Module overview
As you progress to more senior roles in your school or educational institution there is a need to develop your skills and knowledge in the area of management. In this module you will focus on understanding the principles of management, applying these to education and exploring the management challenges facing senior staff in education institutions.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Develop an understanding on school improvement management metrics at the level of the Local Authority / School Board
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the core principles of management theories and research in education organisations, and examine the applicability of core management practices to educational institutions
- Demonstrate understanding of the role and impact of Professional Learning Communities on teaching practice and student learning.
- Apply relevant theories to continuing professional development
- Locate and synthesize information from a range of academic and practitioner literature
- Critically evaluate your own work skills, practices, and development
- Critically evaluate the relationship between organisational structure and governance, human resource management, decision making and strategic planning for institutional development
Syllabus
The content of the module will typically cover:
- Principles of management theories and their application to education
- Understanding organizational structures and governance in education
- Managing people & Human Resource Management
- Examining the concepts of strategy, planning, decision-making in education organisations
- Developing metrics for school management
- Exploring the role of Professional Learning Communities
- Examining Continuing Professional Development, Mentoring & Coaching and their impact upon staff development.
Learning and Teaching
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Tutorial | 4 |
| Preparation for scheduled sessions | 36 |
| Lecture | 19.3 |
| Follow-up work | 20 |
| Seminar | 2 |
| Completion of assessment task | 70 |
| Wider reading or practice | 50 |
| Total study time | 201.3 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
Additional Information. Also during each lesson you will be directed to related readings from other textbooks and journal articles to enhance and extend your understanding of the topics under discussion. All of these resources will be available electronically via the University's library
Textbooks
Bush, T. (2011). Theories of Educational Leadership & Management. London: SAGE.
Bess, J.,L., & Dee, J.R. (2012). Understanding College and University Organization. Sterling, Va: Stylus.
Jones, J. (2014). Management Skills in Schools. London: SAGE.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
Write a 4000-word assignment on a topic related to the Management of Education Organisations wherein you will be expected to examine critically the theoretical, empirical and professional literature in the area.
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Essay | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Essay | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Essay | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External