Unit information: Managing People in Education in 2022/23

Unit name	Managing People in Education
Unit code	EDUCM5204
Credit points	20
Level of study	M/7
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24)
Unit director	Mrs. Lythgoe
Open unit status	Not open
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units)	None
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units)	None
Units you may not take alongside this one
School/department	School of Education
Faculty	Faculty of Social Sciences and Law

Unit Information

This unit focuses on theoretical concepts and practical applications that underpin the management and leadership practices crucial to the effective management of people in educational contexts. We consider international models at the interface of management, leadership and human resource management and the relationships between organisational cultures and goals and the management of people within them. Subsequent sessions focus on key features including: recruitment, retention and motivation of staff; mentoring and coaching; managing individuals and teams; interpersonal skills and communication including negotiation and conflict management; ethical dimensions of managing people and appraisal and self-evaluation. Issues of gender, ethnicity and the importance of different cultural and organisational contexts will be considered throughout.

Unit Aims:

• to explore a range of key topics relating to managing people in educational settings;
• to develop knowledge and understanding of theoretical perspectives and concepts, and their application to personal management and leadership practices in educational contexts;
• to critically analyse how management practices can be transferred and transformed between different contexts to make them more applicable to local contexts;
• to promote reflection on and further inquiry into aspects of managing people which enhance personal management skills and styles;
• to enhance a range of skills useful to those who manage others via vignettes and video case studies;
• to source academic texts related to managing people in different educational settings though a VLE and through independent use of online databases and search engines and manage references using appropriate software.

Your learning on this unit

On completion of this unit participants will demonstrate:

• a firm foundation of knowledge and understanding of theoretical perspectives on the management of people in educational contexts on which to build further professional practice and understanding;
• understanding of the contributions made by research to knowledge about managing people in educational settings;
• ability to apply theoretical understanding to the practice of managing and leading people in their own professional context and a range of settings;
• ability to independently source, manage and engage critically with a range of texts related to management of people in educational contexts, including through use of digital and web-based tools;
• ability to build and clearly articulate orally and in a written assignment a critical analysis of people management in educational organisations coherent and propose coherent and convincingly argued developmental or remedial solutions; and
• being better equipped to discharge personal responsibilities for managing others in their professional environment.

How you will learn

The unit will be will be taught using a blended approach consisting of a mixture of synchronous and asynchronous activities such as lectures and seminars, case studies, critical analysis of key readings, group discussions, presentations from external speakers and student presentations.

How you will be assessed

Summative assessment:

Summative assessment for the unit will be on the basis of a 4,000 word assignment which will assess students' critical understanding of the literature and their ability to apply the concepts and theories explored to their own professional practice.

Resources

If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.

If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. EDUCM5204).

How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks, independent learning and assessment activity.

See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.

Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit. The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.