At the beginning of the module you will attend a four hour session which will introduce the key themes for the module.

However, the majority of your learning will take place through the University's virtual learning environment, Blackboard. This will be augmented by work place experiential learning.

During the face to face sessions and your online, and independent, learning you will engage in a variety of theoretical and practical learning experiences which could include the following;

- Seminars
- Group workshops
- Case study analysis
- Formative assessments
- Directed research
- Work place activities
- Personal reflection

This module introduces the essential theories, principles and concepts which support the relationships between different stakeholders of individuals and organisations.

You will be introduced to topics such as;

- Leadership versus management
- Interpersonal skills
- Effective communication
- Stakeholder leadership versus stakeholder management
- Stakeholder analysis
- Ethical relationships

More detailed direction to contemporary literature can be found in the module handbook.

Useful sources include;
Institute of Leadership and Management

Pendleton, D. and Furnham, A. (2012) Leadership: all you need to know Palgrave Macmillan Basingstoke
Northouse, P. G. (2010) Leadership: theory and practice 5th edn Sage London
Freeman, R. E., Harrison, J. S., Wicks, A. C., Palmer, B. L. and De Colle, S. (2010) StakeholderTheory: the state of the art CUP Cambridge

A reflective log of no more than 2000 words which assesses all learning outcomes and is weighted at 100%