ECTS credits]
Level:7
Terms in which taught: Autumn / Spring / Summer module
Pre-requisites:
Non-modular pre-requisites:
Co-requisites:
Modules excluded:
Current from: 2023/4

Module Convenor: Dr Selin Kudret
Email: s.kudret@henley.ac.uk

Type of module:

Summary module description:

Summary module description 

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ONLY AVAILABLE ON THE AHEP PROGRAMME  

This module is specifically aimed at providing officer students with the capability to develop leadership in others. At the heart of the module is the fundamental belief that leaders are responsible not only for their own leadership but for the development of leadership in their direct reports and other colleagues. 

Aims:

This module aims to:  

• Develop the capability of individuals to plan, manage and reflect on their individual personal leadership and consider how this can be used to support the leadership development of others.  


• Encourage development of behavioural skills in individuals to increase the effectiveness and appropriateness of their ability to develop leadership in others.  


• Recognise the importance of both developing future leaders as well as developing the leadership of current colleagues.  


• Build an understanding of succession planning and how to address skills deficits in leadership capability and capacity  


• Develop an awareness of the ethical, moral and practical issues in relation to developing leadership in others. 

Assessable learning outcomes:

Assessable learning outcomes 

• By the end of the module, it is expected that students will be able to demonstrate their ability to:  


• utilise a range of different theoretical models and approaches to learning and leadership development of others.  


• leverage a range of techniques for problem-solving, decision-making, and managing feedback in the leadership development of others.  


• Develop a plan for the leadership development of a colleague.  

Additional outcomes:

Additional outcomes 

• By the end of the module, the learners should additionally be able to demonstrate the following skills, knowledge, or abilities: 


• Self-reflection on how their support of the leadership development of others, impacts on their own leadership ability.  


• Conduct critical analysis in order to engage others, assess the context and decide on the most appropriate leadership development interventions.  


• Strengthen communication skills, including questioning, listening and managing difference and conflict.  

Outline content:

Outline content 

• The key topics covered in the module addresses the aim of enabling students to develop an appreciation and understanding of:  


• The role of the leader in developing the leadership of others.  


• Leadership development - self and others.  


• Learning and leadership of others development models and core theories.  


• Assessing the context of leadership developmentof others. 


• Managing difference and resolving conflict. 


• Practical leadership development skills.  

 

Brief description of teaching and learning methods:

The content is delivered asynchronously and on-line in a guided self-study format with directions to associated content, textbooks and journal articles. The module is structured around key readings and other sources, with a series of practical activities for each topic. An on-line tutor will support students as they work through the content. The on-line tutor will ensure students cover the key topics from the syllabus with a range of case material and exercises for group activity and facilita ted on-line discussion both synchronous and asynchronous. 

 

Contact hours:

	Autumn	Spring	Summer
Lectures	20
Seminars	10
Work-based learning	20
Guided independent study:
Wider reading (independent)	50
Wider reading (directed)	100
Essay preparation	100
Total hours by term	300	0	0
Total hours for module	300

Summative Assessment Methods:

Method	Percentage
Written assignment including essay	100

Summative assessment- Examinations:

No examination. 

Summative assessment- Coursework and in-class tests:

(Number and length of assignments and in-class tests, and, if available, the submission date for each assignment (expresses as a week of a specific term)) 

Reflective Essay (referred as Written assignment, including essay in the table above) – 100% 

The total word count should be between 2,500-3,000 words. The students are also required to prepare a presentation consisting of a maximum of 10 slides with annotated notes that will be submitted to the student’s Chain of Command. This element is not marked but the marker will provide formative feedback on the slides. 

Formative assessment methods:

(Work which provides opportunities to improve performance (e.g. through feedback provided) but which does not necessarily always contribute towards the overall module mark) 

Through module forums, students will receive formative assessment and development feedback.  

Assessments in AHEP are forward-looking, i.e., individualised feedback is provided for each assessment element, and the Officer students are instructed to apply the feedback they received into the next module’s assignment they are going to take.  In addition, the students are able to send their essay plans to the module convenor for formative feedback before submitting their assignments. 

Penalties for late submission:

The below information applies to students on taught programmes except those on Postgraduate Flexible programmes. Penalties for late submission, and the associated procedures, which apply to Postgraduate Flexible programmes are specified in the policy “Penalties for late submission for Postgraduate Flexible programmes”, which can be found here: https://www.reading.ac.uk/cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/cqsd-old-site-documents/penaltiesforlatesubmissionpgflexible.pdf
The Support Centres will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:

• where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of five working days;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than five working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.

The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at: https://www.reading.ac.uk/cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/cqsd-old-site-documents/penaltiesforlatesubmission.pdf
You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.

Assessment requirements for a pass:

Module pass mark of 50%  

Reassessment arrangements:

Resubmission of the failed elements of the module. 

Additional Costs (specified where applicable):

Last updated: 5 September 2023