MQM3PPT: Private, Public or Third Sector Boards

Module code: MQM3PPT

Module provider: Marketing and Reputation; Henley Business School

Credits: 0

Level: Postgraduate Masters

When you'll be taught: Full year

Module convenor: Dr Filipe Morais, email: f.morais@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 will take place in a practice based sector specific setting e.g. private sector (big 4 consultancy); public sector (government offices); third sector (charitable organisation). Specialist guest speakers will be invited to present and/or be part of a panel that will engage in dialogue with students about their business challenge projects. The guest panel will offer practice based advice and guidance recognising that whilst governance and innovation issues may have commonalities, each sector has its unique structures and demands. As each board is unique, students will have an opportunity to share about their business challenge project and gain sector specific guidance/advice.

Module learning outcomes

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

1. Critically evaluate the distinct nature and dynamics of public, private and third sector boards  
2. Identify and critically evaluate a board challenge in their professional practice and sector   
3.  Identify and critically evaluate potential approached to researching

Module content

This module is 1 full  day.  It  is  designed  to  facilitate  the  learning  by  students  through  engaging  with sector specific practitioners. This enables students to benefit from the practical realities as experienced by other boards and gain insight into  the  unique  issues  within  their  sector  (private;  public; third sector) by learning in a  practice  based  setting  with  a  panel  of  practitioners.  The  day  will be facilitated by academic staff. Thus students benefit from presence of both practice based and academic advice during the day. 

• Overview of key governance challenges in public, private and third sector boards  
• Interview dialogue with expert panel 
• Business challenge issue roundtable sessions (2) 
• Question and answer session with panel 

Structure

Teaching and learning methods

The module will be facilitated by academic staff and practitioners. The session may include: 

• PowerPoint presentations 

• Individual exercises 

• Work based and active learning opportunities 

• Group exercises combining theory and practice to support facilitated learning 

• Problem solving opportunities 

T&L approaches and exercises will cater to individual/differentiation needs and facilitated interactive Q&A as part of scaffolding. Each student will have opportunity to contribute to their own diary as part of the learning experience. 

The contact hours are shown for one semester in the table below for illustrative purposes only. The actual timing will vary depending on your cohort start date

Study hours

At least 10 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

This module is marked on a pass/fail basis. Students must pass each item of assessment to pass the 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.

Reassessment

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