AH3B01: Leading in the 21st Century: Leadership Challenges and Practices
Module code: AH3B01
Module provider: Leadership, Organisations and Behaviour; Henley Business School
Credits: 20
Level: Level 3 (Honours)
When you'll be taught: Full year
Module convenor: Dr Can Ererdi, email: c.ererdi@henley.ac.uk
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Placement information: No placement specified
Academic year: 2024/5
Available to visiting students: No
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Last updated: 28 May 2024
Overview
Module aims and purpose
he module explores the role of leadership in leading successful and sustainable organisations in the 21st century. The module explores leadership as a multi-facetted approach that reflects the ambiguous, complex and high paced challenges that the organisation, its leaders and employees may face. Thus, it looks at how leadership may become everyone’s job and how engaging leadership may become a capacity of the entire organisation.
By considering contemporary leadership practices and insights, this module will enable students to critically engage with the challenges of effective leadership.
Module learning outcomes
1. Critically evaluate major perspectives and practices in the field of leadership and the application and effectiveness of these perspectives and practices within military contexts.
2. Understand the contextual influences on effective leadership.
3. Analyse and critically evaluate leadership situations through engagement with real-life case studies.
4. Identify strategies and resources for enhancing effective intrapersonal and interpersonal leadership skills.
5. Understand the contextual influences on effective leadership, including the interdependence of followership and leadership processes
6. Develop a comprehensive understanding of the Dark Triad personality traits (narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy) and toxic leadership in organizations.
Module content
Session 1. 21st Century Leadership
Session 2. Identity and Leadership
Session 3. Resilient Leadership for Peak Performance
Session 4. Exploring the Dynamics of High-Performing Teams
Session 5. Reciprocal Nature of Leadership and Followership
Session 6. Leader Toxicity and The Dark Triad
Structure
Teaching and learning methods
Through engagement with theoretical leadership literature in addition to real-life case studies, students will be encouraged to develop their own perspective and practice of engaging and responsible leadership. They will undertake a variety of learning activities including lectures, in-class exercises, self-assessment and supplementary reading. Students will be encouraged to relate their own experiences to their studies and to share these with fellow students.
Study hours
| Scheduled teaching and learning activities | Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Summer |
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| Lectures | 60 | ||
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| Self-scheduled teaching and learning activities | Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Summer |
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| Directed viewing of video materials/screencasts | |||
| Participation in discussion boards/other discussions | |||
| Feedback meetings with staff | |||
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| Placement and study abroad | Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Summer |
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| Independent study hours | Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Summer |
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| Independent study hours | 140 |
Please note the independent study hours above are notional numbers of hours; each student will approach studying in different ways. We would advise you to reflect on your learning and the number of hours you are allocating to these tasks.
Semester 1 The hours in this column may include hours during the Christmas holiday period.
Semester 2 The hours in this column may include hours during the Easter holiday period.
Summer The hours in this column will take place during the summer holidays and may be at the start and/or end of the module.
Assessment
Requirements for a pass
Students need to achieve an overall module mark of 40% to pass this module.
Summative assessment
| Type of assessment | Detail of assessment | % contribution towards module mark | Size of assessment | Submission date | Additional information |
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| Written coursework assignment | Written essay including reflective diary | 100 | 3000 words |
Penalties for late submission of summative assessment
This module is subject to the Penalties for late submission for Postgraduate Flexible programmes policy, which can be found at:
The Module Convenor will apply the following penalties to work submitted late:
- where the piece of work is submitted up to one calendar month after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark;
- where the piece of work is submitted more than one calendar month after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.
You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.
Formative assessment
Formative assessment is any task or activity which creates feedback (or feedforward) for you about your learning, but which does not contribute towards your overall module mark.
Practice applications supported by on-line tutor.
Reassessment
| Type of reassessment | Detail of reassessment | % contribution towards module mark | Size of reassessment | Submission date | Additional information |
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| Written coursework assignment | Written essay including reflective diary | 100 | 3000 words |
Additional costs
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