Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Unit Catalogue 2010/11 |
PA50269: Leadership in health |
 Credits:
| 12 |
| Level:
| Masters |
| Period: | This unit is available in... |
| Modular (no specific semester) |
| Assessment:
| CW 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
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| Description:
| Aims: Explore the role of effective leadership in organisational development and improvement. Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this unit participants will be able to: 1. Practice critical and effective leadership approaches to deliver service objectives in the practice context (intellectual skill, professional skill; taught, facilitated) 2. Use and evaluate these approaches to respond to local, regional and national initiatives and priorities (Professional skill, intellectual skill; taught, facilitated) 3. Critically evaluate the emotions and politics that surround, shape and have an impact on leadership (intellectual skill, professional skill, practical skill; taught, facilitated) 4. Work and communicate effectively and appropriately with a range of people in practice contexts on an individual, group and organisational basis (professional skill, key skill; taught, facilitated and assessed) 5. Reflect on their own leadership style ad approach and identify areas for continuous improvement (professional skill; facilitated and assessed) Skills: See classification of learning outcomes above. Content: * Leadership skills and service objectives * Leadership models and their application in practice * Action learning sets for group problem solving * Monitoring standards for service delivery * National leadership initiatives * Personal leadership attributes. |