Unit information: Management Including Human Resources in 2012/13

Unit name	Management Including Human Resources
Unit code	MEDIM8040
Credit points	15
Level of study	M/7
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24)
Unit director	Professor. Hanks
Open unit status	Not open
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
School/department	Health Sciences Faculty Office
Faculty	Faculty of Health Sciences

Description including Unit Aims

The aim of this module is to develop students’ knowledge of organisational and management issues.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Following completion of this module students will be able to:

• discuss the differing organisational issues in different work environments, such as the health service and the voluntary and charitable sectors

• delineate the skills required for personnel selection and recruitment

• discuss the roles of assessment, appraisal and revalidation in educational supervision, training and continuing professional development of junior and senior colleagues

• discuss the reasons for resistance to change and ways to facilitate and implement change within the workplace.

Teaching Information

Two day block Seminars Group discussion and problem solving exercises

Assessment Information

Project work relevant to the organisation/management/management of change occurring in the students’ place of work.

Reading and References

Simpson J, Smith R (eds). Management for doctors. London: BMJ Publications, 1993

Marinker M (ed) Controversies in health care policies: Challenges to practice. London: BMJ Publications, 1995