Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- use qualitative modelling skills;
- use systems thinking skills;
- use problem structuring and solving skills;
- use team-work skills;
- participate actively in the facilitation and management of change in organisations.
- use, at a basic level of competence, a variety of problem structuring methods;
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- a variety of problem structuring methods and their use within organisations.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- evaluate the suitability of methods for problem structuring and solving and their use within organisations.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Wider reading or practice | 40 |
Lecture | 24 |
Revision | 16 |
Tutorial | 10 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 20 |
Completion of assessment task | 40 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
J. Rosenhead & J. Mingers. (editors) (2001). Rational Analysis for a Problematic World Revisited: Problem Structuring Methods for Complexity, Uncertainty and Conflict. Chichester: Wiley.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Class discussions
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Class discussions should provide formative feedback on their understanding of the material of the module.
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Examination | 70% |
Case study | 30% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
---|---|
Case study | 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 |
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Examination | 70% |
Case study | 30% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External