MN5650 Transformative Leadership Practice

Academic year

2025 to 2026 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

15

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 11

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Availability restrictions

Available only to students enrolled on the MSc Leadership programme.

Planned timetable

To be arranged.

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Prof P C Hibbert

Prof P C Hibbert
This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module Staff

Prof Paul Hibbert

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

This module addresses the need for leaders(-to-be) to be able to consider how they address their self-awareness and self-development in order to cope with the challenges and vulnerabilities inherent in a leadership position in the context of irreducible uncertainty brought on by geopolitical tensions, disruptive technologies and climate change. All of these factors make the challenges that leaders face hard to predict in any precise way, other than the fact that they will be demanding and require resilience and wisdom. To prepare for these challenges, the module focuses on self-knowledge and resilience. It does so by taking students through a framework that builds on reflexive practice at embodied, emotional, thoughtful and relational levels. The module is built around a core text specially written for this purpose as well as engaging with the latest research in the field.

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

Coursework = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

This module will be delivered in 8x3 hour face to face sessions in residential 1. After the residential no formal online contact hours are provided but students are encouraged to contact the module co-ordinator if they have any questions about their assignments.

Scheduled learning hours

25

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

120

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • By the end of the module, students will be able to understand how embodied, emotional, thoughtful and relational elements are involved in everyday reflexive practice.
  • By the end of the module, students will be able to understand how reflexive practice enables the development of our knowledge of ourselves, our capabilities and our limitations through: self-examination and connecting with others; building up our capacity for judgement; and gaining confidence in using intuition and imagination thoughtfully in situations of complexity and uncertainty.
  • By the end of the module, students will be able to begin to develop an approach to leadership that builds on their self-knowledge through a focus on identity work.
  • By the end of the module students will be able to understand how to use personal identity narratives to support wider organizational narratives, that help to lead organizations through uncertainty.