Course Details in 2024/25 Session

Module Title	Partnership and Collaboration
School	Educational Enterprise
Department	Wiley
Module Code	07 28482
Module Lead	Chris Skelcher
Level	Masters Level
Credits	10
Semester	Semester 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Exclusions
Description	This module focuses on the importance of partnership and collaboration in modern public management and effective service delivery. The module introduces students to the main theoretical perspectives on partnership, and how these have developed and relate to the dynamics of collaboration in the public sector. Students look at the increasing importance of inter-organisational collaboration and the skills required for the successful development and maintenance of effective partnerships.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Explain the key drivers of collaborative and partnership working Analyse the benefits of collaborative and partnership strategies, from the perspectives of political science, sociology, political economy, and strategic management; Identify the attitudes, behaviours and organisational cultures which both expedite and hinder collaborative and partnership strategies; Demonstrate the ability to construct a joined-up approach to collaborative and partnership strategy which is outcome-driven and produces public value; Appraise the models available for mapping and measuring the impacts of collaborative and partnership strategies in a systematic evaluative framework; Appraise the impact of collaborative and partnership strategies on different stakeholder groups and the implications for engaging these groups in partnership working.
Assessment	28482-01 : DL assessment in canvas : Coursework (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	1 assessed Blog (10%), 2 assessed Group Discussions (5% each), preparation of a written exercise and case study (30%), and completion of a 1500 word Essay (50%). Reassessment: Completion of a 3000 word essay (100%).
Other	None
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