MQM3PERP: Personal Project

Module code: MQM3PERP

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

Credits: 20

Level: Postgraduate Masters Stage 3

When you'll be taught: Semester 2

Module convenor: Dr Holly Andrews, email: h.andrews2@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: No

Talis reading list:

Last updated: 28 May 2024

Overview

Module aims and purpose

The personal project encourages the programme member to identify themes of personal development as a coach/behaviour change practitioner, over the duration of the Masters programme. Programme members will draw on a range of sources of evidence upon which they can reflect in their final write-up. Sources of evidence are likely to include their learning log, feedback from external sources and more formal personal reflections (such as in previous assignments). The overall intention is that the personal project provides the opportunity for programme members to reflect on their own personal development as a coach/behaviour change practitioner. This includes identifying strengths as a coach/behaviour change practitioner including competencies, values and capabilities and why/how these are important for effective and ethical coaching. Engaging in the personal project will also encourage the programme member to identify ongoing areas of development and provide a plan as to how these will be addressed.

Module learning outcomes

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

1. Personal Development: Programme members will demonstrate self-awareness as an independent, reflective and self-critical learner in a wide range of learning contexts and be able to apply learning to new situations 

2. Personal Development: Programme members will understand the nature and process of personal development and recognise the value of personal development 

3. Critical Reflection: Programme members will be able to effectively synthesize theory and research with their reflective examples to illustrate their understanding of how theory and research applies to their own practice  

4. Coaching Skills: Programme members will demonstrate the importance of both values and capabilities for effective and ethical coaching 

5. Coaching Skills: Programme members will develop a strategic, holistic and integrated coaching perspective 

Module content

The topic/themes for the personal project will be selected by the programme member, with assistance from tutors on the programme. Coaching input from other programme members will also contribute to the clarification and development of the project. Guidelines will be supplied with the course materials. The personal learning log, which is kept throughout the programme, will form a core element of the project.

Structure

Teaching and learning methods

Input and guidance will be given at intervals throughout the programme, during the workshops. Written guidelines for selecting and scoping the personal project, and writing it up in a reflective style, will be supplied with the programme materials. The student will learn from reflecting upon their own experiences, and gathering feedback from those they have been working with. They will be encouraged to think about their own evidence procedure for understanding the impact they have on others and about their success criteria for their practice.

Study hours

At least 0 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

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.

Supervision sessions. Feedback from peers, tutors and learning advisors.

Reassessment

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