Cb950

CB950

Masters in Management

CB950 Personal and Management Skills Development Report

MODULE GUIDE

Spring Term 2011

Module Aims

* To develop students’ personal generic skills to enable them better to benefit from a Master’s programme in business and management.

* To enable students to identify needed personal development after completion of the programme in the light of career objectives.

Module Outcomes

By the end of this module participants will be able to:

* Develop research and generic study skills to enable them better to benefit from a Master’s programme in business and management

* Develop personal and management skills to enable them better to benefit from a Master’s programme in business and management

* Identify required personal development after completion of the programme in the light of their career objectives

* To construct a personal development plan linked to their career ambitions

These intended module learning outcomes contribute to the Masters of Management Knowledge and Understanding Programme Learning outcomes.

In addition, participants will also be able to:

* Plan, work and study independently, using relevant resources in a manner that reflects good practice

* Work with self direction and originality in identifying and addressing problems

* Be self aware, identify areas for self improvement and generate solutions

* Present ideas, arguments and results in the form of a well-structure report

These intended generic learning outcomes contribute to the Masters of Management Programme Learning Skills outcomes.

Teaching and Learning Methods

The Core Skills element of the module will be taught formally (see Module Guide for CB951 Business Report), but the development and writing of the management skills report will be mentored throughout the year with group and individual work. An essential contribution to the Management Skills Report is the Personal Development Plan...