Module Descriptors
LEADERSHIP
NURS60203
Key Facts
Faculty of Health Sciences
Level 6
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Joseph Brittlebank
Email: R.Brittlebank@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- PRESENTATION - SEMINAR weighted at 30%
- BUSINESS PLAN weighted at 70%
Module Details
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Working in health / social care practice setting
Module Texts
Armstrong M. and Stephens T. (2005) Management and Leadership. Kogan Page. London
Avery G.A. (2004) Understanding Leadership. Sage Publications. London
Iles V. (2006) Really Managing Health Care. Open University Press. Buckingham.
Kouzes J.M and Posner B.Z. (2003) The Leadership Challenge 3rd Ed., Josey-Bass. San Francisco.
Avery G.A. (2004) Understanding Leadership. Sage Publications. London
Iles V. (2006) Really Managing Health Care. Open University Press. Buckingham.
Kouzes J.M and Posner B.Z. (2003) The Leadership Challenge 3rd Ed., Josey-Bass. San Francisco.
Module Resources
Library
IT resources
IT resources
Module Learning Strategies
The module will be delivered using a variety of methods and approaches.
Contact Hours (36)
16 hours Lead and key note lectures
4 hours Seminar presentation
16 hours Action learning sets
Independent Study Hours: (114)
12 hours Group and individual tutorials
28 hours Blended learning - Blackboard
14 hours Library time
60 hours Assessment preparation
Contact Hours (36)
16 hours Lead and key note lectures
4 hours Seminar presentation
16 hours Action learning sets
Independent Study Hours: (114)
12 hours Group and individual tutorials
28 hours Blended learning - Blackboard
14 hours Library time
60 hours Assessment preparation
Module Indicative Content
The module content will facilitate in depth discussion and critical evaluation of issues underpinning leadership practice reflecting the three themes highlighted in the National Leadership Framework (2006).
Contemporary leadership theories, leadership qualities, self awareness and visionary leadership.
Service delivery for example clinical governance, team building, responsibility and accountability, partnership working and empowerment
Setting direction, including political awareness, leading and managing change, decision making and horizon scanning, resource management and budgeting
Contemporary leadership theories, leadership qualities, self awareness and visionary leadership.
Service delivery for example clinical governance, team building, responsibility and accountability, partnership working and empowerment
Setting direction, including political awareness, leading and managing change, decision making and horizon scanning, resource management and budgeting
Module Additional Assessment Details
Seminar presentation of twenty minutes based on an audit identifying a minor resource need within the students practice setting. Students will be expected to use a systematic approach to the audit based on the implementation of a recognised audit tool
Weighting 30% - 1000 word equivalent (Contributes to Learning Outcomes 1 and 2)
Preparation of a bid/proposal, based on the audit, providing a range of evidence to obtain financial support for the resource identified. The proposal must include the relationship to national and local plans and provide a coherent methodology to support the bid. (Contributes to Learning Outcomes 3 and 4) Weighting 70% - 2000 words
Both elements of the assessment must be passed in order to successfully pass the module
Additional Assessment Details: Formative Assessment:
Group and individual tutorials
Weighting 30% - 1000 word equivalent (Contributes to Learning Outcomes 1 and 2)
Preparation of a bid/proposal, based on the audit, providing a range of evidence to obtain financial support for the resource identified. The proposal must include the relationship to national and local plans and provide a coherent methodology to support the bid. (Contributes to Learning Outcomes 3 and 4) Weighting 70% - 2000 words
Both elements of the assessment must be passed in order to successfully pass the module
Additional Assessment Details: Formative Assessment:
Group and individual tutorials