300 hours, of which 40 will be lectures, tutorials and learning groups, a minimum of 80 fieldwork hours, and the rest directed/independent study. Lectures will involve a range of interactive teaching methods.

Key Information Set Data:
13% scheduled learning and teaching activities
60% guided independent learning
27% placement (fieldwork hours)

This module aims to develop leadership and entrepreneurial skills. In the first part of the module leadership and management theory is addressed, focusing on the study of how this may be applied to statutory and voluntary sector bodies, and on the skills of a leader, particularly creative thinking, casting vision and organizational development. Students will critique Christian understandings of leadership, as well as those emerging from business. Particular emphasis is given to formal tools of evaluation, as an aid to re-envisioning projects. The second part of this module focuses on the notion of social enterprise. The module outlines the ideological and legal framework in which social enterprise has developed as an increasingly important element of community and economic development. It also introduces students to the diverse skill set required when setting up new projects. This skill set is equally applicable in traditional statutory and voluntary sector contexts. Assessments draw out the theoretical and practical implications of the module.

1. Professional Journal Entry related to an aspect of professional practice (Learning Outcomes 1, 2)

2. A Group Project resulting in a written proposal for a new social enterprise, produced together by a learning group. (Learning Outcome 3, 4, 5)

3. A Group Presentation by the learning group of the social enterprise proposal, as if for a major funder/investor. (Learning Outcome 4, 5)

4. Field Work Report related to an aspect of professional competency that provides evidence against a national occupational standard or equivalent

Key Information Set Data:
100% coursework

On-site library and internet access to Staffordshire University Library
PCs with standard suite of University software providing access to e-mail, the internet, word processing, etc.
Rooms with access for disabled students, and suitable for group work

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Collins, J.C. & Porras, J.I. (1994), Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies, London: Century.
Dees, J. G. et al (2001), Enterprising Nonprofits: A Handbook for Social Entrepreneurs, New York: John Wiley and Son
Gibbs, E. (2005), Leadership Next, Leicester: Inter-Varsity Press.
Myers, J.R. (2007) Organic Community: Creating a Place Where People Naturally Connect, Grand Rapids: Emersion.
Stephens, R.P. (2002), Liberating the Laity: Equipping all the Saints for Ministry, Vancouver: Regent College.
Wheatley, M. J. (2006), Leadership and the New Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic World, San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler.