MNM2DNA: Finding Your Leadership DNA

Module code: MNM2DNA

Module provider: Leadership, Organisations and Behaviour; Henley Business School

Credits: 20

Level: Postgraduate Masters Stage 2

When you'll be taught: Full year

Module convenor: Dr Loua Khalil, email: l.khalil@henley.ac.uk

Pre-requisite module(s):

Co-requisite module(s):

Pre-requisite or Co-requisite module(s):

Module(s) excluded:

Placement information: No placement specified

Academic year: 2024/5

Available to visiting students:

Talis reading list:

Last updated: 28 May 2024

Overview

Module aims and purpose

This module aims to: 

Introduce key and related concepts, theories and models of leadership, change, leadership culture and the ethics and values of leadership, capabilities and approaches that bind them together. 

Prepare students for their roles as business leaders: to set agendas, to research, analyse and integrate complex information in designing change solutions for organisations. 

Explore connections between the leadership, culture development, creating an environment for innovation and creativity, cultural resilience, and change capabilities necessary to drive continuous innovation and fulfil an organisation’s remit. 

Manage partnerships, people and resources effectively and measure outcomes, understanding how to champion projects and transform services across organisational boundaries. 

Identify their development goals as change leaders and practise the core skills of leading change. 

Module learning outcomes

By the end of the module, it is expected that students will be able to: 

Make appropriate and effective use of different approaches to leadership and change. 

Identify and apply the key leadership and change resources required to take an organisation forward. 

Understand and develop their own and others' leadership and change responsiveness capability. 

Module content

The module covers the following topics: 

Concepts, theories and models of leadership and their relevance to organisational change circumstances 

The challenge of change and the key organisational and people factors impacting on its nature and enactment 

The role, nature and impact of values and culture in both pursuing and responding to change and its leadership 

The core skills and techniques required to enable, enact and evaluate effective change 

Structure

Teaching and learning methods

The module content is delivered through 2 days of taught sessions, supported by key reading from texts and other sources, practical activities for each topic with group and cohort discussion. Guest speakers may be included in order to study contemporary situations. Case material is included to stretch the practical application of theory and experience. An element of self-reflection is included to build awareness and identify development needs. On-line support material is made available via Canvas. 

Study hours

At least 14 hours of scheduled teaching and learning activities will be delivered in person, with the remaining hours for scheduled and self-scheduled teaching and learning activities delivered either in person or online. You will receive further details about how these hours will be delivered before the start of the module.

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

50% pass mark - Students need to achieve an overall module mark of 50% to pass this module. 

Summative assessment

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:

https://www.reading.ac.uk/cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/qap/penaltiesforlatesubmissionpgflexible.pdf

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.

Workshop activities are undertaken to support formative assessment of the learning. These activities are not assessed for the purposes of the final module mark. This formative assessment takes the form of feedback given to students at workshops on syndicate work, presentations and exercises.

Reassessment

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