Learning Partnerships, Unit Catalogue 2008/09 |
AS20155 Supervision skills |
| Credits: 5 |
| Level: Intermediate |
| Semester: 2 at City of Bristol College |
| Semester: 2 at Norton Radstock College |
| Semester: 2 at Swindon College |
| Assessment: CW 40%, OT 60% |
| Requisites: |
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Aims: The aims of this Unit are to ensure that students are:
* Able to undertake effective supervision of staff * Understand the theory and practice of supervision * Able to carry out professional appraisal of staff. Learning Outcomes: At the end of the unit students will have: * Understand the difference between supervision and management * Understood performance appraisal and be able to carry out various methods of appraisal * Understood the theory and practice of supervision * Explored how supervision fits within the range of HR policies of an employer. Skills: During the unit students will gain the following skills: * Intellectual (taught and assessed) - supervision, management, HR theory relating to performance appraisal * Professional (facilitated) - use of supervision and management of staff, development of performance appraisal schemes * Practical (facilitated and assessed) - supervision of staff * Key Skills (facilitated - assessed through other units) - the skills in this unit will assist students in the demonstration of competence in the common core modules and work undertaken in this module will be expected to contribute to their portfolios in those units. Content: The syllabus for this unit concentrates on: * Supervision and management of staff * HR theory * Performance appraisal. In addition some of this unit will be carried out in the workplace using actual examples of work undertaken by the student. |