Module Code: H9CIOL
Long Title Contemporary Issues in Organisational Leadership
Title Contemporary Issues in Organisational Leadership
Module Level: LEVEL 9
EQF Level: 7
EHEA Level: Second Cycle
Credits: 5
Module Coordinator: CORINA SHEERIN
Module Author: Faye McGinley
Departments: School of Business
Specifications of the qualifications and experience required of staff  
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Analyse and critique how the Third Sector landscape is likely to change over the medium term.
LO2 Identify and analyse current and immediate challenges in the Third Sector
LO3 Determine how current changes in the sector environment are likely to impact on their own organisation and be able to develop briefing strategies for their senior executive/Boards
LO4 Identify, analyse and critique their own position as leaders in the sector and their developing leadership response as individuals, as organisational leaders, and as sector leaders
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is required before enrolment on this module. While the prior learning is expressed as named NCI module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
No recommendations listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Entry requirements  
 

Module Content & Assessment

Indicative Content
The Role of the Third Sector in the National and Global Context
• Current issues and challenges in the Third Sector • Changing nature of the relationship between the State and service providers • Public policy and value for money • The increasing role of service level agreements in the Third Sector
Positioning the organisation in a dynamic task environment
• Strategic management trends in a climate of great uncertainty • Contemporary practices in non profit leadership and management • Financing the NPO of the future • Risk, governance, transparency and outcomes reporting
The challenge of leadership in the contemporary context;
• Emerging ethical challenges in the Third Sector • Leading organisational change • Leader narratives in the sector
Assessment Breakdown%
Coursework100.00%

Assessments

Full Time

Coursework
Assessment Type: Assignment 1 % of total: 33
Assessment Date: n/a Outcome addressed: 1
Non-Marked: No
Assessment Description:
Students will be given between 3 essays and/or projects on the contemporary issues under discussion in the course. One addresses the medium term dynamics in the sector environment.
Assessment Type: Assignment 2 % of total: 33
Assessment Date: n/a Outcome addressed: 2,3
Non-Marked: No
Assessment Description:
One addresses organisational responses to current environmental dynamics.
Assessment Type: Assignment 3 % of total: 34
Assessment Date: n/a Outcome addressed: 4
Non-Marked: No
Assessment Description:
One requires a reflective analysis of their own leaderhsip narrative
No End of Module Assessment
No Workplace Assessment
Reassessment Requirement
Coursework Only
This module is reassessed solely on the basis of re-submitted coursework. There is no repeat written examination.

NCIRL reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Module Target Workload Hours 0 Hours
Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Workload Description Hours Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload
Lecture No Description 30 Every Week 30.00
Independent Learning Time No Description 95 Every Week 95.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 30.00
 

Module Resources

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