Leading Groups and Teams (LEAD) (N1536)
15 credits, Level 5
Spring teaching
On this module, you’ll explore common challenges in group and team dynamics to prepare you to become an effective team leader. You’ll examine key stages of group and team functioning, including:
- team formation, covering topics like team design, composition and interpersonal dynamics
- key processes such as communication, problem-solving, decision-making and conflict resolution
- outcomes of group functioning, including creativity and cohesion.
Teaching
33%: Lecture
67%: Practical (Workshop)
Assessment
30%: Coursework (Essay)
70%: Examination (Computer-based examination)
Contact hours and workload
This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 33 hours of contact time and about 117 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.
We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We鈥檙e planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.
We鈥檒l make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.