Module BUSI53815: Management and Career Development (DL)

Department: Management and Marketing

BUSI53815: Management and Career Development (DL)

Tied To

• N1D507: Entrepreneurship (distance learning) (see Postgraduate Handbook 2007-2008 for details)
• N1D707: Marketing (Distance Learning) (For students entering before January 2009) (see Postgraduate Handbook 2011-2012 for details)
• N1DM07: Management (Distance Learning) (For students entering before January 2009) (see Postgraduate Handbook 2011-2012 for details)

Pre-requisites

Corequisites

Excluded Combinations

Aims

• To introduce students to key concepts and techniques of management development as a basis for reviewing their own career development.

Content

• Foundations of management development;
• Managerial effectiveness concepts;
• Management and organisational learning;
• Strategy, culture, systems, structure and learning;
• Historical perspectives on management development;
• Standards and qualifications;
• Management development audits;
• Development and training strategies;
• Measurement of management performance;
• Appraising performance;
• Career progression and management;
• Coaching, counselling and mentoring;
• Personal development;
• Personal effectivensss audit;
• CV development;
• Transferring learning into practice;

Learning Outcomes

• By the end of the module, students should be able to critically appraise key concepts and techniques of management development.

• By the end of the module, students should be able to apply concepts and techniques of management development to their own career development.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• Through a combination of learning materal, self assessed exercises and a formative assignment on key topical issues, together with guided reading.
• On the DL MA Programme each module is delivered in discrete Units which are equivalent to a lecture session. A DL Unit normally consists of specially written material, directed reading, reflection through self-assessed assignments and guidance for further reading.
• Each student is allocated a Tutor for each Module. the Tutor is tasked with providing feedback on formative work and is available for individual consultation as necessary. Tutoring is normally provided at a distance and may be conducted by email, telephone, post or fax.
• The DL Programme offers annual residential seminars. In addition to offering core curriculum, the seminars provide the opportunity for DL Students to interface with members of Faculty, meet Tutors and to interact with other members of the student cohort.
• Tutorials are conducted by email, post or fax. Students are unlikely to require more than 5 hours of telephone support form a tutor combiend with a further 5 hours of tutor time in answering questions recevied by post, fax or email.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment

Written assignment of 2,000 words (maximum)