SE758-7-AP-CO:
Leadership of Self and Others
2024/25
Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences (School of)
Colchester Campus
Autumn & Spring
Postgraduate: Level 7
Current
Thursday 03 October 2024
Friday 21 March 2025
15
09 August 2024
Requisites for this module
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MSC B16024 Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration)
This module considers the development of students as future leaders, recognising the evolving contexts in which they will practice. Students learn about the concept of leadership and begin to develop skills to enable them to lead their own develop and that of others.
The aims of this module are:
- To allow students to develop as future leaders, recognising the evolving contexts in which they will practice.
- To develop skills to enable students to lead their own development.
- To develop skills that enable students to facilitate the development of others through an enhanced understanding about the concept of leadership.
By the end of this module, students will be expected to be able to:
- Critically evaluate and synthesise the role of physiotherapists as leaders within health and social care.
- Identify opportunities to promote physiotherapy leadership in complex and unpredictable situations and propose appropriate solutions.
- Construct and present systematic and robust arguments around topics influencing healthcare practice, drawing from a range of sources.
Indicative Content
- Identifying ongoing CPD and the benefits to individual and service development.
- Context of practice and evolving health care systems e.g. FCP, modern matron, etc.
- Critically exploring and evaluating common policies and practices - proactive vs reactive.
- Models of leadership.
- Leadership skills (eg. communication, emotional intelligence, change management, being aware of own beliefs and the potential influence on others).
- Service Improvement.
- NHS Leadership strategy.
- Challenging common misconceptions around health and risk averse populations.
This module involves a significant amount of independent learning, accompanied by supplementary lecture and tutorial content.
The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course.
The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students.
Further reading can be obtained from this module's
reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Upload evidence of completion of Edward Jenner Programme |
04/04/2025 |
0% |
| Practical |
10 minute presentation |
13/03/2025 |
100% |
Additional coursework information
Up to three slides from your planned presentation may be submitted for formative feedback.
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Miss Deborah Miles, email: djmiles@essex.ac.uk.
Nick Clark, Jackie Clarke, Izzie Easton, Jo Etherton, Jay Matthams, Deborah Miles, Brad Neal, Barry Pryer, James Roberts, external clinicians and service users as appropriate.
SRES Office, email: sres (Non essex users should add @essex.ac.uk to create the full email address)
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Mrs Madeleine Nicholson
Wrexham Glyndwr University
Senior Lecturer
Available via Moodle
Of 15 hours, 12 (80%) hours available to students:
3 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.
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