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Module Title
LM Organisational and Personal Development
School
Phil, Theology and Religion
Department
Theology and Religion
Module Code
09 36894
Module Lead
Andrew Davies
Level
Masters Level
Credits
20
Semester
Semester 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions
None
Exclusions
Description
This module has three key themes. First, we will address central concepts of organisational behaviour and development and explore their application within faith communities and faith-based organisations, addressing issues such as innovation and creativity, organisational resilience, performance improvement and organisational strategy in religion-related contexts, with a particular focus on the distinctive nature of faith-based organisations. Second, we will engage with theological reflection on organisations and the nature of work from a variety of religious perspectives. Third, we will explore issues around personal and professional development, considering for example succession planning and leadership transitions and pipelines, leading from the ‘second chair’, and strategies for identifying and developing emerging leaders, with an emphasis on developing character and alignment with organisational values.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to:
Engage contemporary scholarship on organisational and personal professional development and its practical application and implications in faith-based contexts;
Reflect theologically upon the nature of organisations, the distinctiveness of faith-based providers and the nature of work within or for a particular religious tradition and explore the implications of these insights within or for faith-based contexts;
Apply their learning to specific practical contexts and challenges in the workplace;
Demonstrate their understanding and application of practical and professional skills in aspects of organisational leadership such as performance improvement, leadership transition, organisational resilience, innovation and creativity.
Assessment
36894-03 : 2 x 2500 word essays : Coursework (100%)
36894-04 : Alt Assessment: Business Proposal : Coursework (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions
Assessment:
2 x essays of 2,500 words each (50% each)
At the discretion of the module convenor, students taking this module as a degree apprenticeship candidate can be invited instead to submit an alternative form of assessment, which can be EITHER:
a) A strategic business proposal of up to 4,000 words (to be delivered to a detailed specification to be provided); OR b) A portfolio of evidence of professional development (comprising up to 18 discrete pieces of evidence, to be delivered to a detailed specification to be provided).
Each of these alternative assessment models a) and b) may only be applied once each across the MPA programme and to modules determined by the programme leader (ordinarily to the fifth and sixth modules to be delivered on the programme respectively).
Reassessment: Resubmission of any and all failed components (selecting a different essay title/topic where there is a choice of titles/topics).
