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BU506S: PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT (2022-2023)

Last modified: 31 Jul 2023 11:19


Course Overview

Projects drive changes in organisations. A successfully implemented project can move an organisation from one state to another to achieve a specific objective. Projects are undertaken at all organisational levels and can involve multiple business units from multiple organisations. Therefore, effective project implementation is not straightforward. Executives thus need to ensure that the projects’ deliverables can create intended business values for a variety of stakeholders.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term First Term Credit Points 0 credits (0 ECTS credits)
Campus Offshore Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • John Storm

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course is designed to equip learners in successfully managing projects to meet objectives in a wide range of contexts. The course covers the central project management issues and concepts: scope, time, cost and risk, and enables learners to appreciate their trade-offs. Learners will comprehend how to schedule, manage and allocate resources and activities through various project management methodologies and techniques. Learners will also realise how to manage risk and how to recover from unsatisfactory project progress.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Report: Individual

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
Assessment Weeks 6 Feedback Weeks 8

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Feedback

You will write a report that evaluates the strengths and limitations of leadership styles within an organisational context. This will involve analysing the leadership styles of two well-known entrepreneurs, evaluating the strengths / limitations of these leadership styles if applied within your organisational context, and critically reflecting upon your own leadership style – specifically with regards to how it impacts both performance and interaction with your colleagues.

Feedback will be facilitated via:

  • Peer marking
  • Utilising marking rubric as provided in the course guide
  • Provision of sample papers to example best practice and general tips for good reporting
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ReflectionAnalyseGain a deeper understanding of this EMBA Programme and how your studies may support your personal development

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Resit Summative Coursework

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
Assessment Weeks 12 Feedback Weeks 14

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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ReflectionAnalyseGain a deeper understanding of this EMBA Programme and how your studies may support your personal development

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