Unit name | Leading, Managing and Governing the 21st Century University |
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Unit code | EDUCD0088 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | D/8 |
Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
Unit director | Dr. Lucas |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
Understanding Educational Research |
Co-requisites |
Research Methods in Learning, Leadership and Policy |
School/department | School of Education |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
The unit is aimed at aspiring university leaders and managers, academics, administrators and governors in higher education and anyone else with an interest in higher education leadership, management and governance. It will explore theoretical and practical concerns relevant to and analyse recent empirical research on, the leadership, governance and management of higher education institutions. The unit will enable a critical examination of what it now means to lead a university, faculty or department in the 21st century university. The strengths and weaknesses of different approaches and strategies will be considered. Substantive areas covered will include: the leadership and management of teaching and research (including quality), managing staff and resources, the strategic management of universities as organisations, entrepreneurial universities, what it means to be a world class university and the governance of higher education institutions. Examples will be drawn from a wide range of countries.
Aims:
Participants will be able to:
1. Demonstrate a good knowledge of and a critical approach to recent theories, relevant methodologies and empirical research about management, leadership and governance relevant to higher education institutions; be able to apply this knowledge to concrete examples of higher education institutions
2. Have acquired skills in how to analyse the university as an organisation in respect of leadership, management and governance
3. Display a knowledge and critical awareness of alternative modes of governing, managing and leading higher education in the 21st century
4. Know how to construct a strategy for change in at least one aspect of a universitys core activities
Lectures, seminars, role-play, small group work
The needs of a wide range of students, including those with disabilities, international students and those from ethnic minority backgrounds have been considered. It is not anticipated that the teaching and assessment methods used will cause disadvantage to any person taking the unit. The Graduate School of Education is happy to address individual support requests as necessary