Leadership: A Diverse, Inclusive and Critical Approach

Module overview

There is a pressing need for leadership to evolve in response to global changes. Such challenges include: a massive paradigm shift in work practices as a result of the global pandemic; changes in the political landscape; as well as concerns over the climate crisis – all of which need organisations, and other powerful stakeholders to take a more principled perspective. An all-encompassing and radical approach to leadership is needed, which is diverse, inclusive, and critical. The module will introduce a range of theories and approaches of leadership, and challenge learners into looking at leadership more critically. The usefulness and application of leadership theories across the organisational, cultural, and global contexts will be critically examined.

Aims and Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

a range of theories and perspectives on leadership;
a critical, diverse and inclusive approach to dominant conceptualisations of leadership.

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

synthesise information from a range of sources to answer questions, and carry out other forms of independent learning;
demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills.

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

critically evaluate the relevance of leadership in varied organisational, cultural, and global contexts;

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

The module will be delivered via the following teaching and learning methods: • 12 two-hour lectures delivered over 12 weeks. • Seminar classes based on small groups, working on case studies, dissecting key texts and completing exercises to simulate real-world problem solving.

Study time
Type	Hours
Revision	24
Assessment tasks	60
Lecture	24
Preparation for scheduled sessions	12
Follow-up work	20
Seminar	10
Total study time	150

Assessment

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Class discussions

Assessment Type: Formative
Feedback:
Final Assessment: No
Group Work: No

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Essay	60%
Podcast	40%

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Essay	100%

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Podcast	40%
Essay	60%