Leading, Managing and Developing People (777N1)

15 credits, Level 7 (Masters)

Autumn teaching

In this module, you look at the key issues in people management and development.

You examine contemporary research on employment and effective approaches to human resource (HR) and learning development (L&D) practice.

You focus on the links between people management practices and positive organisational outcomes and research that highlights major changes and developments in practice.

You also look at the debates surrounding theory and practice in specific fields including: 

  • leadership
  • flexibility
  • change management.

You will develop the skills to become an effective manager, and HR specialist - learning to manage people fairly and increase levels of engagement, commitment, motivation and performance.

Teaching

100%: Practical (Workshop)

Assessment

30%: Coursework (Essay)
70%: Examination (Take away paper)

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 33 hours of contact time and about 117 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2023/24. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.