Managerial Effectiveness
PostgraduateCUR-GCB5602021
Course information for 2021 intake
Identify the manager’s role on both personal and organisational levels. Strengthen your ability to manage conflict, negotiate workplace difficulties and coach team performance. Demonstrate your knowledge by developing a leadership learning plan.
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Managerial Effectiveness
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- evaluate personal management and leadership competencies, and then apply experiential learning principles in developing a leadership learning plan for implementation
- devise strategies for life-long leadership learning skills such as objective setting, reflective journaling and peer coaching
- analyse the literature on 'coaching', and apply these skills, as part of a leadership development strategy, with a peer
- interpret and apply relevant theoretical and conceptual frameworks to solve questions and problems related to managerial effectiveness.
- Models of Leadership and Management
- Learning Styles and Organizational Behaviour
- Working and Living with Different Personality Types
- Emotional Intelligence and Mindfulness
- The Leader as Coach: Managing Performance
- Communication: Interpersonal
- Conflict Management
- Negotiation Skills
- Strengths, Positive Psychology and Leadership
- Managing Upwards
- Establishing your Vision/Life Plan
- Managing Life Stress
Development of key leadership and management skills with the goal of enhancing managerial effectiveness. Development of effective strategies for organisational learning, coaching, time management, negotiation, stress management and communication, clarifying personal and professional vision, as well as examining the developing roles of managers in regional and global environments.
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- Assignment 1 (35%)
- Assignment 2 (40%)
- Assignment 3 (25%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Prior study
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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