Course Details in 2022/23 Session

Module Title	LH Fundamentals of Leadership
School	Birmingham Business School
Department	Management
Module Code	07 31971
Module Lead	Dr John Gibney
Level	Honours Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 1
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Exclusions
Description	The course is about understanding and explaining leaders and leading. We explore what leadership is – and debate the difference leadership makes and why. We introduce leadership theory – discuss the contribution(s) and limits of theory - and discuss and debate varieties of leadership experience across different ‘real life’ settings. The course then introduces students to the ideas of critical reflection and self-reflexivity in leadership studies - and in relation to the ‘actual & real’ enactment of leading/leadership. We discuss and debate the limits and possibilities of leadership. In the small group seminars, we help students to begin to develop a sense of their own leadership potential and aptitude(s). Finally, students are introduced to the most recent thinking and ideas in leadership studies around leading in/for ‘responsible business’ and in relation to debates around diversity and inclusivity
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module, students should be able to: Have an understanding of the nature and dynamics of leadership; Understand the contribution academic theory makes to explaining leaders & leadership; Be able to draw upon relevant theories and concepts from the academic literature when analysing and explaining leaders and leadership styles and approaches; Understand the importance of context – and how leadership plays differently through different real life settings; Begin to develop a sense of the possibilities and limits of leadership; Have gained a sense of their own leadership potential and aptitude(s); Have gained a sense of some of the new thinking – and the challenges to be overcome - around leading in/for responsible business and in an era of diversity and inclusion
Assessment	31971-01 : Class Test : Class Test (25%) 31971-02 : Essay 1 : Coursework (25%) 31971-03 : Essay 2 : Coursework (50%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 2,000 word essay on leadership, 50% ; 1,500 word reflective essay (25%) ; 45 minute class test, 25% ;
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