Module - Leadership and Change (Level 6)
The aim of this module is to provide you with the opportunity to explore the concept of leadership for change at the point of service delivery.
By the end of this module you will be able to:
- Critically analyse how learning from this module has transformed your understanding of the leadership of change within your professional area.
- Propose and critically review the need for change in your practice area.
- Develop a strategy to implement the change including a critical appraisal of the leadership and change management theories relevant to this.
- Critically reflect upon your own strengths in developing as a change agent in order to promote and enhance your continuous professional development.
The content of the module will include leadership theories and approaches with reflection on your own personal leadership styles. Change management theories and approaches - leading teams through change. Organisational culture in relation to leading change, Clinical governance, quality improvement and the quality assurance agenda.
How you will learn
Formative assessment provides an opportunity for you to receive feedback on work as part of your learning but does not have marks awarded that contribute to the final module mark. The formative piece is a reflection of your own role in a change in practice.
How you will be assessed
The summative assessment is a written assignment of 2,500 words which provides the opportunity to demonstrate that you have met the learning outcomes for the module.
Evidence of prior successful study at the underpinning level.
To be eligible to study this module, you must demonstrate the ability to study at this level and commit to attempting the assessment. When taken as part of a specific named award, the module content and assessment must be focussed towards the subject of that award. Participation in the formative components of the module is required in order to pass the module.
Healthcare practitioner with an interest in or experience of managing change.
20 Credit Health Module Pricing
Tuition fees are set annually and are subject to review each year. The University may therefore raise tuition fees in the second or subsequent years of a course, in line with inflation and/or the maximum permitted by law or government policy. Students will be notified of any changes as soon as possible.
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