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Module Title
LM Organisational Culture in Faith-Based Organisations
School
Phil, Theology and Religion
Department
Theology and Religion
Module Code
09 36895
Module Lead
Andrew Davies
Level
Masters Level
Credits
20
Semester
Semester 1
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions
None
Contact Hours
Lecture-28 hours
Seminar-8 hours
Tutorial-4 hours
Project supervision-5 hours
Practical Classes and workshops-5 hours
Work based learning-50 hours
Guided independent study-100 hours Total: 200 hours
Exclusions
Description
This module will discuss issues of organisational culture, exploring challenges faith communities and faith-based organisations face in shaping, sustaining and remodelling culture and the external and internal pressures for and against cultural transformation, particularly in the light of social pressures around migration, globalisation, securitisation, excellence in governance practice and secularisation. We will explore issues such as leading change, intercultural engagement, globalisation and secularisation, corporate social responsibility, entrepreneurship, public ethics and religion in the public square, social inclusion, media engagement, conflict resolution and contemporary approaches to interreligious relations, again balancing literature from the organisational sciences and leadership, business management and administration with insight from theological reflection and the daily practice of faith communities.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to:
Contextualise contemporary literature on organisational culture and cultural change into faith-based organisations, exploring its practical application and professional implications;
Develop strategies for changing organisational culture which reflect and have resonance for a particular religious tradition or context and interpret the implications of social transformations (including those around globalisation and secularisation) for their workplace and/or religious context;
Apply their learning to specific practical contexts and challenges in the workplace;
Demonstrate their understanding and application of practical and professional leadership skills in areas such as interreligious relations, culture change, social change, and media and public engagement
Assessment
36895-03 : 2 x 2500 word essays : Coursework (100%)
36895-04 : 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).
